Japanese producer · Hokkaido
Chateau Uenae Wagyu
Hokkaido producer of the 'Snow Beef' line.
- Region
- Hokkaido (Lake Utonai)
- Produces
- Hokkaido Snow Beef
- Character
- Fine, lacy marbling
- Rarity
- Very small output
The Snow Beef farm
Chateau Uenae is a Hokkaido farm on the banks of Lake Utonai, and it is the producer of Hokkaido Snow Beef. The operation began as a Wagyu research-and-development farm, and after that project ended in 2002 it was taken over and continued by its current operator, with the beef originally served only at a private restaurant in Sapporo.
The "Snow Beef" name describes the fine, lacy appearance of the marbling. Output is very small, and the beef is marketed through a specialty export network with strong superlatives about its rarity that are best read as marketing.
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Common questions
- Is Chateau Uenae's Snow Beef aged in snow?
- No. The name refers to the snowflake-like look of the marbling. It is not a snow-aging method, which is a separate Niigata tradition.
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