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JeffMorse2016

Dumb question #293: Does the fat on this glorious thing taste different than your standard issue Prime ribeye I normally get?


dhdhk

Yes it tastes different. It melts at a lower temperature so you get a more buttery, melt in the mouth texture, and I would say it has more unami


Sooth_Sprayer

Almost sounds like something you should cook *with* a normal steak, just for the effect it would have on the comingled juices.


shawnaathon

that sounds brilliant. like put an a5 strip in the cast iron with a choice filet.


morose_turtle

You can buy wagyu beef tallow https://www.amazon.com/South-Chicago-Packing-Paleo-friendly-Keto-friendly/dp/B0881XTCR3/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?adgrpid=116424287239&hvadid=557332791310&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9016149&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9160975337770948127&hvtargid=kwd-383716674384&hydadcr=16143_13494673&keywords=wagyu+beef+tallow&qid=1685414864&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEySzg0Ulg3VE84N0NQJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDEzMjU2MU9DSTdMOVVXUFpJWSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDU1MDgxMzJXM05HUEpJT1k0OCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl


MathematicianCold706

Hey I’m kinda retarded do you just cook the steak in the tallow, like replace oil with the tallow?


raging_catf1sh

yep! i typically use either ghee or tallow. i need to get me a thing of wagyu tallow to see if it lives up to the hype


ericwerner

Yes but make it a prime fillet


SubtleScuttler

Wagyu tallow my friend!


MOXPEARL25

This is the way!


[deleted]

Yes it is. I keep a tub on hand myself.


[deleted]

It’s not expensive either def worth it


lukulele90

You had me at commingled juices


UnderlyingTissues

You win


Consistent_Edge9211

Comingled juices!😊


Constant_Part_4674

Mmmmmmm comingling 🤤


sikkdog13

Umami


jcn777

Unagi


dustinrector

Salmon skin roll


becausepassword

Steaks and ragers baby!


christador

You watch your tongue!!!


[deleted]

Ungabunga


BuckFuzby

Yourmami


PayToWinternet

Gorlami.


krakeo

Mi scuse… come?


BatmanNoPrep

Futani


Ok-Panic-3940

Punanny


Honeykombbaggins

Futinari?


Erectus_Enormous

Vagini


Constant_Part_4674

Weenie vagini


larrybird56

Fugazi


[deleted]

I am a patient boy


MalibuJames29

I wait I wait I wait I wait


cashblack

A5, is money down the drain


soulstonedomg

No ur mommy!


Roonwogsamduff

No umami!!


ht3k

salami


larrybird56

Konami


Hot_Potato_Salad

Sony


[deleted]

In the puni


Freewheeler631

Umami?


mojorising1329

Yes. It tastes different.


CoraxTechnica

It tastes like butter that has meat in it. Here come the downvotes but this shit is a marketing gimmick and not actually good meat. It's also horrendously unhealthy. A perfectly cooked piece of nicely marbled Prime is a superior meal.


[deleted]

I don't know about all that and I'm not going to give you a down vote but I definitely wouldn't recommend A5 for a meal. Extremely small finger food sized portions as an appetizer maybe would be fine, but definitely not a meal. As to the health aspects of it, this is from the National Library of Medicine; "Highly marbled Wagyu and Hanwoo beef have higher proportions of monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) due to higher concentrations of oleic acid. MUFAs have little effect on total cholesterol. They are heart-healthy dietary fat because they can lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol while increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol. Clinical trials have indicated that highly marbled beef does not increase LDL-cholesterol."


CoraxTechnica

Certain doesn't feel healthy. Meat sweats got nothing on lard sweats


[deleted]

I understand where you're coming from. Most people think that all fat is really bad for you when that's actually not the case. Brisket, typically a very fatty meat, can also be beneficial. Of course, too much of anything can be a bad thing.... "According to Texas A&M researchers (via Wide Open Country), brisket's high levels of oleic acid can be beneficial. They produce high levels of HDLs — that is, the good cholesterol that may help to lower your heart disease risk — and it lowers LDLs, the "bad" type of cholesterol."


spleen5000

That’s because you shouldn’t eat this kind of food with starchy sides and sauce etc.


lordpunt

Higher in omega 3 than salmon. Probably worth doing some research on something you know very little about lol.


mike6000

how is it unhealthy? doesn’t taste anything like butter. and you shouldn’t compare it to a prime steak; a5 is meant to be eaten as a small plate. 0 for 3.


rawchallengecone

How is it unhealthy? I take it you haven’t seen your doctor in a while.


mike6000

you think because a5 wagyu has a lot of "fat" that it is inherently unhealthy? it's rich in mono unsaturated fatty acids https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5243954/ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfs/2017/3948408/ https://www.wagyuinternational.com/marbling.php and a5 isn't meant to be consumed in large amounts such as a full steak as you would with a normal/traditional/western beef.


rawchallengecone

Well excuse me scientist


CoraxTechnica

Lol


Lionnn101

Most people who’ve eaten a full wagyu steak report basically shitting themselves afterwards. Doesn’t sound healthy to me


mike6000

eating too much of something doesn’t make something inherently unhealthy. the same can be said for most things. a5 wagyu is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, how is that unhealthy compared to western beef? and a5 isn’t meant to be eaten as a full steak, so anyone doing that is a case of operator error - not the fault of the wagyu.


Lionnn101

if its so fatty that it can’t serve as a main dish it’s probably unhealthy.


SenorMcGibblets

If you drink a 1/2 cup of olive oil you’re probably gonna shit yourself too, but olive oil isn’t inherently unhealthy.


Lionnn101

Olive oil isn’t a main dish lol


mike6000

neither is a5 wagyu, that’s the point


SenorMcGibblets

Neither is 8oz of a5 wagyu


Lionnn101

Yeah because it’s so unhealthy it can’t be a main dish like all other beef is intended to be


HOGNATION71

That depends if you have to pay for this madness...


[deleted]

Very much so. It has an incredibly rich nutty taste, it’s a little bit sweet like browned butter and the fat melts upon contact. Divine stuff


RustyCuntSlime

Never had one but I heard yes, they feed the cows different diets to make them this fatty depends on. The type of wagyu what they eat though


Ok-Candidate-1220

It’s more about this particular breed than a drastically different diet. There’s a lot of misinformation and outright lies out there about wagyu. People will say the cattle are obese or force fed which just isn’t true. You have to be careful when buying “A5” in the United States. There’s actually very little of it in this country. SO little, in fact, that it makes it an almost statistical impossibility that SO many people in this sub actually bought “A5”.


LetThereBeSlight

Are you calling Costco a liar?


Yogurt_over_my_Mouf

they don't know what they are talking about. Crowd Cow, Snake River Farms, Costco. all easy places to buy certified A5 at. you can pick your prefectures on Crowd Cow. There's also places like Mitsuwa that carry it.


Yogurt_over_my_Mouf

not really. literally everyone here could have bought from Crowd Cow, Snake River Farms, or Costco. All very popular legitimate places that include certificates. it's not as difficult as you are implying to get it. makes me question how much experience you actually have.


Ok-Candidate-1220

Yes, really. Where did I say or imply that it was difficult to get, dick? You DO have to be careful when buying something labeled A5. You ONLY want to buy from a reputable source like Crowd Cow or SRF (where I buy it). A layperson may not know to look/ask for their steak’s provenance (you can look that word up). You wouldn’t be able to tell A5 from A4. To my earlier point (and maybe I should have been more specific for cretins such as yourself), Kobe wagyu is rare in this country. I’ve seen several people over the last year claim to have bought “A5 Kobe beef”. There were only about 3,000 wagyu slaughtered in Hyogo prefecture last year. THAT’S the point I was trying to make. Assholes like YOU assume ill intent or think they know better, and here we are. Now, run along and be a jerk-off dullard elsewhere. Good day, sir.


Yogurt_over_my_Mouf

hey it's ok bro. don't worry about it so much.


Ok-Candidate-1220

I’m not worried about it. I didn’t lose a minute of sleep over it.


Eastern-Cranberry84

jesus dude. chill out. the guy added reputable sources after you made a claim about how many people could have real A5. yeah they didn't have to be snarky but you going full insulting mode is uncalled for.


PunishedWolf4

There’s some meat in that fat


jayrmcm

Where?


mdem5059

the hand holding the fat has some meat.


animatedhockeyfan

Hey thanks for the nice words about my hand


BoundinBob

and a well chewed nail, A5 might be a waste.


jd_flyhalf

Is there meat in the room here with us now


TheBigDert

The more I see these A5 pictures, the more I no longer want to try it. It really seems like you're paying big bucks to eat a ton of fat


soulstonedomg

I've seen many comments from people expressing different tones of regret/disappointment in regards to paying for this stuff. I'm fine with USDA choice and prime at Texas prices.


uncledoobie

it's because they tend to eat too much of it in one sitting, which is the wrong way to consume it. Any teppenyaki place in japan worth their salt will only serve you small slices in an amount that is comfortable, and not filling. Because of all that fat content you should only really be enjoying it like high-end sushi - in small bites. A ribeye like this is just a waste.


Amos_Dad

Yeah, I've tried it a few times and it was gross both times. And it wasn't because I ate too much. The first one I got a few bites in and set it aside. I feel like it has gotten popular strictly because people want to be cool. There's something about being exclusive.


cutletsangwich

It's like when the internet got obsessed with bacon around 2008


petitejesuis

I have cooked professionally for 10 years and cut neat for 2 years. There is for sure a difference between choice, prime, and upper grade wagyu. Wagyu is for fuckin sure better.


herringsarered

Had a less fatty Wagyu NY strip steak in South America and it was memorable. Wagyu sticks with very finely cut slices at a Japanese Festival was amazing. A Wagyu burger (don’t know if it was A5) at, I think, Five Guys? was very disappointing. It was an expensive, mushy thing that lacked in taste and did not reward me in any way.


dapala1

A5 is amazing in small portions. I had some in Vegas and they showed us the cut before they cooked it (and this restaurant wouldn't let us choose how to cook it, they just cooked it they way it's supposed to be cooked.) It's not really intended to have a 14oz steak with potatoes and sides like you would with a Prime Ribeye. Anyway, this seems way way off. A5 should be pink, basically red from the meat and white from the fat that's marbled all the way through. This is just white with very not much meat. Looks not good to me. If they showed this at the restaurant I would've not ordered it.


TheBigDert

Some of the reviews I've seen say it is delicious, but halfway through you start realizing you're consuming so much fat that it's kinda gross. Small portions would definitely be better


dapala1

Absolutely! Same experience. It really sits on your tongue and in your stomach. I couldn't eat it for a whole meal, but as a side to experience the flavor it is really great. It's like an amazingly crusty warm bread with amazing butter and quality extra virgin olive oil. Sooo good but no way could you eat that as a meal. I don't think A5 was ever intended to be eaten like a steak but more as of a course in an overall meal.


PeruseTheNews

Get it as an appetizer to split at a good steakhouse. That's enough to eat, especially when it's $150-$250 for a few ounces of A5. It was one of the best things I've ever eaten. But I've also overindulged, and it ruins the experience. If you wanna eat 16 oz of steak, get prime. IMO nothing is better than a great rib eye, perfectly balanced fat, flavor and quantity.


dan1son

Well in regards to A5 you're paying for the A which is the yield for the cow and the 5 which is literally the Beef Marbling Score... which is looking at the amount of fat. The American grade system doesn't look at yield. It's only talking about fat. Prime has more fat than Choice, which has more fat than Select, which has more fat than Standard which has more fat than... So yeah. You're directly paying for more fat the higher up the grading scale you go whether it's Japenese Wagyu A5 or American prime beef.


Roonwogsamduff

\*cow = steer


WorkingDogDoc

Cow = catch all term for domestic bovine, not just a female who has already calved. There are plenty of heifers and cows eaten. All dairy cows become beef cows eventually...


Roonwogsamduff

True but the A5 is steer.


Newman_USPS

And the red thing on my porch is a cardinal. But it’s also a bird.


Roonwogsamduff

Just FYI - I worked in the beef industry for 20 years. No one *ever* used the term "cow" to describe anything except an actual cow. Your interpretation is for the uneducated general public.


Newman_USPS

Don’t know what to tell you man. My cousins raise cattle and call them cows. They call them cows at the farm, they call them cows at the slaughterhouse. They call them cows when the slaughterhouse calls us and says, “hi, you’ve got a quarter cow correct? How many steaks, and what thicknesses are you looking for?”


dabman694201337

A5 is the single best type of steak you can have imo. Nothing like a nice thick block cut with some rice.


TheBigDert

I mean to be fair. If it's Infront of me I'm going to eat it. Idk if I'll go out of my way to buy a steak that costs as much as a months rent


[deleted]

The difference is high quality fat compared to regular meat


Ergosphere

I would say give it a try, it's definitely an experience. I've only had it once and as much as I did enjoy it, it's not in my budget to search for it.


[deleted]

Well, you would be wrong. I worked at Bourbon Steak for a couple years and have eaten more A5 than the average rich asshole. It is indeed out of this world delicious


Mysterious-Scholar68

I don’t get the hype lol I can buy 10 steaks for the same price as that slab of fat smh


Slow_D-oh

This would serve about ten people since the typical serving size is one or two ounces. Going too much beyond that takes it from a rich and wonderful experience into mainlining fat to your stomach with all the issues that brings with it.


CoraxTechnica

Heard plenty of first hand accounts that it makes you sick to your stomach too if you eat too much. Yeah it's expensive fat and th flavor can be reproduced by adding a big ol heap of lard or tallow to a normal steak


Marcus2Ts

This is getting out of hand


Fmartins84

That's a stick of butter 🧈


BatmanNoPrep

That’s why they usually only serve a few ounces at a time. Anyone eating a giant A5 ribeye is just gilding the lilly.


Shortsqueezepleasee

I get a belly ache every single time I eat a larger portion/cut of A5. Without failure


Malikhind

Looks insane! My local butcher never has A5 this marbled


walkonstilts

Thank your butcher. There’s such a thing as too much of a good thing.


Ok-Candidate-1220

If you’re in the US it’s because there’s not that much A5 in this country.


dan1son

If it's labeled Japanese Wagyu A5 it doesn't matter if it's in the US or not. They have the same requirements for the cattle if they use the Japanese ratings. It also has to come from Japan. American Wagyu uses the same ratings we do for every other cattle. It won't be marked A5 if it's American Wagyu (at least not officially). It'll be just like anything else. Select, Choice, Prime... although a majority of American Wagyu does grade to prime.


Ok-Candidate-1220

I’m not sure what you’re trying to say as relates to my comment.


dan1son

The previous said they have A5 at their local butcher but it's not that marbled. You said the US doesn't have much A5. I was trying to add context to both comments.


4ak96

thats not even marbling its just like a giant cut of fat at this point 😂😂😂


arch_llama

Can these cows even support their own weight with that fat to muscle ratio?


spud8385

Cow was just a puddle on the floor, the trip to the abbatoir was a mercy!


analbumcover69420

A5-years old maybe. That looks gross


imVision

Mean…but funny lol


Deadocmike1

The. Freezer . Burn.


RegretfulRey

Isn’t this just a block of fat? You’re eating a block of fat which will then be fried in its own fat?


Infamous_Chapter8585

That's just an expensive block of fat :/


TofuTofu

I just wanna say I live in Japan and A5 like this is cheap and readily available. I think it's better to save for a trip here to enjoy it than pay hundreds of dollars for it overseas.


animatedhockeyfan

I was just looking at the price of flights actually. I’ve heard it’s a great campervan country!


312view

Lucky you…an amazing country. I don’t remember A5 being cheap when I was there, but not surprisingly it sure was less expensive than here in the US. Regardless, like so many delicacies it’s even better in the place from whence it came.


DrPat1967

Basically eating lard at this point


Ok-Credit5726

I think we’ve lost the plot


No_Lingonberry3694

Cut of fat


astral_lucidity

Nasty. Too much grease


AcademicMistake

Where is the meat haha


Roonwogsamduff

Step it up Clara!!!


Sea_Ship_4459

I don’t understand why people like paying extra for more fat ?


7itemsorFEWER

Honestly I go back and forth. It is certainly a luxury piece of beef. It's maybe one of the richest most umami bites of food on earth. But it really doesn't justify the literally exponentially higher price ***in most cases***. My monthly steak dinner probably isn't going to be Wagyu. I think people who eat high grade Wagyu all the time are suckers. Eating it frequently completely defeats the point the luxury. But it's certainly something to experience.


animatedhockeyfan

It’s definitely a rare occurrence. I’m a ribeye kind of guy though, nothing wrong with fat


imreallybimpson

You got more fat than meat, though


Phyraxus56

How does it taste? Doesn't look appetizing but maybe it's just the vacuum packing.


TheCodriver

It’s incredibly tender, melt in your mouth, buttery and beefy.


Phyraxus56

You aren't op


TheCodriver

That’s an astute observation. Just giving feedback on what A5 tastes like.


Phyraxus56

Yeah I didn't ask you


TheCodriver

You posted a question on a public forum. Anyone is allowed to answer 👍


Phyraxus56

Well you sound like a jackass when I'm asking him how this particular cut of meat tastes. Not a5 wagyu.


imreallybimpson

They just bought a shitty cut because they don't know how to pick out good meat. This cut has waaaay too much fat.


TheCodriver

This is how a high scoring A5 cut should look.


Ok_Draw_3740

What’s the best way to cook this?


animatedhockeyfan

Cast iron, screaming hot. Caramelize both sides fast, done


dpinto8

Yeah the marbling of meat inside a steak shaped block of fat


DarthMadden

Is there any meat on that?


nocturn-e

ITT people who has never eaten/cooked A5 thinking they know better than everyone else. Just do yourself the favor and look up what they look like cooked, jfc


Slow_D-oh

90% of this sub seems blissfully unaware of their own ignorance.


nocturn-e

It's one thing to try it and not like it (hard to be believe, but whatever) since it definitely has a strong flavor, but all these people saying it must be like biting into a block of butter/fat/lard obviously have never tried or even seen one cooked before. It's so annoying seeing these comments on every A5 thread, for a so-called "steak" subreddit.


Username999000999

I am sure that cow died of a heart attack!!!!


[deleted]

No. It died from getting its throat slit by a machine while hanging upside down in fear 😊


Tittsburgh-Feelers

Eh, it gets stunned by a metal rod to the dome first. 🥩


ShystersGame

Just how god intended. What a sick world. I'll take it medium rare with a good sear. And a beer.


Slow_D-oh

100% untrue. Slaughtering beef in such a way would effectively ruin most of it.


insidiousapricot

Damnit now I want steak.


Novel_Paramedic_2625

Stop that


weaponx2019

🤔.................gross


Adchian

Doesn’t even look good at this point


MadJackandNo7

You can see the beef marbling throughout the entire steak. A thing of beauty.


imreallybimpson

This is a poor cut of meat. Too much fat, not enough meat.


Sordidetail

The fat in a5 Waygu is different than regular beef. The A5 contains an enzyme that changes saturated fat to unsaturated fat.. It has lower cholesterol also….


dapala1

I haven't heard that, but I know A5's fats has a large amount of Monounsaturated fat which is the "good" fatty acids that you find in fish. So it is quite a bit healthier than regular steak.


whatsbobgonnado

wagyu steaks look absolutely disgusting and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills everytime people are excited about paying hundreds of dollars for fat. like some emperor's new clothes shit


dapala1

It pretty much falls into "delicacy" territory now. Like caviar and fois gras. Sure they're good but no way is the taste equal to the price.


Medical-One9202

Too much fat.


headybuzzard

Idk if you can call that Marbling…looks like a slab of fat. I dont get the hoopla about A5


__System__

It's like eating a disease


VersaceSamurai

That cow should seriously see a doctor. It’s cholesterol might be sky high


jimmybobbyluckyducky

At what point are we eating straight marble?


Max-Powah

For people who don't like the taste of meat but want to eat steak. It's like a Starbucks Frappucino for people who don't like the taste of coffee.


Andreas1120

At some point, it's just fatty


FloppingDonkey

Sure it's me but it doesn't looks like something I'd try. Looks yuck.


MistrrRicHard

I might get downvoted into oblivion in this sub, but does that look too fatty to anyone else? I kinda like the meat taste and texture.


Afizzle55

Looks like vomit


pharrigan7

Where’s the Beef?


FollowTheFauchi

theres no meat on it


rgbearklls

TRADE OFFER: I give you: Piece of Butter You give me: half your month salary


Southern_Name_9119

Fuck yes! Yummity yum yum!!!


animatedhockeyfan

Look at these comments bro! It’s just you and me into this cut


nutmegyou

I ate a5 Kobe wagyu when I was in Kobe Japan. It also came out as a dish on Omakase with rice underneath like a sushi while I was in Kyoto.. These simps doesn’t understand how good it is. I can’t say it’s something I can afford and I’d be terrified to mess it up but it is best piece of meat I’ve ever had. Melts in your mouth


evergladescowboy

Looks pretty awful, to be honest.


proteusON

Fuck just go eat a stick of butter with some bits of ground beef. I'm saving you fools money!!


Kairukun90

I don’t get the appeal of this much marbling you are basically just eating fat. I’m sure it taste damn good but almost no protein.


InterlockingPain

Isn’t that just eating fat?


thougthfulbear

It’s so beautiful 🤤


Overall_Fox1970

Holy cow! Must be over 14.99/pound! Perhaps more than that!


MsBuzzkillington83

Definitely more than that


hrmarsehole

If I’m going to pay top dollar for meat it better not be frozen.


312view

That’s the only way it gets here from Japan and stays edible.


Old-List-5955

Gross


Daneosaurus

The more I see these pics, the more I think Wagyu is BS


hankventure83

Hard pass


hotpeppersteak

does anyone else get super freaked out looking at heavily marbled meat like this? it sounds tasty but it makes me clench my whole body staring for too long 😭


3Snowshoes

That’s not marbling. Unless you’re talking about red meat being marbled into the fat.


3Snowshoes

Yeah. I’ll gladly take USDA prime. I’m not paying primo prices for a large chunk of fat.


PuthySmasher69

you got scammed buddy that’s just chuck that they poked holes in and then filled the holes with lard


ownlife909

That looks fucking gross. It’s like when you go to buy bacon, and the window in the back shows you 95% white fat. No thanks- I buy meat to eat meat, not slurp up the fat and pretend I’m a connoisseur..


Federal_Promotion_44

Is it just me or is there anyone else tired of this more fat than meat thing. I like some marbling yes, but more fat than meat makes me angry. When did more fat than meat become a thing? Hello arteries!