Cook Around Japan [Miyazaki] Miyazaki City

In this two-week special, Chef Rika is visiting the cities of Nobeoka and Miyazaki, in Miyazaki Prefecture, to explore the delicious foods that Miyazaki Prefecture has to offer. In this second episode, we'll be visiting Miyazaki City, where we'll be learning about cattle farmer Muneharu Ozaki's unique efforts to take on world-famous premium beef. One of the characteristic traits of Japan's wagyu beef is its shimofuri marbling: flavorful, healthy fat found in healthy cattle. We'll be meeting Ozaki and taking an up-close look at his research to produce meat with the type of marbling that people love. Chef Rika will also teach us her take on shabu-shabu, designed to bring out the best of this richly marbled beef’s flavor. You're bound to want some wagyu beef for yourself after watching!