How Wagyu Is Made (Farm To Table)

Nick DiGiovanni
13 Apr 202418:42

Summary

TLDR在这个视频中,我们跟随迈克尔的脚步,深入了解了和牛(Wagyu)的养殖、拍卖、分割和最终在餐厅中的呈现。和牛因其肉质中的大理石纹理而闻名,视频中介绍了从日本神户(Kobe)的和牛农场开始,到拍卖会,再到屠宰场和肉铺的整个流程。我们看到了和牛从小牛到成年牛的成长过程,以及如何通过特殊的饲料和处理方法来提高肉质。此外,视频中还展示了和牛拍卖的激烈竞争,以及在东京的Wagyu Mafia餐厅中,由被称为神户牛肉王子的厨师Hama制作的顶级和牛料理。整个视频是对和牛文化和其在高级料理中地位的一次深入探索。

Takeaways

  • 🐂 和牛(Wagyu)是一种非常昂贵的牛,有些个体甚至拥有自己的保安。
  • 🌍 神户牛肉(Kobe beef)是和牛的一种,但并非所有和牛都可以称为神户牛肉。
  • 📏 和牛体型庞大,成年和牛的体重可达700公斤,相当于1400磅。
  • 🍼 和牛牛犊出生后三到四个月内体重可增长至中牛大小,每天增重约一公斤。
  • 🍖 和牛的肉质以其肌肉内脂肪(大理石纹理)而闻名,这是其特别之处。
  • 🍚 和牛每天食用约8公斤的饲料,饲料中含有五种不同的酒精成分。
  • 🏷️ 日本饲养的所有牛都有10位数字的追踪标签,可以查询牛的出生地和饲养信息。
  • 💰 和牛在拍卖会上被出售,根据肉质和脂肪的分布进行分级,最高等级为A5。
  • 🔪 屠宰场非常注重卫生,和牛的肉质经过精心分割,送往餐厅供消费者享用。
  • 🎨 屠宰和分割和牛的过程类似于艺术创作,分割师的技艺精湛,对待每一块肉都非常细致。
  • 🍳 在东京的Wagyu Mafia餐厅,主厨Hama展示了如何烹饪不同级别的神户牛肉,包括寿司、烧烤和三明治。

Q & A

  • 迈克尔提到的和牛价值非常高,以至于它有自己的保安,这是真的吗?

    -是的,根据视频脚本,迈克尔提到的和牛非常珍贵,因此它确实拥有自己的保安。

  • 视频里提到的和牛牛肉和神户牛肉有什么区别?

    -和牛是泛指日本产的优质牛肉,而神户牛肉则是和牛中的顶级牛肉,仅来自神户地区的特定牛只。视频中比喻如果和牛是普通汽车,那么神户牛肉就像是法拉利。

  • 迈克尔在视频中提到了关于和牛的一些神话,这些神话包括哪些内容?

    -视频中提到的神话包括和牛每天都会接受按摩、晚上听莫扎特音乐入睡,以及它们被喂食包括清酒在内的不同酒精饮料而一直处于醉酒状态。

  • 和牛的饲料中是否真的包含酒精,这会对牛有什么影响?

    -是的,和牛的饲料中确实包含五种不同的酒精,包括清酒、啤酒、威士忌、味醂和酱油。如果给予过多酒精,牛会醉,但通常情况下它们不会真正醉酒,而是会去睡觉。

  • 和牛的肉质如何分级,A5等级意味着什么?

    -和牛的肉质分级基于两个主要因素:一是可以从牛身上取得的肉量,二是脂肪的纹理(大理石纹理)。等级从C1到A5,其中A5是最高等级,意味着肉质极佳,大理石纹理丰富。

  • 视频中提到的和牛牛肉的拍卖是如何进行的?

    -拍卖过程中,参与者通过按按钮出价。当所有人都在按同一个按钮时,价格以每次1日元的幅度上升。如果想要特定的牛肉,可以一次性投入更大面额的日元。

  • 在视频中,迈克尔和其他人如何赢得了拍卖中的牛?

    -迈克尔和他的团队通过积极出价,并在价格上升时持续按住出价按钮,最终成功赢得了拍卖中的牛。

  • 视频中的屠夫在处理和牛牛肉时展现了哪些技巧?

    -屠夫在处理和牛牛肉时展现了极高的技艺和精准度,他们仔细地去除了牛肉上的脂肪和骨头,并且非常注重不浪费任何一块肉。他们还使用了和牛脂肪来塑形和展示牛肉,创造出独特的呈现方式。

  • 和牛牛肉在餐厅中是如何被烹饪和呈现的?

    -视频中展示了和牛牛肉在餐厅中被烹饪成三种不同的形式:寿司、烤肉(烧肉)和三明治(Katsu sando)。每种形式都突出了和牛牛肉的高品质和独特的风味。

  • 迈克尔在视频中提到了哪些和牛牛肉的烹饪方式?

    -迈克尔提到了和牛牛肉被烹饪成寿司、烧烤和三明治。其中,寿司使用了海胆和鱼子酱;烧烤使用了神户牛舌;三明治使用了特殊的神户牛肉嫩腰肉。

  • 视频中提到的和牛牛肉的哪些特性使其如此昂贵?

    -和牛牛肉之所以昂贵,是因为其肉质中的大理石纹理(即肌肉间的脂肪分布),这种纹理使得肉质非常柔软和多汁。此外,和牛的饲养成本高,包括精细的饲料、个别关注和严格的品质控制,都是其价格昂贵的原因。

Outlines

00:00

🐂 和牛的起源与养殖

本段落介绍了和牛的起源,特别是神户牛肉的来源。迈克尔访问了神户,了解到并非所有和牛都是神户牛肉,但所有神户牛肉都来自和牛。他参观了农场,见到了和牛从幼崽到成年的各个生长阶段,并了解了它们的饲养过程,包括每天的食物摄入以及如何通过观察来判断肉质的优劣。此外,还提到了一些关于和牛的常见误解,比如每天按摩、听莫扎特音乐以及饮用酒精等。

05:01

🏆 和牛拍卖与屠宰

迈克尔参与了和牛的拍卖过程,体验了竞拍和牛的刺激,并成功拍下了当天的冠军牛。他随后参观了屠宰场,了解了和牛的屠宰和肉质评级过程。屠宰场的卫生条件非常严格,迈克尔穿上了全套防护装备。他见识了和牛的肉质如何根据肉量和脂肪的纹理进行评级,从C1到A5。最终,他们赢得了竞拍,并且获得了一整块优质的和牛肉。

10:01

🔪 和牛的切割艺术

在获得和牛后,迈克尔跟随牛肉到了肉铺,见证了和牛的切割过程。肉铺师傅展示了他们精湛的切割技艺,将牛肉分解成不同的部位,并且非常注重不浪费任何一部分。肉铺师傅还被昵称为“肉的艺术家”,他们不仅简单地切割牛肉,还用和牛脂肪进行了特别的展示。迈克尔观察了整个切割过程,并对和牛的纹理和质量赞不绝口。

15:03

🍣 品尝和牛料理

最后,迈克尔将切割好的和牛带到了一家餐厅,由被称为神户牛肉王子的厨师哈马准备和牛料理。厨师制作了三种不同级别的神户牛肉料理:神户牛肉寿司、神户牛肉烧烤(yakinku),以及神户牛肉炸牛排三明治(katsu sando)。每一种料理都展示了和牛牛肉的独特风味和质地,迈克尔对这些料理赞不绝口,尤其是对最后一道菜——神户牛肉炸牛排三明治的美味印象深刻。

Mindmap

和牛价格昂贵,有专门的保安
和牛与神户牛肉的关系
和牛价值
Usunaga-san农场介绍
和牛成长速度
和牛幼崽护理
和牛养殖
饲料中包含五种不同的酒精
和牛的饮水为天然泉水
和牛饲养条件
所有在日本饲养的牛都有10位数字的追踪编号
和牛的识别
和牛介绍
拍卖地点和规则
竞拍策略
拍卖过程
肉质等级从A到C,从1到5
最高等级A5的评定标准
和牛等级评定
和牛拍卖
屠宰场的卫生标准
牛肉的分割过程
屠宰和分割
肉品艺术家的切割技艺
不同部位的牛肉切割展示
肉品艺术
和牛加工
神户牛肉寿司
神户牛肉烧烤
神户牛肉炸牛排三明治
烹饪方法
不同烹饪方法的牛肉口感描述
对神户牛肉的个人感受
品尝体验
和牛烹饪与品尝
和牛作为高端食材的市场价值
和牛在日本文化中的地位
和牛的社会地位
和牛对当地经济的贡献
和牛出口对国际市场的影响
和牛产业的经济影响
和牛文化与市场
和牛养殖与销售
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Keywords

💡和牛 (Wagyu)

和牛是源自日本的高品质肉牛品种,以其肉质中的大理石纹理(即肌肉内脂肪分布)而闻名。在视频中,和牛被描述为非常昂贵,以至于一头名为Michael的和牛拥有自己的保安。和牛是制作神户牛肉(Kobe beef)的来源,但并非所有和牛都可称为神户牛肉。

💡神户牛肉 (Kobe Beef)

神户牛肉是和牛中的顶级牛肉,源自兵库县的特定牛只。视频中提到,所有神户牛肉都来自和牛,但并非所有和牛牛肉都是神户牛肉。神户牛肉在品质和价格上都优于普通和牛,类似于将普通汽车与法拉利相比较。

💡牛肉等级 (Beef Grading)

视频中提到,牛肉的等级是根据两个主要因素评定的:一是可以从牛身上取得的肉量,二是脂肪的大理石纹理质量。等级从C1到A5,其中A5是最高等级,表示肉质极佳。这一评级系统对于消费者了解他们所购买的牛肉质量至关重要。

💡酒精饲料 (Alcohol Feed)

在养殖和牛的过程中,视频中提到使用了五种不同的酒精作为饲料的一部分,包括清酒、啤酒、威士忌、味醂和酱油。这些酒精不仅增加了饲料的风味,还可能对牛的肉质产生影响,尽管过量可能会导致牛醉酒。

💡牛肉拍卖 (Beef Auction)

视频中描述了和牛在拍卖会上被出售的过程。这些拍卖会是全球买家购买高品质和牛的主要场所。拍卖会上的牛只根据它们的肉质和重量进行竞标,这体现了和牛作为商品的高价值。

💡牛肉加工 (Meat Processing)

视频中展示了牛肉从整块到切割成不同部位的过程。这个过程需要高度的技艺和对肉质的理解,以确保没有浪费,并且每一块肉都能以最佳方式呈现。这体现了对食材的尊重和对工艺的精湛掌握。

💡牛肉烹饪 (Meat Cooking)

视频的最后部分展示了牛肉在餐厅中的烹饪过程。由被称为神户牛肉王子的厨师进行烹饪,包括制作神户牛肉寿司、烧烤和炸牛肉三明治等。这些烹饪方法不仅展现了牛肉的多样性,也体现了对食材的精心处理和对味道的追求。

💡肉质纹理 (Marbling)

肉质纹理,或称大理石纹理,是指肌肉内脂肪的分布情况,这是评定和牛牛肉品质的重要标准。视频中多次提到,和牛的肉质纹理是其独特之处,也是其昂贵的原因之一。良好的肉质纹理意味着肉质更加柔嫩、多汁,风味更佳。

💡跟踪编号 (Tracking Number)

视频中提到,在日本养殖的所有牛只,包括和牛,都有带有10位数字的跟踪编号的标签。这些编号可以追溯牛只的出生地和饲养信息,确保了食品的可追溯性和安全性。

💡牛肉切片 (Meat Slicing)

在视频中,牛肉的切片过程被展示为一种艺术形式。使用特制的机器将牛肉切成极薄的片,这不仅是一种技术上的展示,也是为了在食用时提供最佳的风味和口感。

💡牛肉价格 (Beef Price)

视频中提到了和牛牛肉的高昂价格,例如一块特定的牛肉切片售价高达三百万日元(约合三万美元)。这反映了和牛牛肉作为顶级食材的稀缺性和对品质的追求。

Highlights

迈克尔介绍了一头价值连城的和牛,它甚至拥有自己的保安。

视频展示了和牛的来源,拍卖过程,以及它们如何被分解并在餐厅中供应。

所有的神户牛肉都来自和牛,但并非所有和牛都是神户牛肉,神户牛肉相当于法拉利级别的存在。

和牛的体型巨大,成年和牛几乎与身高六英尺三英寸的人一样高。

农场主Usunaga-san从50头牛开始,现在拥有超过500头牛。

和牛的幼崽非常可爱,它们穿着夹克以保暖。

和牛幼崽每天增重约一公斤,三个月到四个月就能长到中等大小。

关于和牛有许多神话,包括每天按摩、听莫扎特音乐以及被喂食酒精饮料。

和牛的饮食中包含五种不同的酒精,包括清酒、啤酒、威士忌、味醂和酱油。

和牛的饲料含有发酵的味道,但过多的酒精会让它们昏睡而不是醉酒。

和牛的饲料标签包含10位数字的追踪号码,可以追溯牛的出生地和饲养信息。

和牛对不同气味和新人表现出兴趣,显示出它们具有个性。

和牛喝的是天然泉水,与人类饮用水相同,这可能是它们肉质优良的秘密。

和牛拍卖会上,牛只根据肉质和脂肪的纹理进行分级,最高等级为A5。

在拍卖会上,通过按钮竞拍,每次加价一日元,特殊需求可以大幅加价。

迈克尔和他的团队成功竞拍到了当天的冠军牛,并获得了奖杯。

竞拍成功的和牛将被送往屠夫那里分解,然后送往餐厅。

屠夫将和牛分解成不同的部位,展示了他们精湛的技艺和对肉质的尊重。

和牛的不同部位呈现出不同的纹理,每一块肉都是一件艺术品。

和牛的肉片被机器切成极薄的片,用于制作寿司和其他料理。

在东京的Wagyu Mafia餐厅,主厨Hama展示了如何烹饪不同等级的神户牛肉。

神户牛肉寿司、烧烤和炸牛排三明治,每一道菜都展现了和牛的独特风味和质地。

即使是创造这些美食的人,也对神户牛肉的美味赞不绝口。

Transcripts

00:00

This is Michael, a Wagyu cow worth so much

00:02

money that he has his own security guard.

00:04

In this video, we're gonna see where Wagyu comes

00:07

from, how it's auctioned and sold for millions of

00:09

dollars each day, and how it's eventually broken down

00:12

and served at restaurants.

00:13

And I came to Kobe for a reason.

00:15

All Kobe beef comes from Wagyu cattle, but not

00:17

all Wagyu beef is Kobe.

00:19

If Wagyu is your average car, Kobe is a

00:22

Ferrari.

00:22

Just for some size comparison, I am six foot

00:25

three, and this cow is almost as tall as

00:28

me.

00:28

I didn't know that they could be that big.

00:29

I would not want to mess with this guy.

00:31

Hey, buddy.

00:33

Usunaga-san, thank you for inviting me to your farm.

00:36

This man here is responsible for raising some of

00:39

the most expensive cattle on earth.

00:41

And when he started, he had just 50 cows,

00:43

but now he has over 500 cows.

00:45

And this is just one of the many barns

00:47

that they have here on the farm.

00:48

Wa in wagyu means Japanese, so wagyu means Japanese

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cow.

00:53

Could we start by going and seeing the baby

00:55

cows?

00:55

Yes.

00:56

Let's go.

00:56

Let's go.

00:57

So these are the baby babies.

00:58

Yeah.

00:59

Oh, it's so cute.

01:00

They have a jacket on because they're so cold.

01:03

So how much do all these babies weigh right

01:06

now?

01:06

25 kilograms to 30 kilograms.

01:08

So how long will it take for these ones

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to get to the medium-sized cows over there?

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About three to four months.

01:13

They gain about one kilogram per day.

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Wow, they're growing really fast.

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Yeah, they grow about ten times faster than humans.

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How old is this cow right here?

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One week.

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If this cow right here that's already this size

01:25

is only one week old, imagine how big the

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ones we're going to see later in this video

01:29

that are fully grown are going to be.

01:31

There's so many myths online, I feel like, about

01:34

Wagyu.

01:35

Some say that they're massaged every single day.

01:37

I've also heard that some get Mozart played to

01:39

them while they sleep at night.

01:41

And I've even heard that a lot of them

01:43

are fed sake and different alcohol and they're drunk

01:45

all the time.

01:45

Is any of that true?

01:46

Let's find out.

01:47

So these cows now are a good size bigger

01:50

than the babies.

01:50

Like there's a big difference all of a sudden

01:52

in the size.

01:53

How old are these cows and what's happening now?

01:56

Well, here the cows are about one year old

01:59

to three years old.

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And this is the phase where we feed them.

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How much food do they eat?

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They eat about eight kilos of feed per day.

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How do you know which ones are going to

02:10

have that really beautiful marbling?

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Because when I think of Wagyu, and when anyone

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thinks of Wagyu, they think of that amazing intramuscular

02:16

fat, all the fat between the muscle, and that's

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what makes Wagyu so special.

02:20

How do you know which cows are going to

02:23

have that good marbling?

02:24

I take a look at the area with the

02:26

sirloin, which is on the back, that gives me

02:28

an idea of the quality of the meat.

02:29

You can just tell just by looking.

02:31

Yes, once you get used to it.

02:33

He's a genius.

02:34

This just shows a scale of how wide and

02:36

how big one of these cows is compared to

02:39

a human.

02:39

He isn't really leading the cow right now.

02:41

The cow is sort of leading him and he's

02:43

just crossing his fingers that it doesn't freak out.

02:46

How big are these cows?

02:47

How much do they weigh?

02:47

Tajima cows weigh about 700 kilograms.

02:51

Wow.

02:52

700 kilos.

02:52

How much is that in pounds?

02:54

It's like 1,400 pounds.

02:55

What's the biggest cow you've ever raised or seen?

02:59

The heaviest we had weighed 950 kilograms.

03:03

Can we see how you make their food?

03:05

Let's go see it.

03:05

It smells very fermented here.

03:07

Is this maybe the alcohol or sake that we

03:10

were talking about earlier?

03:11

Sake, beer, whiskey, mirin, and soy sauce.

03:14

So there's five different alcohols in the feed.

03:16

Are the cows getting drunk?

03:19

If you give them too much, they'll get drunk.

03:21

Have you ever made one drunk?

03:22

I've never done it.

03:23

No?

03:23

They go to sleep.

03:24

So they don't really get drunk.

03:25

I guess they just knock out right away.

03:28

So this one right here is a sake feed,

03:31

mirin, which I use for like a sweet cooking

03:33

wine.

03:33

It's actually one of my favorite ingredients in the

03:35

kitchen.

03:35

And this is a sugar cane feed.

03:37

It smells like a mix of raisins and fig

03:40

newtons.

03:40

And this feed here is from beer.

03:42

Actually, it smells really good.

03:44

Kind of a gentle beer scent.

03:45

This one is whiskey.

03:47

These cows literally just seem to be sitting here

03:49

all the time and just eating, eating, eating, eating.

03:51

And I guess that's because that's their full-time job

03:54

and that's what they do.

03:55

That's how they're getting as big as they're getting.

03:57

Do you ever eat it?

03:58

No.

03:58

No?

03:58

No.

03:59

Would I be okay if I ate it?

04:01

No, you can't eat that.

04:03

All these cows have these tags on them.

04:05

What do the tags mean?

04:06

All cows raised in Japan, not just Wagyu, have

04:10

these tags with a 10-digit tracking number.

04:12

You can use that number to look up all

04:14

sorts of information, like where the cow was born

04:17

and raised.

04:17

Do the cows get excited when people walk around?

04:21

They're all causing this commotion now.

04:23

Their heads are all sticking out when we're standing

04:25

here.

04:25

Do they have personalities?

04:27

Yeah, they get interested by the different smells and

04:29

the different people that they haven't met before.

04:31

I can't stop watching these guys drinking.

04:33

They're fighting over the water.

04:35

It's natural spring water.

04:36

The water they give to Wagyu cattle is the

04:38

same water that humans can drink.

04:40

I think that's the secret recipe.

04:41

So it's really high quality water.

04:43

Yeah.

04:44

Now that we've seen a farm and how Wagyu

04:46

cows are raised, the next step is an auction

04:48

where Wagyu cows are sold to buyers from all

04:50

around the world.

04:51

Nobody can get into these auctions unless you know

04:54

Yamamoto-san.

04:54

Hello.

04:56

So we are entering the auction room.

04:58

Whoa!

04:59

So this is where the auction happens.

05:00

Yeah.

05:01

And the cows are going to eventually be coming

05:03

one by one.

05:04

Exactly, yeah.

05:04

Okay, so, what, I can't....

05:07

How... what am I supposed to do with these?

05:10

Do I look okay?

05:11

Yeah, very good.

05:12

They look very good on you, yeah.

05:13

I feel like you're lying.

05:15

Haha no, no, no, they're very good on you.

05:16

This should show you how big some of these

05:18

cows are when they come by.

05:20

Like they're hanging down to here, yeah?

05:22

Yeah, yeah.

05:22

So this right here, this is the trophy for

05:25

today.

05:25

The best cattle of the day.

05:27

Only number one gets this award.

05:29

Do you think we can try to win it?

05:30

It's really hard to win, but we will try

05:32

to get this cattle today.

05:33

We're just going to have to pay a lot

05:34

of money.

05:35

Yeah.

05:35

But we're going to be bidding against some pretty

05:37

big people in Japan here.

05:38

Yes, true.

05:39

Let's do this.

05:41

Okay, so we're going to go to the carcass

05:42

room next.

05:43

Whoa!

05:44

What's going on here?

05:45

Oh, new shoes.

05:46

New shoes, yeah.

05:47

Oh, over my hat.

05:48

Yeah.

05:48

Okay.

05:49

Like this?

05:51

Yeah, like that.

05:52

So this is the most hygienic slaughter house in

05:55

Japan.

05:55

Well, now I see why I have to wear

05:57

all this.

05:57

I hope you're fitting okay.

05:58

You hope I fit?

05:59

I know.

06:00

Nothing in Japan fits me.

06:01

I'm too big.

06:02

Another thing.

06:03

Yes.

06:03

Oh my god.

06:04

Protects your head.

06:04

Okay.

06:05

Anything else?

06:06

Oh my god.

06:07

This is crazy.

06:08

And finally you put this on.

06:10

And now we can see the cows.

06:12

Yes.

06:12

What is this?

06:13

This is an air shower.

06:14

You can just come inside.

06:15

I'm scared.

06:20

It's so cold.

06:22

Holy cow.

06:24

These are massive.

06:25

Look at the size of me next to these

06:28

cows.

06:28

These are the cows that we're about to see

06:30

at today's auction.

06:31

They're massive.

06:31

Yeah, this is 640 kilograms.

06:34

Look at the marbling on this beef.

06:36

It's unbelievable.

06:38

They all have different awards, certifications, different stamps on

06:41

them.

06:42

Every carcass has its own identifying things for people

06:44

to know how good the quality is.

06:46

The floor is also so slippery because there's Wagyu

06:49

fat everywhere.

06:50

It's the most expensive floor you could possibly find.

06:53

So here's how it works.

06:53

When grading beef, there are two main factors.

06:56

The first is how much meat can actually be

06:58

taken from the cow.

06:59

And the other one is how good the marbling

07:01

of the fat is.

07:02

The scale goes from A to C and one

07:04

to five.

07:05

So the worst possible cut of beef would get

07:07

a C1, the lowest grade you can get.

07:09

And the best of the best of the best

07:11

would get this stamp right here, A5.

07:14

So they cut all of these open so you

07:16

can grade it and see.

07:17

And this is the chuck roll part and this

07:19

is the chuck rib part.

07:20

This is the one that we want to get

07:21

today.

07:21

Yeah.

07:22

It's called the reward cattle.

07:23

And there's only one every single day.

07:25

Right here is the A5 stamp.

07:27

So this is the best grade you can possibly

07:30

get.

07:30

It's a beautiful, beautiful, huge cow.

07:33

Wow.

07:35

Look at that.

07:35

Why is this so good?

07:37

The body is very wide and big.

07:38

This cattle contains lots of beef as well.

07:40

And also the taste is very, very good.

07:42

And everybody's going to be trying to win this.

07:44

Yeah.

07:44

It's going to be hard, right?

07:45

Yeah, it's going to be very, very hard.

07:47

It's time to go to the auction.

07:48

People are starting to walk in.

07:49

My heart's starting to beat faster.

07:51

My competitive juices are starting to flow.

07:53

I want to win the number one cow and

07:55

I want to get that trophy.

07:56

Do you want to win?

07:57

Yeah, of course.

07:58

How does this work?

07:58

You press the buttons to bid?

08:00

During the auction, when everybody is pushing just this

08:02

button, one yen is rising every time.

08:04

But if you want to get this carcass, very,

08:07

very specifically this one, then you just put the

08:10

100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen.

08:11

This is when you wanna ball out.

08:13

Yeah, yeah.

08:13

Now that you've told me how this works, I

08:15

have a strategy for the bidding.

08:16

I'm gonna put this one in one hand.

08:17

Okay.

08:18

I'm gonna be clicking this as fast as I

08:19

possibly can.

08:20

Okay.

08:20

And then in my other hand, I'm gonna go

08:22

like this.

08:22

Okay haha.

08:23

Then you'll win every cattle.

08:24

The first cows are coming in.

08:26

My heart is beating so fast right now.

08:28

I'm nervous.

08:28

Be ready.

08:41

Oh a winner! There it goes.

08:56

Wow.

08:56

The trophy cow today is number 12.

08:58

We're almost there.

08:59

Tell me when.

09:00

Tell me when.

09:01

Right now? Hold it?

09:02

Yeah, continue.

09:05

Alright I am holding it. My heart's beating so

09:07

fast.

09:07

Wow, it's going high. It's going so high.

09:09

Oh, it's going to be so expensive.

09:14

It's going so high.

09:15

We got it? We got it.

09:18

Oh, nice. Good, good.

09:20

There's our cow.

09:21

I don't want to celebrate because I think everyone's

09:23

mad that we won.

09:26

You won?

09:27

We won, yeah.

09:28

That's good.

09:29

Wow, thank you.

09:30

One, two, three.

09:31

We did it!

09:32

This is the cow that we won.

09:34

And look how incredible that is.

09:35

He is so much bigger than me.

09:37

You did it.

09:37

You did it.

09:39

Our cow is now gonna be processed and sent

09:41

along to a butcher who's gonna break it down

09:43

for us.

09:43

Only Wagyu has kindly allowed me to take the

09:46

entire tenderloin to give away to 10 of you.

09:48

So comment your Instagram handle down below in the

09:50

video and make sure you're following me so I

09:52

can message you if you win.

09:53

And 10 of you are gonna get a beautiful

09:55

filet mignon from our exact cow that we won

09:57

today.

09:57

So we are now here at the butcher.

09:59

This is the place where they take the meat,

10:01

they break it down, and then they send it

10:02

to restaurants to get it cooked, which we'll go

10:04

to next.

10:04

What is your name?

10:05

Mr. Meat.

10:05

Nice to meet you.

10:06

So he's the meat artist, and that's why we've

10:06

come to the best butcher in the game.

10:10

Do I look good?

10:12

Good! Hahah.

10:13

This is what you get if you're in the

10:15

Kobe Beef Association.

10:16

It's so heavy.

10:16

Heavy, heavy!

10:18

What's his name?

10:20

Kobe Beef. Hahah.

10:22

So this is their freezer where they keep a

10:24

lot of their meats.

10:24

And this is our cow that we got today.

10:27

This is from the same area as where the

10:28

flat iron steak comes from.

10:29

And he's going to cut it down into a

10:32

beautiful platter of usable cuts of beef.

10:34

First, it looks like he's removing a lot of

10:37

the fat off the top of this meat.

10:39

This has a lot of fat.

10:40

Here's very quick and efficient with the knife.

10:42

You can also see that he's really making an

10:43

effort here as he cuts to not waste any

10:45

meat from this cow. It's incredible to watch.

10:47

So now is when the wagyu is really starting

10:49

to look good.

10:50

We're getting down to those beautiful parts on the

10:52

inside here. It's like a long train of wagyu.

10:55

Do you like to eat wagyu?

10:56

I love wagyu. Munch!

10:58

Munch, munch, munch.

10:59

Okay, so now you're about to see why they

11:01

call him the meat artist.

11:02

Most butchers will just break down the Wagyu just

11:04

like that, and then they'll package it up.

11:06

But he is literally an artist with how he

11:08

treats the Wagyu, and he does something a little

11:10

extra.

11:10

And it looks like he's using Wagyu beef tallow,

11:12

some fat, to prop up the edges of the

11:15

flower.

11:15

Wow.

11:16

It's insane.

11:17

Now what's gonna happen is he's going to cut

11:19

it down again and show us yet another presentation

11:21

that he can create with this same cut of

11:23

our Wagyu beef.

11:24

I love how with Wagyu, every time you cut

11:26

it, it makes a new art piece.

11:27

I have no idea what he's gonna be making

11:29

this time, but I know it's probably gonna be

11:31

something really cool again.

11:32

He's super, super careful and really specific.

11:35

Wow.

11:36

That is beautiful.

11:37

Now you see why they call him the meat

11:39

artist.

11:40

Okay, now we're moving on to this giant cross

11:42

section of our cow here.

11:43

What is your name?

11:44

Mr. CEO.

11:45

Nice to meet you.

11:46

Nice to meet you.

11:47

So this piece of beef has ribeye, sirloin, and

11:50

tenderloin all in one.

11:51

So he has a lot to work with here.

11:53

And he's going to start by deboning the whole

11:55

thing.

11:55

We have to remove all of those thick bones.

11:56

The way that he's using the knife here is

11:59

very surgical.

11:59

It's so precise.

12:00

He is tracing around every single bone.

12:03

So what he's working on right now is trying

12:04

to pull off the first bone.

12:06

And if you recognize it, it's sort of a

12:08

T-bone.

12:08

You'd have the tenderloin on one side and the

12:10

strip would be on the other side.

12:11

The cool thing here to me is you can

12:13

sort of see that the butcher has all these

12:15

different choices when they go to break down your

12:16

beef.

12:17

Right now, he's pulling out those bones that would

12:19

normally be left in a T-bone or a porterhouse

12:22

steak.

12:22

He's just pulling all of those out right now

12:25

because we already took off that tenderloin.

12:26

And then on the bottom side of these is

12:28

gonna be left this nice clean strip.

12:30

They work the knife in every possible way in

12:32

doing this.

12:33

They hold it in their hand in different ways.

12:35

A lot of people talk about how Wagyu cuts

12:37

like butter, but they're not just sitting here slicing

12:39

easily through this Wagyu.

12:40

They are masters of their craft with the knife.

12:42

It's crazy to watch.

12:43

So something's happening now.

12:45

He's going to cut this whole big piece here

12:47

in half.

12:47

This is really cool for me to see the

12:49

meat getting smaller and smaller and smaller.

12:51

Wow.

12:52

That's beautiful.

12:53

Look at the difference here between the fat that's

12:55

on the outside and then all of this beautiful

12:58

marbled fat that we think of when we think

13:00

of Wagyu.

13:01

So now we've got a different portion here of

13:02

our cow.

13:03

We're going to see him cut this into some

13:04

blocks.

13:04

So one really cool thing here is we have

13:07

so many cuts of the cow that we're able

13:09

to play with and work with here.

13:10

It should just show you how big one of

13:12

these cows really is and how much meat comes

13:15

from one of these massive, massive Wagyu cows.

13:17

Although you do pay a hefty price for it.

13:19

Every single piece of what he's cut here has

13:21

a completely different pattern on it, which I think

13:24

is one of the most amazing parts about Wagyu.

13:26

This is the last thing we're doing before we

13:28

get to cook and eat some Wagyu at a

13:29

restaurant.

13:29

This is a giant machine that's gonna slice this

13:32

Wagyu very thin.

13:33

So it goes into the machine.

13:34

Wow, this is intense.

13:36

Okay, here we go.

13:38

Whoa!

13:40

That's not what I expected to just happen.

13:43

This is so fast.

13:44

Look at that.

13:45

It's the thinnest piece of Wagyu.

13:47

How much is one of these?

13:48

Can I buy one?

13:48

Three million yen.

13:49

Thirty thousand dollars.

13:50

Okay.

13:51

All right.

13:51

Nevermind.

13:51

So now that we're finished, they're just packing all

13:53

of this up.

13:54

Although I wish we could just sit together and

13:56

eat all this Wagyu together, but it's going to

13:57

go off to different customers now.

13:59

Thank you.

13:59

Thank you very much.

14:01

I'm bringing this to the restaurant.

14:02

It is time to go eat some Wagyu.

14:06

This is Wagyu Mafia, a members-only Wagyu restaurant in

14:09

Tokyo, Japan.

14:10

And this is Chef Hama.

14:11

He's known as the Prince of Kobe Beef.

14:13

Mr. Nick!

14:14

I brought you a gift!

14:16

Oh my god, where'd you get it from?

14:17

How are you?

14:18

Very good, no?

14:19

Can we cook it?

14:20

Let's Wagyu Mafia!

14:22

Let's go!

14:22

Chef, you are the Wagyu expert, so I am

14:25

not cooking today.

14:25

I'm going to step back and let you do

14:27

your magic.

14:28

Sound good?

14:28

Right on, Mr. Nick!

14:29

Today, I'm going to cook three levels of Kobe

14:34

beef.

14:34

Level one, Wagyu sushi.

14:37

Let's go!

14:38

We have all the most amazing ingredients in the

14:40

world here.

14:41

This is my favorite sea urchin from Hokkaido, Japan.

14:44

The best flavor, so sweet.

14:46

We also have royal ossetra caviar, fresh wasabi, and

14:49

of course, our Kobe beef.

14:50

The process to make this one is quick.

14:52

You have to be gentle when shaping the rice,

14:55

which we cook with sake for extra flavor, and

14:58

the nigiri comes together quickly.

14:59

To finish, you brush it with eight-year barrel-aged soy

15:02

sauce and top with the sea urchin and caviar.

15:05

Mr. Nick your sushi is ready.

15:07

One bite.

15:08

One bite?

15:08

Pick it up from my hand.

15:10

I've never done omakase right out of the chef's

15:14

hand.

15:14

Holy cow.

15:16

Not bad, huh?

15:17

Not bad at all.

15:20

You get a little soy sauce sea urchin right

15:21

away because it hits the roof of your mouth.

15:23

At the very end of the taste, Kobe beef

15:26

comes after.

15:27

And it's so nice to have the Kobe beef

15:29

just raw and delicate like that.

15:30

So level two and level three, you're going to

15:32

have a tough time.

15:33

Let's skip it.

15:35

Level two is Kobe beef yakiniku, which means barbecue.

15:40

For the meat, I'm using the Kobe beef tongue.

15:43

They're impossible to get since there is just one

15:46

per cow.

15:46

Breaking it down is similar to flaying a fish,

15:49

just like you're removing the skin from the fish.

15:51

So you see the dimple on the tongue.

15:53

This is a sign where you cut it.

15:55

And this here is all fat.

15:57

And fat is flavor.

15:58

This is the best part of the Kobe beef

16:01

tongue, one of the most expensive tongues in the

16:05

world.

16:05

Three hundred grams, easily two thousand US dollars.

16:08

We're going to cut it into small pieces like

16:11

this, and then gently score it on both sides

16:14

for some textures.

16:15

We have already prepared the Japanese charcoal.

16:17

You want it to be a nice gray color

16:19

when it's time to cook.

16:20

This is Kobe beef back fat, which we use

16:22

to oil the grill.

16:23

Listen to that nice sizzle.

16:29

Oooh.

16:29

Grill for one minute on each side and finish

16:32

it off with a bit of salt and it's

16:34

ready to eat.

16:34

Let's go.

16:35

Level two.

16:36

Let's see.

16:37

It looks good.

16:38

And it smells even better than it looks.

16:41

It's just the right amount of chewy and still

16:43

soft and fatty.

16:44

It has a little bit of crunchiness.

16:46

Level two is gonna be hard to beat.

16:48

Level three is Wagyu katsu sando.

16:51

I'm going to use this special three thousand dollar

16:55

Kobe beef tenderloin.

16:56

This is one of the most difficult cuts to

16:59

find anywhere in the world.

17:00

First, I'm going to carefully cut it into these

17:03

small portions.

17:03

The marbling on this beef is incredible.

17:06

Then we'll roll it in our special Japanese flour,

17:08

dip it in the egg, and finish with our

17:11

homemade bread crumbs, which is made from Japanese milk

17:13

bread.

17:13

For the size of this, the thickness, cook for

17:15

two and a half minutes. Shall we go?

17:22

We'll fry until it looks nice and golden brown

17:24

like this.

17:25

This is our sauce.

17:27

It has fifteen different ingredients.

17:28

The main ingredients are soy sauce and rice vinegar,

17:32

but the rest is a secret.

17:34

To assemble the sandwich, place down the beef and

17:36

close the sandwiches.

17:37

And now I will trim off all the edges.

17:45

Wow.

17:45

And I finish by slicing through the middle.

17:47

Mr. Nick, level three is ready.

17:49

Come on.

17:51

I was drooling back there watching this whole time.

17:53

Oh, level three, we need to have gold.

17:57

Yes.

18:07

I feel bad even eating this.

18:08

Look at this.

18:09

Then don't eat it.

18:10

All right.

18:11

Okay, so this is a Kobe beef Chateaubriand.

18:15

In an entire cow, you can only get ten

18:18

pieces. Let's go!

18:18

Okay.

18:24

Words cannot really describe that bite.

18:26

Even though I create it, I still love it

18:29

every day.

18:30

Well done.

18:31

Oh, one more thing.

18:32

Yeah?

18:34

You ready for dessert?

18:36

No.