re: A lot of stuff we love to eat is a scam

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Think you’re getting Kobe steak when you order the $350 “Kobe steak” off the menu at Old Homestead? Nope — Japan sells its rare Kobe beef to just three restaurants in the United States, and 212 Steakhouse is the only one in New York. That Kobe is probably Wagyu, a cheaper, passable cut, Olmsted says. (Old Homestead declined The Post’s request for comment.)

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This statement is also not true, all beef imports from Japan have been banned for quite some time due to their BSE outbreak a while ago. No one in the U.S. is selling Kobe beef, at least legally.

Wagyu is somewhat legit, in that it was created here in the U.S. when Kobe beef cows from Japan were mated with Angus cows here in the U.S.(prior to their mad cow outbreak) I guess you could say it's a distant cousin to Kobe.