Recipes — Cooking Wagyu

Wagyu Sushi is a fun and delicious way to serve the ultimate in decadent steak, Wagyu. An authentic piece of Wagyu beef is highly sought-after. It has marbling like you’ve never seen before. Those tiny lines of fat make for fork-tender, buttery pieces in every slice.  Wagyu comes from Japan, where they use four types of cattle breeds (mainly): Aakage (brown) Kuroge (black) Mukaku (polled).  Nihon Tankaku (shorthorn) It has taken centuries for Japanese farmers to hone techniques to ensure their cows develop even fat deposits. As you might guess, the cattle get a little pampering to achieve a superior product. This...

Wagyu is the Cadillac of all meats, second only to Kobe. It’s expensive (approximately $60 for 8 ounces), with good reason. When you look at Wagyu, you’ll see lines of fat patterned throughout. This creates a steak that’s buttery and fork tender.In my opinion, you can’t beat the flavor, and everyone is sure to love Wagyu Picanha and Potatoes (surprise them!). This particular recipe uses A5 Wagyu, which is of very high quality. The grade of any piece of Wagyu comes from two factors: grade and yield. The grade is the marbling score, color, beef fat standard, texture, and firmness. Yield is...