Photo of your dinner (Vol 3)

[Cockaigne]

I don't understand why Wagyu gets such popularity, Black Angus and Dexter are so much better tasting.

[HM-2]

Cockaigne said:

I don't understand why Wagyu gets such popularity, Black Angus and Dexter are so much better tasting.

"Proper" wagyu is amazing, but the stuff commonly sold as "wagyu" in supermarkets is cack.

[ZedLeg]

It's definitely become a victim of being seen as aspirational. It's a different experience to other beef though, I wouldn't eat a whole big lump of wagyu. It's too rich.

Little slices in a hot pot or on a teppanyaki are delicious though. You'll never have more tender beef.

[C70R]

Cockaigne said:

I don't understand why Wagyu gets such popularity, Black Angus and Dexter are so much better tasting.

If you've never tried A5-11/12 in Japan, this observation is absolutely useless.

[pocketspring]

C70R said:

Cockaigne said:

I don't understand why Wagyu gets such popularity, Black Angus and Dexter are so much better tasting.

If you've never tried A5-11/12 in Japan, this observation is absolutely useless.

Nah, you're wrong. A5 -10 is where it's at.

[C70R]

For anyone unsure, this is what Wagyu should look like.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/4328/3505/f...

[Blown2CV]

i think we just did wagyu a few pages back...

unfortunately it isn't in itself a guarantee of quality. Aldi do wagyu, as do costco. I am sure therefore that there are cheaper grades, cuts, farms etc. within the range of japanese beef. Then there is the whole thing where the export stuff is generally stter than that which is retained for the domestic market. Although, you'd expect that overall the average quality would be higher than some of the st we get over here.

[nebpor]

Burgers

[CharlesdeGaulle]

I did the prawn starter but the female companion got clingy with her side of the plate.



Then the main was a bit of a recycle of a recent meal: dorada and spicy chickpeas, with airfried cauliflower with soy and tabasco.

[eskidavies]

Freezer emptying before holiday, Katsu curry sausages , frozen veg , couldn’t decide on curry sauce or gravy , went for gravy on veg

[Chris Stott]

Surprise birthday dinner at one of my favourite restaurants… la bodega del cantinero in San Pedro.

So much going on I didn’t take any pics until the end, but there were shared plates of beef carpaccio with parmigiana and rocket, local tomatoes with mackerel and red onion, followed for me by rack of lamb. Plus a bottle of Doble Doce (a fabulous local cab/merlot)

The real highlight of the night came after the meal though… the speciality of the restaurant… Sherry.

Pedro Ximenez of various vintages… the 1965 was unbelievably good, the 1955 truly sublime… a match for the very best ports.







If you’re ever in the Marbella area this is a must visit…. Nothing like the over priced commercial stuff in the tourist traps.

[peter tdci]

HM-2 said:

Cockaigne said:

I don't understand why Wagyu gets such popularity, Black Angus and Dexter are so much better tasting.

"Proper" wagyu is amazing, but the stuff commonly sold as "wagyu" in supermarkets is cack.

Seems like 'Wagyu' has become a marketing 'brand' in the UK (and maybe elsewhere) to sell something that might be better than the average steak, but not the 'authentic' thing.

Don't even get me started on 'craft' beers...

[peter tdci]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Then the main was a bit of a recycle of a recent meal: dorada and spicy chickpeas, with airfried cauliflower with soy and tabasco.

I'd eat that in a blink of an eye!

[paulguitar]

peter tdci said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Then the main was a bit of a recycle of a recent meal: dorada and spicy chickpeas, with airfried cauliflower with soy and tabasco.

I'd eat that in a blink of an eye!

That fish looks a bit pissed off.

[craigjm]

Beef Rendang

[daqinggregg]

CdG, that brightened my morning, luv.

[anonymous-user]

eskidavies said:

Freezer emptying before holiday, Katsu curry sausages , frozen veg , couldn’t decide on curry sauce or gravy , went for gravy on veg

Always good to see a decent pea portion, top man!

[Cockaigne]

C70R said:

If you've never tried A5-11/12 in Japan, this observation is absolutely useless.

Was talking UK.

[HM-2]

peter tdci said:

HM-2 said:

Cockaigne said:

I don't understand why Wagyu gets such popularity, Black Angus and Dexter are so much better tasting.

"Proper" wagyu is amazing, but the stuff commonly sold as "wagyu" in supermarkets is cack.

Seems like 'Wagyu' has become a marketing 'brand' in the UK (and maybe elsewhere) to sell something that might be better than the average steak, but not the 'authentic' thing.

To be entirely fair to the supermarkets, "Wagyu" just mean "beef from one of four traditional Japanese breeds of cattle". It has no other actual definition than that.

But expecting Miyazaki A5 sirloin from something badged as "Wagyu" you found in Morrison's is always going to result in you being a bit disappointed.

[GiantCardboardPlato]

paulguitar said:

That fish looks a bit pissed off.

He’s vegetarian.