Steak this weekend?

Wagyu comes from special cattle, bred by the Japanese originally. It can be produced in the UK but that imported wagyu from Japan is the top notch version and that’s why it’s expensive. It’s high fat so you need a smaller amount. I’ve not had wagyu but we had chateaubriand at a restaurant for a special birthday a couple of years ago. It was also expensive but it was a fabulous meal.

I’m not a huge meat eater so I’d only have something like this once in a blue moon.

What exactly is 'Wagyu' beef and why is it so expensive?

Many years ago my son bought a five stuffed bird from Lidgates for Christmas. It was absolutely delicious.. It would have been rude to ask the price!!!!

On a poorer note, last weekend we had a dry aged sirloin steak from Aldi, which had been loitering in the freezer for a while. It was utterly scrummy. We frequently have their rib-eyes, which are equally good (they have been on special offer recently).

Also, we have one steak between the two of us - ample - which means we can indulge more often!

I'd sooner spend £25 on steak, and £35 on basics for a food bank.
I'm no "do gooder", but I'd enjoy my steak more.

Simply no. There are many other foods I would spend money on but not to that extent. I don't have the teeth for chewing even the tenderest of meats. But I did buy a nice filet steak for MrJolly recently from Aldi. It was really very good.

Even if I could easily afford it, the idea that i might be taken as a mug would leave a bitter taste in my mouth.

Sorry for fat finger there.
Yes it should be Wagyu.

Used to love a steak, but now prefer fish to meat. If I sea the word Wagyu

I used to love a steak but now prefer fish. Havent had a steak for a couple of years now.
Isnt it Wagyu?? Too expensive even if I bought steak now.

No I would not pay that, especially as I know I would be suffering with it stuck in my teeth afterwards, so definitely not worth it to me.

No way Jose! as the saying goes. My only occasional rib eye is if it is in the reduced basket and even then these days I look at the reduced price and think it is the usual price!

I noticed aged sirloin in M & S last weekend was £17 for one steak. I bought two aged ribeye ones from my local butcher for £30 so £15 each and probably that’s the most I would pay. Never had waygu don’t really fancy it.

I eat very little red meat so I can’t remember the last time I had a steak.
Wouldn’t say no if someone else was paying though. 🤣

I know Wagyu is expensive but that is ridiculous!

No not that amount I will buy a ribeye occasionally but only if its on offer.

I love an aged rib eye steak but for some reason Waygu puts me off. No idea why. 🤷‍♀️
So, no.

Absolutely not - I've just done my week's shopping for little more than that.