The Japan Times
Date: October 1, 2017
TAIPEI – The first shipment of Japanese beef to Taiwan in 16 years passed through
A chef prepares imported Miyazaki beef at a restaurant in Taipei on Saturday. The meat was part of the first beef shipment from Japan in 16 years after Taiwan lifted its 2001 import ban, which was triggered by an outbreak of mad cow disease. | KYODO
customs in Taipei on Saturday following the lifting of a ban earlier last month.
Some 200 kg (440 pounds) of Japanese beef from Miyazaki Prefecture was imported by the Kanpai Group for distribution to businesses that included the Regent Hotel and Breeze Center supermarkets, and its 46 barbecue restaurants and hot pot joints across the island.
Japanese beef is an increasingly popular and sought-after food around the world because of its rich marbling, which makes the meat especially juicy and tender.
Nearly 95 percent of the beef consumed in Taiwan beef is imported, with the United States its No. 1 supplier by weight and value last year, followed by Australia and New Zealand. [FULL STORY]
