Hida Beef Ribeye from Gifu region

• ❑  Hida Beef is fine, tender fiber beautifully marbled to melt in the mouth fir a rich aroma and taste. Raised in the rich nature of Gifu Prefecture, touted for its scenic beauty, Hida Beef is created at the hands of discerning beef producers with superior techniques and concern for customer safety and assurance who invest the time required to make superior quality meat.

• ❑  Strict criteria to be certified Hida Beef:

1. 1)  The region that has been breeding the beef the longest is Gifu Prefecture.

2. 2)  Beef fattened by a producer certified and registered in the farmer accreditation system of the Hida Beef Brand Promotion

   Conference.

3. 3)  Comes from a black-haired Japanese Wagyu cattle breed fattened for at least 14 months.

4. 4)  Meat quality is rated grade 3, 4 or 5 by The Japan Meat Grading Association.

❑ Beef won the top honors (The Prime Minister's Prize) and captured the highest award for best carcass in each of these divisions at the 8th Wagyu Olympic. Hida Beef continued its award-winning streak for best carcass at the 9th Wagyu

Olympic.