$500 Steak?

Did you know that some people pay BIG bucks for a good steak? Wow… I did not know that! In a past life I was a waiter in a high end restaurant…. I know that beef quality can vary greatly… And when I have additional discretionary money to spend I love to get a couple of nice filets from a meat shop. (nice cuts of meat are not in any grocery store).

But I had not heard of Kobe style beef. Kobe beef is a extremely high quality beef from the Kobe region of Japan. The beef is from the Wagyu breed of cattle.

It turns out that the demand is getting so great that the growers in Japan are having Wagyu cattle “custom raised” in America, then the carcass is shipped back to Japan for processing. The meat can then officially be called Kobe Beef.

Allen Brothers is a website I found. They have Kobe style beef, not the real thing. Four 10oz. filets are only $419.95 plus shipping. Quite a good deal I would think.