Wagyu Beef

Lauded as the best beef money can buy, wagyu holds top spot for many on the bucket list of foods to try before you die. What is it that makes wagyu stand out from the crowded marketplace of premium beef? In a word: fat. The intricate pattern of intramuscular fat that laces through the meat makes it sensationally tender.

Wagyu is a type of Japanese cattle breed, the word literally meaning Japanese cow. It is revered by chefs and food-lovers and is of such value to the Japanese economy that for many years, exporting wagyu was banned.