Fukushima Beef
福島牛 Fukushima
English name: Fukushima Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Fukushima Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — raised longest in Fukushima Prefecture; grade — grades 2–3 are "Fukushima Beef"; grades 4–5 are "Branded Fukushima Beef". Not specified: age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B009] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Raised longest in Fukushima Prefecture Sources: [B009] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Grades 2–3 are "Fukushima Beef"; grades 4–5 are "Branded Fukushima Beef" Sources: [B009] |
| Other conditions | Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
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 →
Fukushima Prefecture's page calls any Japanese Black raised longest in the prefecture "Fukushima Beef" without a minimum grade (grade 4 or higher is the branded tier). The grade 2–3 floor comes from the council.
Premium tiers
- Branded Fukushima Beef
Grade 4 or 5
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. The loosest condition is grade 2 or higher, used by 12 of them including Fukushima Beef. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Fukushima Beef is one of them.
This guide lists 3 brands from Fukushima (also Aizu Jidori and Kawamata Shamo). 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
- Fukushima Beef Sales Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://www.fukushima-gyu.com/fukushimabeef/
Other brands from Fukushima
- Aizu JidoriJidori and branded chicken
- Kawamata ShamoJidori and branded chicken
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