Why Does Wagyu Fat Melt So Easily in Your Mouth?
In summary: melting temperature below normal body temperature
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In summary: melting temperature below normal body temperature
The key point: cooking it as though it were a conventional steak
Put simply: part of the eating experience depends on getting enough heat into the fat
In short: a relatively small serving can feel surprisingly substantial
The key point: wagyu is written 和牛 and literally means “Japanese cattle.”
The best way to judge whether Japanese Wagyu is authentic is to look for a chain of evidence that makes sense from animal to package. — Appearance can support the story, but it cannot prove it.
Directly: japanese cattle are individually identified
Asking what Wagyu costs without specifying the kind is a little like asking what wine costs. — the category covers products that are too different for one number to be meaningful.
In summary: does not eat like a large lean steak
The key point: australian Wagyu and Japanese Wagyu are not the same standardized beef with different passports
In essence: american Wagyu is beef from cattle with Wagyu genetics raised and harvested in the United States
In short: cattle with legitimate Wagyu genetics do not have to be born in Japan for Wagyu populations to exist abroad