Chiya Beef
千屋牛 Okayama
English name: Chiya Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Chiya Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — bred and fattened in Niimi, or calves from Okayama fattened in Niimi for about 18 months or more; grade — meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B. Also: fed domestic rice straw. Not specified: age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B902] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Bred and fattened in Niimi, or calves from Okayama fattened in Niimi for about 18 months or more Sources: [B027] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B Sources: [B027] |
| Other conditions |
Fed domestic rice straw [B027] |
Grades follow the Japan Meat Grading Association: yield grade (A–C), meat quality grade (1–5), and marbling as BMS No. (1–12). How Japanese beef is graded →
Premium tiers
- Tokusen Chiya Beef
Quality grade 4 or higher
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. 49 of them, including Chiya Beef, require grade 3 or higher or something stricter. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Chiya Beef is one of them.
This guide lists 5 brands from Okayama (also Okayama Kurobuta Pork, Okayama Wagyu, Tsuyama Wagyu and Bichu Beef). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
- Does Kobe beef have to be A5? We counted the grading rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
- Heifers, steers, or anything? The sex rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
- Where must Japanese brand beef be raised? We counted the region rules of 100 brands
- How old is Japanese brand beef? We counted the age rules of 100 brands
- What counts as wagyu? Four breeds, born and raised in Japan — and how 100 beef brands break down
Managed by
- Managed by
- Chiya Beef Promotion Association
- Official site
- https://chiyagyu-shinkokai.jp/about.php
Other brands from Okayama
- Okayama Kurobuta PorkPork brands
- Okayama WagyuBeef brands
- Tsuyama WagyuBeef brands
- Bichu BeefBeef brands
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese