Everybody Wangus tonight!

I’ve see several people mention Kobe or Wagyu ground beef. Am I missing something or is Wagyu ground beef a complete scam? The point of Wagyu steaks is the marbling. You cook the steak and the fat melts in the thin layers that are interspersed in the meat itself. Thus each bite has a a great mouthfeel and juiciness…

One thing to add to what Ryuthrowsstuff said:

There are several “American Wagyu” or “American-style Wagyu” trade associations that have set their own standards, and the USDA helps with certification services. However, seeing a label for that trade association on a package of meat only means that the producer has been…

It’s not stringy, it’s melty, sort of like a soft bologna that tastes like steak.

Wang us!?  Wang yu!

dammit. now I want a wagyu strip steak from Wegmans for $40.

I had a small skewer of A5 Ebetsu Tajima Wagyu (the same cows as Kobe, but raised in Ebetsu, Hokkaido) at an agricultural festival in Ebetsu. It was probably 3-4 oz or so, wood grilled to medium rare and lightly seasoned with salt and pepper. It was without question the most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten. Seriously.

It varies quite a bit.

If you’re talking actual rated, imported Japanese Wagyu like Kobe? Then there absolutely no comparison. It is a completely different thing. Whether that’s worth the premium is down to whether you like it, and there isn’t a cheaper equivalent.

For American Wagyu it depends.

The “it’s Wagyu” you…

It really depends... if you like your steaks more well done and like to eat larger portions you may be disappointed. If you’re prone to sauces on steaks it would also be t he same deal.

Yes and no. Kobe isn’t a protected term in the US. So practically anyone can use it. And many do. Either for American Wagyu, and not neccisarily quality American Wagyu. And sometimes even just for any random beef.

Thing is it’s not typically the restaurant that’s doing this. Food labeling like this is a fuck show. And…

If you live near a Wegman’s in the Northeast of the US, they sell what is usually American or Australian (depending) Wagyu strip steaks. Right now it is $70/lb in the butcher’s case. But when it doesn’t sell, it goes out in the regular meat section with a big orange “REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE” sticker. It’s usually…

“If you learn anything from this piece, I hope it’s the word Wangus.”

The number of restaurants I see throwing out the word “Kobe” is waaaaay larger than the list of legit restaurants serving legit Kobe. Are they just using normal American Wagyu and misleadingly calling it Kobe, or like just using completely normal beef and calling it Kobe? 

Nah, he’s one of those assholes who will be around for longer than he needs to be, like George Zimmerman and that Proud Boys leader fuckstain.

LOL. Shittenhouse said he supported BLM in a pathetic attempt to not look like a racist vigilante, and now the people idolising him for being a racist vigilante are in a tough spot. Some of them want to quietly ignore his pro-BLM stance because they know it’s bullshit, but then there’s the real idiots like Elad Eliahu…

A pox upon your house, for even giving such assholes any ideas.

I did the cookie table AND a cake at my wedding. I feel bougie now. 

I have friends who hail from Pittsburgh and they had the cookie table at their wedding. That sounded amazing.

I married a woman from Western Penn. At the first family wedding I attended, I was not prepared for the cookie table. There is no preparing for the cookie table. There is only the cookie table.

Hey Lawrence-Drop me a line-I’d like share an update with you.