Fast food chain Yoshinoya, removed beef from its menu 2 years 7 months ago, due to Japan’s ban on importing beef from the United States. However, from today they are once again serving gyudon bowls (beef ramen), 2 months after Japan lifted the ban. 1 million bowls were prepared at 1000 shops across Japan, with 50 people waiting in the rain for the opening at 11am today. One man eagerly started queuing the night before, and said, “I have almost forgotten the taste of gyudon. I want to remember its taste today.” Japan banned the use of U.S. beef after the first case of mad cow disease was announced there in 2003. The owner of the Yurakucho shop said, “We are confident about serving dishes that customers can eat safely because we are using meat fully checked.” A dish of gyudon in Yoshinoya is 380 yen (£1.70/$3.22).

Source: Crisscross

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