What is Waygu beef? I have noticed it on nice restaurant menus recently.?

Question

What is Waygu beef? I have noticed it on nice restaurant menus recently.?

Answer 1

it's japanese originally

and it's quite fatty

it melts in your mouth

tastes really good but is reaally expensive

apparently they massage the cows and stuff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagyu

you should try it

Answer 2

Waygu beef is the American version of Japanese Kobe beef.  Waygu is actually the name of the type of cattle, while Kobe refers to the prefecture in Japan where waygu beef is sold at insanely expensive prices (up to $500 per pound for the real thing). The cows are given a diet of Japanese sake and beer and massaged daily. This is why the meat is incredibly tender. Researchers at Texas A&M and Wash U have also found that the marbled fat of kobe beef has a higher percentage of omega-3 fatty acids and less of the unhealthy saturated fat of normal beef.  Of course, all this deliciousness comes at a pretty hefty price. In NYC, you can expect to pay $100 for a 16 ounce porterhouse steak at a local butcher shop.

Answer 3

Waygyu  beef is essentially high quality beef that is the equivalent to Kobe beef.  Like champagne must be from a specific area of France to be legally called "champagne", "Kobe beef" must be from Kobe, Japan.

Answer 4

It's a special Japanese type of beef.

The fat is marbled throughout it to make it very tender, and that is why it is so expensive as the farmers literally massage the cow.

Answer 5

It's expensive. And tastes better than "normal" beef.

Answer 6

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