Wagyu is the gold standard in beef -- it stands apart from all other meats for its unparalleled tenderness and rich flavor, so much so that in 1997 the Japanese declared the Wagyu cow a national ...

The finest cuts of Matsusaka wagyu have a melting point of 12 degrees Celsius, 8 degrees lower than Kobe. These cows are so valuable that in 2002, one fetched 50 million yen, over $330,000 ...

Twice a day, Griffiths and his 24-year-old son, Ryley, hand-feed their herd, a few hundred head of wagyu and red devon cattle. It is neither time- nor cost-effective. Griffiths didn’t start his ...