Wagyu source?

I know a few years back anyway that the only place to get authentic Japanese Wagyu was at Costco. I don't know if that is still the case. There are many places to get "American Wagyu." There were a few things at Costco, for instance:

https://www.costco.com/.product.100407567.html

There are a lot of different grades of Wagyu and YMMV. The above did not look nearly as marbled as what I'd seen in grocery stores in Japan, but I think what I saw in Japan would not get sold here as it had astronomical percentages of fat, similar to this:

https://www.costco.com/japanese-wag...oast,-a5-grade,-11-lbs.product.100311362.html

This looks interesting:

https://www.costco.com/northwest-fi...-a5-wagyu-filet-mignon.product.100671194.html

The Butcher Shoppe here in Pensacola sells A5 and last I checked was $63 a pound.

agoldswo said:

Wheres the best place to get some Japanese wagyu? I want to treat myself in celebration of going back to work full time after this covid crap. I've been looking at Crowd Cow and a few others, but I don't know who is the most reputable while still being a little affordable.

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As far as being reputable, I buy from Crowd Cow regularly, and have never had a problem. They do have Japanese Waygu - I recently got a Kagoshima A5 tenderloin and it was delicious.

These guys are legit also. They're local to me so I get it cheaper than shipped. Japanese, Australian and Olive wagyu among other fine offerings. They even have a mobile wagyu truck that sells at different parts of the city.

https://premiermeatcompany.com/shop/shop/japanese-wagyu/

This outfit has done me well, but is pricey.

https://holygrailsteak.com/

Slight thread drift: How are you going to prepare it