Wagyu 101: Ranks of Japanese Beef

Zitong Mao
Sep 6, 2018 · 4 min read

I consider Beef as a boring ingredient.

A5 Rank Wagyu

The better the beef you get, the tastier your dishes become. The skill of the chef is relevant, but the quality of the beef is the decisive factor.

The word Wagyu (和牛) stands for Japanese beef. It doesn’t necessarily mean that these cows are born in Japan. As long as they have spent a significant proportion of their life in Japan, they…

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