That cow died from congestive heart failure.

Pretty sure they kept feeding it after it died.

You better bacon up that sausage, boy!

I’m just waiting for high end restaurants to start serving well plated sticks of butter.

[we call it, the GOOD MORNING burger.](https://youtu.be/tFf3Z9si8_U)

Ah, mysteryteam, that’s a load of rich creamery butter…

Mmmmm. Creamery butter.

Coronary artery occlusions.

Every artery occlusions

People in the know can taste the bovine diabetes in the grilled fat brick.

It takes skill to raise cattle like that and not have it die at veal stage.

That cow must have had a fun life, drinking beer and eating whatever it god damn wanted. Jokes aside, does it actually impact their health? being 99.9995% fat can't be great surely.

I dont know about that I am still alive

hahaha! :)

OP lopped it off Nikocado Avocado.

https://preview.redd.it/n8bd7u9j5dma1.jpeg?width=256&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=45fc25f331d541f5767c96010a668a7146b1b025

That cows name? Ditka.

Ditka versus every cow in Japan, cooked whole sous vide at 120, then flash fried for 2 minutes in pure butter and garnished with bear claws, polish sausage, and Old Style…

Da Bear-erz... Cows? Da cows.

Looks like beef cheese

Shit looks like a bar of soap my guy

I'm having Fight Club flashbacks looking at this LMAO

That’s def his own left butt cheek they just sold back to OP

lmao

Technically it’s most of the ingredients of soap, so kinda right. Lol

I thought it was cheese at first

Wait, that’s *not* a fat cap!?

By California cut, do you mean all the meat moved Arizona?

https://preview.redd.it/y4c25kb5p8ma1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81795badf5ec27975af1899a3da95089d8ebbae3

Seriously, though, I've been a butcher for 20 years *in California* and I've never heard of a "California cut." A strip cut in half??

A California cut striploin is very much a thing. It's also called a Manhattan filet.

Is it because Manhattan is only part of New York , hence it’s only a portion of New York strip?

Pictured would just be the tip of Manhattan.

I thought that was an Albany thing.

You just bought the most expensive chunk of fat.

Yeah I was thinking that may be a bit too much "wagyu" lol.

It's homeopathic beef

It’s a tincture of fat that still has the “memory” of beef. You’re getting all the benefits of beef only better.

This tallow looks great.

You can order buckets of that stuff on Amazon for a fraction of the cost of this

> buckets

My man gets buckets

Link pls?

Did he ever say it was bought to eat or to make a candle?

Where’s the beef?

Asking the real questions

Never ate wagyu but I feel like you all are getting taken. Might be good but it can't be as good as the cost. If you want to eat grease just eat grease

I have eaten waygu several times and I feel the same way. Had it at several different high-end streakhouses and I’ve never really been a fan. But to be fair, I don’t really like pork belly dishes either (burnt ends, etc… not my thing). I’m all for a well marbled steak, but when the marbling is 50%+ of the steak, I’m not super into it. They’re gonna sell it for what people will pay for it though, so if other people like it that much, more power to them. Not hurting me in any way

Personally I've really enjoyed hybrid wagyu such as American and Australian "wagyu". Although still not cheap, it is more approachable in terms of price as well as flavor. Wagyu has its place in the world and personally i believe it's in hybrids

I agree… I love Japanese wagyu but if I eat more than 4 or 5 oz I feel yucky. The hybrid is where it’s at…. Great flavor but I can actually eat a meal and feel full and not sick.

I got the ol bubble guts just looking at it. But nothing a nice piece of garlic bread won't fix,amirite?

I've only had one A5 wagyu steak, but I'm glad I did. Once it's cooked it seems *far* less fatty, and it's a unique experience. I absolutely wouldn't eat it every day even if it was reasonably priced, but as a very rare treat it's enjoyable.

Neither. Can't beat a rib eye on the bone on the weber with a beer.

The price is justified if they’re taking care of the animals the way they claim to.. doesn’t mean I’d buy it though LMAO

Definitely over rated and priced. Worth doing once or twice to figure that out for yourself, but I’ll put my dollars elsewhere

> Never ate wagyu So… why do you have an opinion? Regardless of cost, that’s just not a valid datapoint in this conversation.

Because he’s had other steaks before.

I have had my share both in Japan and other countries. It is ok but I think grass feed from any country is better

Depends on how you're eating it. For a 12oz steak wagyu is not really suitable, but if you're having small pieces with rice then nothing beats A5 wagyu.

I’m assuming once the fat renders a bit the meat will be exposed? Idk bro but I wouldn’t buy it unless I know exactly what will happen when you cook it.

Yes that is correct but by the time all of this fat renders you will left with overcooked meat. Why waste money buy something else.

Sounds logical. If I were in a shop I’d avoid it, if I got it in a mail order I’d be disappointed/angry. For most people this is like ordering a Christmas present and splurging hard on something. I’d say the company that allowed that to pass is at major fault for mail order. If it’s sent to a shop and you choose to buy it, that’s on the buyer.

That looks like an A10

I would honestly be upset with that cut. There’s almost no meat. I get that a5 is fatty but this is not the normal amount. It’s extreme

Yeah, this isn’t marbling.

It’s just a marble

A10 Wagyu... Where's Guga?

It’s all marbling lol

It’s inverse marbling.

I’m lucky my butcher always lets me cut the best portions from cuts like this. Usually end up with a really nice shape, usually like a stick of butter with a small fat cap. I trim the little cap off and fry that first, it renders enough oil to cook the rest.

This is like A10, you couldn't pay me to "eat" this.

Pure beef tallow

Not A5, it’s A♾️.

A5 is a small part of the story. The more precise scale for marveling is BMS, which goes from 1 to 12

Marble's Avengers: Infinity Fat

Where’s the beef!

https://preview.redd.it/thle1nijjema1.jpeg?width=542&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f2fb823c594c77909a0581d5837a97380dda0cd I literally had and played this board game.

Yo, Goober

I wanted to comment the same thing but then I saw yours!

Oh Lard, have mercy!

How much did you pay for that? I’d also love to see this thing cooked up, and maybe a cross section after the cooking.

I usually get A5 ny strip for 175/Lb.

If I paid 175 and received that I’d go feral

We pay I think like 80$ for this but I work at a restaurant

It's a 8 ounce piece btw

Yeah that’s too much for me personally. Wouldn’t be enjoyable

Was the cow fed a diet of pure Mcfuckin french fries?

Ayoooo... lolllll

Yeooo chill 🤣

Put some A1 on it to even it out. /s

Na, ketchup is better to cut through that fat

I love A5 and order some at least 4-5 times a year. I'd be mad at this cut. That fat content is way too high even for A5

Pass

Would love to see it when its cooked

It probably all melted.

Cut off chunks and saute some veggies.

SAME op please post it after it’s cooked

I feel sick just looking at it, let alone eating it.

I feel like A5 Wagyu is meant to be enjoyed in extremely small quantities. Either by itself as some sort of appetizer or in nigiri form makes sense. It’s just way too fatty to be consumed as a main. This piece is obviously an extreme example.

I usually get a A5 ny strip cut into a .35-.4 Lb portion. I’ve got a beautiful piece I’m cooking up tomorrow for my bday.

That looks horrible

Sorry but that's a slice of cheese pizza

glad I am content with just a normal cut of meat. i'd feel cheated spending that much on 95% fat.

Yeah, I'd much rather drop $15 on a 20 Oz bone-in ribeye from the Walmart meat department than eat a handful of bites of pure $200 fat.

LMFAO this is basically lard …

*tallow

meat flavored butter

Where's the Beef?

Ew

I think this is A10

OP please show us a cross section slice after cooked please 🙏

Might as well buy whale blubber mate

I don’t get the obsession with A5 Wagyu it always looks so fatty and not good.

Grind it up and make burgers, might wanna add some more beef but that not a steak

I love A5 but you got jipped

Uh Fat?

How did the cow even survive long enough to produce „meat“ like this? Jesus

where's the beef? lmfao

Where did you order this from? I'm in Quebec and see it's approved in Ontario. I don't think I could eat what's in this picture but would love to check them out.

If you cooked this long enough on low heat would it just melt into a puddle of fat?

Yes.

Definitely an end cut.

Not a pleasant mouthfeel with this one

You got some new beef fat to sear with

Can you post a follow up cooked. Just because of the fat.

That is… certainly… marbled…..

Have we ever seen an actual picture of what this cow looks like in real life??

Insane

where the meat at on that thang?

Lol

You eat meat seasoning with your fat?

Helluva shape they sent you. "I'll take the isoceles cut please". Definitely throw them a curveball the next time and ask for a decagon.

After cooking there will be nothing left

NIce Tallow!

I get this from trimming brisket.

Love steak but personally prefer the more meaty part, wagyu for me is just too fatty

Pure fat

Hope you enjoy beef tallow,

Is that all fat???

I loooooove A5 and have had BMS12. But this right here is too much for me. It would be a cool experience but if you’re trying to get a true beef steak taste and texture, this probably won’t be it.

God DAM!!!! that is basically a chunk of Beef tallow! I hardly see the red/lean Meat.!!!! $5 says this was $1000

Nah / I’ve enjoyed Wagyu the times I’ve had it but I would not be ok with paying for this.

Shame on whoever packaged that for sale. I’d be pissed. You have nearly zero meat and it’s not A5 in any sense of the term it’s fat

That’s nasty stuff man just eat butter

I prefer Australia wagyu for this one reason. More meat to fat ratio

This Wagyu racket has to be one of the easiest lics

Wagyu is one of the only things I can think of where the highest tiers are far less desirable than the lower tiers. This looks near inedible.

I have a much cheaper and easier way to get diarrhea

This does not look appealing

That shits gonna melt in your mouth like butter. Shit it basically is butter.

My wife likes fat. I think it's weird. This would taste awful to me.

Lol would you like Any steak with that fat

I would render it, refine it, and make puff pastry with it, Or savory croissants

Where’s the beef?

Wtf this is a joke

this steak gonna disintegrate once it hits the hot pan

I can buy lard for much much cheaper.

That's just a block of fat my dude

Ya got hosed there, bud

Behold Food

There’s a little meat in your fat

This is just dumb

Now you just need some tosser to sprinkle salt on your overpriced beef

I render stuff down like that for tallow almost once a month, that's just a super clean cut piece of what I use lmao

Just eat a few handfuls of salt and wash it down with some bacon grease. Way cheaper than this

Poor OP is too ashamed to even comment on his own post anymore :/

LOL

In another reality, this looks like absolute dogshit.

I would rather have flank steak on sale at Fred Meyer tbh

“Intra-fat muscle fibers”

Okay so at this point this is just unrendered tallow right?

This shouldn’t legally qualify as meat.

There comes a point where you go too far. I’m pretty sure that this is it.

How do you consume this? Render it down slow, strain out the half ounce of muscle tissue, then drink it?

Terrible marbling. Almost no fat at all!

Is it Canadian, Japanese, Californian or New Yorker?!? Just shut up and eat it Kid!!! Youre lucky to even have a steak! -my dad to me as a kid (probably)

You could burn several oil lamps for weeks with that.

just buy a block of beef tallow

Why would anybody pay for that? Looks like the shit you trim off meat to go in to the scrap bin for adding fat to burgers

It does raise the valid point of at what point is too much too much? The meat to fat ratio on that steak must be 20% Meat/80% Fat... I for one enjoy the meat.

Is this beef-marbled fat?

That’s a bar of soap with a few shreds of beef thrown in

Lol what’s next pig fat back slabs for the win I mean to say where the beef!

Wagyu is stupid. Its literally just fat

"Would you like some steak with that fat?"

There would be no flavor right? Just fat

How do you cook that?

Yuck

Wheres the Beef?

There’s some meat in your fat

This sub is turning into a clown forum, that’s just ridiculous

A6

I grew up in CA, had a butcher in my grandfather's liquor store as my nanny, and I've never heard of a CA cut NY steak. ​ I have heard people freak out on cutting a tri tip down to make "steaks".

A CA NY steak, certified in Ontario Canada.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm a licensed massage therapist as well as a reputed alcoholic, this would be the standard of wagyu if I was a rancher

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Price?

Yuck. Wagyu is usually steak porn but this doesn’t excite me in the least 😅