Wagyu Beef

Wagyu beef is beef grown from the Wagyu cattle. It was once nearly exclusively raised in Kobe, Japan, where it is considered the premium cut of beef because of its extensive marbling. In fact, while American Prime beef, the most expensive cut, is graded a 6 on a marbling scale of 1-12, Wagyu beef tends to be graded at 12, making it a very rich cut of meat.

Much of Wagyu beef is now grown outside of Japan, making it distinct from Kobe beef. Because of the limited space for raising cattle in Japan, smart growers in other regions realized they could make a bundle on raising these beef cattle elsewhere. Most food experts cite no significant difference between the taste of Wagyu beef versus that of Kobe beef.