Japan's Most Expensive Steak - Matsusaka Wagyu Beef Teppanyaki

Matsusaka wagyu is Japan’s priciest beef ( JNTO ). Forget kobe beef: On the hunt for Matsusaka wagyu – Japan’s most expensive (and tastiest) steak. Real cow connoisseurs head to Mie prefecture for melt-in-the-mouth meat, says Mark Stratton. Mark Stratton. ... By way of compensation, his cattle are reared to become Matsusaka wagyu, Japan’s most expensive beef. In 2002 one single cow fetched a beefy 50 million yen (£350,000) at market. ... Wagyu connoisseurs outside Japan might purr with familiarity at the mention of kobe beef, but the Japanese keep Matsusaka wagyu and its marbled melt-in-the-mouth qualities all to themselves. I first encountered it during a four-day food tour of Mie prefecture on eastern Honshu island – although it wasn’t exactly love at first bite