Yonezawa beef

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{{nihongo|Yonezawa beef|米沢牛|Yonezawa gyū}} is wagyū (Japanese beef) originating in the Yonezawa region of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Yamagata's government claims Yonezawa is considered one of the generally recognised three most famous beef brands in Japan, along with Kobe beef and Matsusaka beef,{{cite web |title=Beef Safety |language=ja |url=http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/ou/somu/020020/03/kensei-genba-report/baknum/2008/vol14.html |publisher=Yamagata Prefectural Government |access-date=13 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927153332/http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/ou/somu/020020/03/kensei-genba-report/baknum/2008/vol14.html |archive-date=27 September 2011}} but Ōmi beef may have a better claim to this distinction.{{cite web |title=Omi Beef |url=http://japan-brand.jnto.go.jp/foods/meat/2826/ |publisher=Japan National Tourism Organization |access-date=1 April 2017 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000205/http://japan-brand.jnto.go.jp/foods/meat/2826/ |url-status=dead }}