Beef go Gaga

Wagyu Beef , Kobe Beef ?
Do you know Wagyu beef is graded 1-12 in terms of Marbling?
Graded 1-5 based on overall quality?

Let's me start by explaining what is Wagyu Beef.
1) It's a breed of cow called Wagyu

2)  Farmers feed them Beer
- To induce Appetite

3) Massage them with Sake 
- Relaxation is the key to Happiness

4) Treated like a Boss
- The girl is trying to make love to the lucky cow to produce real good meat!

Resulting in
-White & Fine Fat layers between the meat
-Melting in mouth feeling, giving burst of flavors

Grading
1. Beef Marbling Scale/ BMS (Grade 1-12)
- Marbling refers to the streaks of fat in meat
- The finer and more streaks of fat , the better the grade
- Grade 1 is the lowest, Grade 12 is the best.

2. Japanese Quality Grade (Grade 1-5)
- Judged by 4 Criteria
1. Marbling / BMS
2. Color & Brightness of Meat
3. Firmness & Texture of Meat
4. Color, Luster & Quality of Fat
- Grade 1 is the lowest, Grade 5 is the best.

Kobe Beef 
A Special type of Wagyu Beef *Not Kobe Byrant
- These Condition below must be fulfilled to be classified as Kobe Beef

• Tajima cattle born in Hyogo Prefecture
• Fed by farm in Hyogo Prefecture
• Bullock or Virgin cow, meant to purify the beef
• Processed at slaughterhouse in Kobe , Nishinomiya , Sanda , Kakogawa and Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture.
• Marbling ratio called BMS is level 6 and above.
• Meat Quality Score is A or B
• Gross weight of beef is 470 kg or below.
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Here's a tip when you go to any restaurant

Wagyu/Kobe Beef are always served Shabu-Shabu style, Raw, Grilled/Seared
But Never Braised/ Stewed !

Otherwise all the effort spend to raise Wagyu will go down the drain

Here's a great Example

Check out Plan B Menu under Soup & Snacks

Prime Beef Pie *Marketing Scheme? Tender wagyu chunks, button mushrooms & onions in hearty gravy, served with a side saladhttp://www.thebiggroup.co/planb/#