Godly Fisherman

Lu Ya drove the car, full of curiosity: "What is so good about this Waguk? Wagyu has been cultivated for so long, do you say that you can surpass it? You don't have a purebred Waguk, how can it be so easy?"

Xiao Peng shook his finger: "You made a mistake. Wagyu Wagyu is not their native cattle. Rather, it crosses native Japanese cattle with foreign breeds. In fact, in today’s Wagyu, you may find Swiss brown cattle, The pedigree of Simmental, British Ayrshire and Devon cattle. After several generations of hybridization and improvement, the Japanese can succeed. Why can’t we succeed in China? Just like the Xuelong black cattle, it is infinitely close to success. However, due to the wrong market positioning, this embarrassing situation is caused."

"Market positioning?" Lu Ya puzzled.

"Yes, after all, Huaxia is not a staple beef country. The expensive premium beef is too small in Huaxia’s market. In the international high-end beef market, the quality is not as good as Japanese Wagyu, Star-tipped Wagyu, and Australian Wagyu, which can’t compete. Therefore, this kind of beef that is not better than the other is embarrassing and it is difficult to find the market." Xiao Peng explained.

Lu Ya asked: "Then what do you do? Will it take decades to improve the breed of cattle? By the way, why is the wagyu beef outstanding in the world's high-end beef market now? What's so good about it? The Japanese people like beef very much. Can you raise such a delicious cow?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "You are really a curious baby. How many questions did you ask? Well, you just made a mistake. The Japanese people really don’t like to eat meat. Although the wagyu is so famous, they eat beef. The history is not long. During the Nara period until modern times, due to the influence of Buddhism, meat food disappeared in the diet of the Japanese people in principle. From the late Edo period to the Meiji period, the Japanese country experienced the "black ship founding" and "Meiji". Restoration'was only eating meat since then. The saying of the Japanese Confucian Kagawa Shutoku can explain the mentality of the Japanese people at that time:'Women are weak without eating meat'. At that time, Emperor Meiji took the lead in eating beef and the army also Promote canned beef. It was in the 1960s when the economy of the country was developing that beef really began to become popular. Now there is a saying in China that the Chinese people's physical fitness is not as good as crooked nuts. The main reason is that eating habits, for example, Chinese people eat pork. Not beef."

Lu Ya nodded and said, "I agree with this statement. After all, I study medicine. From a nutritional point of view, beef is much better than pork. If not, why do athletes eat beef instead of pork? ?"

Xiao Peng continued: "This is nothing. After all, eating pork is a lifestyle that Huaxia has adhered to for thousands of years. How can it be changed if you say it is changed? Besides, the price of beef is much more expensive than that of pork. Cheap pork is more marketable."

Lu Ya said, "It doesn't cost much to buy a beef bone and a cow tail. You can stew and drink it every day. Especially if you have children at home."

"The key is still the habit of taste." Xiao Peng said. "For example, we Chinese eat less beef. Naturally, it is difficult to distinguish whether beef is good or bad. But people eat beef with crooked nuts, so I learned from the experience at that time. What kind of beef is good and what is bad can be eaten as soon as you eat it."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Lu Ya didn't believe it: "I eat pork every day, but it's hard to tell which pork is delicious."

Xiao Peng smiled: "So, aren't you a foodie? Waguo and cattle have three recognized special characteristics that distinguish them from other beef cattle. They are "Frost Fall", "Youhua" and "Snowflake". Melting snowflake-like muscle tissue. And the fat melting point of top-grade wagyu beef is much lower than that of ordinary beef. It can be melted immediately at the low temperature of ordinary people! Then you will feel the fat cracking directly in your mouth!"

"All muscles are fat?" Lu Ya was shocked.

Xiao Peng said: "Yes. The deliciousness of wagyu does not come from the muscle tissue itself, but from the fat tissue of the muscle. Many countries regard the fat content in beef as one of the main factors that distinguish beef. The more fat The more evenly distributed, the higher the grade of beef. High-grade beef must contain 6%-8% of marble-like fat, while top-quality Wagyu beef contains as much as 20%-25% of marble-like fat! You are now Do you know what is good about wagyu? Speaking of this, we have to complain about our Chinese eating habits. No matter what kind of meat we buy, we must buy lean meat. In fact, lean beef is the worst beef."

Lu Ya asked curiously, "Is there a level for this beef?"

Xiao Peng smiled: "The Japanese beef hierarchy is so refined that it is even more detailed than tuna! The meat of a cow is subdivided into neck, shoulder loin, shoulder, brisket, and tenderloin. There are ten parts of beef, sirloin, filet, brisket, thigh, and beef tendon. The price of each part of beef is different, and the meat quality of the same part of beef is also different! The price is still different!"

Lu Ya was a little dizzy when she heard it, "You mean, the price of the same meat on the same cow is different?"

Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes, for example, shoulder meat cut from the same cow may have a huge price gap."

"Why is this?" Lu Ya puzzled.

"The Japanese Wagyu has a strict hierarchical system, which is composed of two parts, one is the'Buliu grade', which is the meat production rate of beef, and is divided into three grades of'ABC'. The second part is the meat quality grade. To evaluate meat quality, it must be evaluated from four aspects: the amount of fat of the meat, the color of the meat, the firmness of the beef, and the color of the fat. Each item is divided into many levels, such as the amount of fat, which is divided into five major categories. There are 12 small levels! The color of beef is divided into five levels of seven colors. Too high is not good, too low is not good! The firmness of beef is an important indicator of taste! Fat color is also seven benchmark colors. A grade! And the Wagyu beef with four of the four fat base colors is the best. For a top-quality Wagyu beef, all four ratings must be the highest!"

Lu Ya was stunned after hearing it: "No wonder the island country and cattle are so expensive. This classification system alone can scare people to death."

"This is only top-quality Wagyu beef. Let's put it this way. Even Tajima beef may not be able to get the title of'Wagyu beef. It must have a fat mass of 6 or higher; the meat yield grade is A or B; From 230kg to 470kg, it must be assessed by the livestock company." Xiao Peng continued.

"Then since they are all hybrids, why can't our cattle crosses produce such good breeds?" Lu Ya said the most concerned question.

Xiao Peng smiled bitterly: "Isn't it because of habit? We Chinese people like to eat lean meat, Xuelong black beef is so delicious, but not many people know the goods. Even if I want to train beef cattle, I will first use it to open up the international market. Come back to the China market again."

"Since the wagyu is so strong, do you have the confidence to train it? What kind of cattle are you going to use to fight them? Is it also a cross?" Lu Ya said.

"What kind of crossbreed cattle? We also have the "Five Famous Cows" in China, don't we? If we want to fight with them, we must use our native cattle! I plan to choose a native cattle and start trying." Xiao Peng said.

"Since we also have the'five famous cattle' in China, why can't we compete with foreign cattle in the market?" Lu Ya asked.

After hearing this question, Xiao Peng smiled bitterly: "We still have many breeds of cattle in China. Do you know why these five types of cattle are called the "Five Famous Cows"?"

Lu Ya shook his head, and Xiao Peng gave the answer: "Because these five types of cattle are the most suitable values ​​for Huaxia people: produce more meat and have a high lean meat rate. This is the wrong direction from the beginning, and the pursuit of lean meat rate is high. It’s good to make beef jerky. Well, by the way, most of them have turned into beef jerky. In fact, most of our local cattle breeds in China are muscle-sticks. It is not easy to choose a suitable breed."

"Since it is not easy, why don't you introduce Australian wagyu to breed like Huang He?" Lu Ya asked.

Xiao Peng said of course: "If you want to get down on the Waguo Wagyu, of course we have to use our native Chinese cattle. Otherwise, what's the point of getting down on them?"

"How do I feel that the purpose of your beef cattle project is not pure? How come it seems to be to fight against the Japanese country?" Lu Ya asked.

Xiao Peng smiled: "It's not like, but it is! I can't understand their virtues, in order to drive up prices, what kind of technical blockade! If I get this cow out, first put the country in the high-end beef market. The monopoly is broken! Let the girl conceal it!"

"It seems that you can definitely succeed. All countries on the earth have research projects on beef cattle improvement, and so far I haven't seen anyone who can successfully improve them!" Lu Ya said with disdain.

Xiao Peng laughed loudly: "That's because I didn't do it, but I turned the impossible into a possible man! And, hey, I tell you, this time I still have a secret weapon, and it is more likely to succeed."

Lu Ya was curious: "What secret weapon?"

Xiao Peng laughed loudly: "Where are we going?"

"Don't you go to the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences?" Lu Ya asked.

"Yes, have you heard of Liu Yixun?" Xiao Peng asked.

Lu Ya shook her head.

Xiao Peng explained: "One of the two academicians of the Zoo Research Institute has turned to animal biology, reproduction, and science!"

"What does that have to do with you?"

"Hey, if there is nothing unexpected, he will take the students to Qianliyan for permanent residence. If it is not for this reason, I would not consider raising cattle. With their help, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"

"Wait! You mean, you want the academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to take the students to raise cattle for you?"

"Yeah, otherwise they will not do anything else and waste food."

"You're really not a good person!"