Name the top five nations seeking wagyu on the web.
Wednesday 27 February 2008 by Unknown
Just as a small response to Hock's forthcoming menu, the nations that search for "wagyu" the most on Google (via Google Trends) are, to my surprise:
1. Hong Kong
2. Australia
3. Singapore
4. Chile
5. New Zealand
By city:
1. Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2. Sydney, Australia
3. Brisbane, Australia
4. Singapore, Singapore
5. Melbourne, Australia
6. Santiago, Chile
7. Adelaide, Australia
8. Perth, Australia
9. New York, NY, USA
10. Amsterdam, Netherlands
This only really begs more questions:
a. Why is wagyu beef bigger in Chile than in the US? I've got to start following Chilean food trends. Even when you factor in the US use of the term kobe beef, Chile comes out ahead. Plug in almost any other meat to the search, or cut of meat, and the USA comes out in front. Why not wagyu or Kobe beef?
b. How did Australians and New Zealanders become so wagyu-obsessed? When you take into account population, New Zealand would rocket to the top of the list.
c. Adelaide?
1. Hong Kong
2. Australia
3. Singapore
4. Chile
5. New Zealand
By city:
1. Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2. Sydney, Australia
3. Brisbane, Australia
4. Singapore, Singapore
5. Melbourne, Australia
6. Santiago, Chile
7. Adelaide, Australia
8. Perth, Australia
9. New York, NY, USA
10. Amsterdam, Netherlands
This only really begs more questions:
a. Why is wagyu beef bigger in Chile than in the US? I've got to start following Chilean food trends. Even when you factor in the US use of the term kobe beef, Chile comes out ahead. Plug in almost any other meat to the search, or cut of meat, and the USA comes out in front. Why not wagyu or Kobe beef?
b. How did Australians and New Zealanders become so wagyu-obsessed? When you take into account population, New Zealand would rocket to the top of the list.
c. Adelaide?
Hock reckons this is easily explainable
Hong Kong and Singapore makes perfect sense for obvious foodie reasons
the rest are explainable by their large beef farming industries. Hock, reckons its farmers, trying to understand how to get into the lucrative wagyu market. New Zealand, Australia and Chile....wouldn' you say