What makes wagyu beef

In Japan, to qualify for the Wagyu mark, the cattle have to be reared and fed according to strict guidelines. As Japan heavily regulates all Wagyu beef production, and progeny testing is mandatory, Wagyu beef is simply harder to come by.

Wagyu is also more exclusive as the meat must be imported from Japan. Good question! There are different levels or strains of Wagyu, and Kobe beef comes from the Tajima-Gyu strain— which is more rare and expensive than Wagyu. While our Maunders Marketplace team can assist is educating you about wagyu, we do not have it readily available in-store.

Back to All Posts. So, why would you have an ordinary burger when you could have a Wagyu beef burger instead? High in fat Yes, you read that right.

It literally melts in your mouth Thanks to the marbled texture and high percentage of fat, Wagyu beef is moist, tender, and mouth-wateringly flavoursome. Even More News Home-made dips that perfectly complement your chips and burgers Fancy a new flavour to your chips and burgers? November 1, October 19, Share our news with your crew!

Share on linkedin. Share on reddit. Share on email. The sauce, straight to you! And a good quality, high grade piece of Wagyu will simply melt in your mouth. Modern Wagyu is usually a cross between the native breeds used in agriculture with imported breeds like Brown Swiss, Devon, Shorthorn, Simmental, Ayrshire, and Korean. Kobe beef, one of the most highly prized meats, is a type of Wagyu from the Tajima breed and it can only be raised in the Hyogo province of Japan. In Japan, to qualify for the Wagyu mark, the cattle have to be reared and fed according to strict guidelines.

Breeding cattle and pregnant cows are grazed on pasture while calves are fed in a specific way, with special feed, to ensure that the meat has a lot of marbling.

Young Wagyu calves are fed a milk replacer by hand and they get jackets to wear when the weather gets cold. They stay on a farm until they are seven months old before they are sent to auction to be sold to fattening farms. On the fattening farms, Wagyu cattle are raised in barns and are given names instead of just a number. Exclusive Packages. New Arrivals. Experience The Craft. Japanese Wagyu Beef Grading. Australian Wagyu Grading. The Wagyu Shop Prefecture Collection. Premium Caviar Collection.

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