Wagyu Beef

[Dallas Tex]

I just had my first ever taste of Wagyu beef. I’ve honestly never tasted anything even close to how incredible that was. Amazing.

[dashDustin]

so...The Pub in downtown McKinney advertises their burgers as being Wagyu beef....believe it or not.

new-pub-mckinney | Dinner

[alexstar]

so...The Pub in downtown McKinney advertises their burgers as being Wagyu beef....believe it or not.

new-pub-mckinney | Dinner

"local" wagyu. The word "Local" being the most important part. American "Wagyu-style" beef is but a pale imitation of the real thing.

[Dallas Tex]

"local" wagyu. The word "Local" being the most important part. American "Wagyu-style" beef is but a pale imitation of the real thing.

Not at all, American Wagyu is exceptional. At one point American Wagyu was exported to Japan. Some say that Australian Wagyu is better than Japanese. The different herds in the different countries have similar genetics and trace lineage directly to japan. The Wagyu category and different grades (1-5) are carefully protected. I don’t think you can simply call something Wagyu Style, but I may be wrong. I believe that restaurant may be purchasing scraps from a Texas Wagyu operation & mixing with hamburger, sounds fun to me. I’ll definitely try it next time I’m in the area.

[slwrnu]

In the UK, real Japanese wagyu is about GBP300 (say USD400) for a kilo. I would be very nervous cooking that. So if you can get something approximating it from the US for a good price you are lucky. If you want to take someone out in Tokyo somewhere high end you are talking a fair chunk of a Crumpton. At least you wont have to wait for your gratification.

[Lionel]

Some "local" silicon valley steak houses have $400 way steaks on the menu. Just saying.

[mzilliox]

We ate Wagyu in Kyoto, we ate Hida Beef in Hida. Maybe the Hida beef was a wagyu breed, but they did not like to call it "wagyu", rather "Hida." Hida beef was superior to the Wagyu we had in Kyoto, same marbling, cheaper and nicer flavor.
highlight: They do a soy paste cooked on a leaf with onions and Hida beef. it just cooks right in fornt of you on the hot plate, all sizzly. OH MY aching soul. ive never had such a good tasting meat experience.

[dgaddis]

These folks are really popular in the BBQ world :: Buy American Wagyu and Prime Beef | SRF Snake River Farms

Haven't splurged on any yet myself.

[Dallas Tex]

People, the proper way to cook a steak is the reverse sear. If you've got a sous vide cooker, even better, but it's certainly not required.

In short, low heat until you get the internal temp close to your target. Take it off the heat. CRANK THE HEAT. Put it back on to sear the outside. Rest, slice and enjoy.

The Reverse Sear Is the Best Way to Cook a Steak, Period | The Food Lab | Serious Eats

Here's a few non-Wagyu tri-tip I've cooked recently.







Non-wagyu petite tender.

I swear by reverse sear for all cuts of meat. I only recently learned about the sous vide cookers, from a friend who says it’s the ultimate way to cook beef. I’m eager to try it.