Wagyu fat, like Wagyu beef, is different. Wagyu has the good fats. Go ahead, Google it. You will find it is common knowledge. Wagyu beef has been likened to olive oil and salmon in terms of its health benefits. It has up to 300% more monounsaturated fat than normal beef due to the high marbling […]
Why is Wagyu beef so expensive? Products called wagyu in any way are priced far above what most people would see in a grocery store. Ground beef in a store will go on sale for around $3.50 per pound these days. Ground wagyu beef will range in price from $10 to more than $250 per […]
Today I got the kind of phone call any carnivore loves to receive. It came from someone who didn’t buy their beef from us but had read a post we wrote months ago about grilling Wagyu. He wanted to know how to cook the steak he bought. His wife prefers well-done steaks and he likes […]
How do you wrap up a Wagyu tomahawk and put it under the tree? When it comes to gifting Wagyu the struggle is very, very real. The holidays are a time when a lot of Wagyu is purchased. It is, in fact, our busiest time of the year. Wagyu is a special event food and […]
The picture associated with this post is of a common brisket we had for dinner the other night. What is uncommon about it is the marbling you see in the picture. You simply cannot find that kind of marbling in a supermarket, a local butcher or from 90% of the websites online selling beef. I […]
You know that feeling you get watching your kid revel in the joy of getting just what they wanted for Christmas? What we’re about to show you is kind of like that. In our effort to bring you the best we can of real Wagyu we sometimes forget that the stuff just sells itself. It […]
Grass fed beef is all the rage in healthy beef eating. But before you splurge on a grass-fed only cut of beef or before you insist on ordering a fully grass fed steak in a restaurant there are some things you need to know. What your Wagyu eats matters. Years ago I worked for a […]
On the phone the other day a customer expressed great dismay to learn that the wagyu he has been buying isn’t really wagyu at all. He’s been buying his so-called wagyu from a snake-oil salesman who tries to pawn off American wagyu as the real deal. It is a common thing. But just as common […]
We have had a number of folks reach out in response to this article about a $1600 Wagyu burger now available at an eatery for the rich and shameless in Houston. This burger purports to be a full pound of A5 Japanese Wagyu on a bun made with Caviar and infused with 24-karat gold. No […]
Disclaimer: This article discusses the emerging trend of faux meat. We are producers of real beef products. Of course we don’t like the stuff. We can’t help that what you read below is absolutely 100 percent true. If you follow food news at all you know that popular now in fast food restaurants and on […]