Steak with High Degree of Marbling but Not a Waygu Steak

browser on 22/10/2024 - 13:29
Last edited 22/10/2024 - 19:57 by 1 other user

Walked passed a shop selling what appears to be a scotch or sirloin cut steak, full of marbling, like BMS 10+.

It was $35/kg, too cheap to be from a Wagyu, also it doesn't say Wagyu nor specify any marble scores.

Wondering what breed of cattle could it be? Or was it manufactured?

Was in a rush so did not ask them.

Edit: should have taken a picture but as I have said was in a rush, it was an after thought to find out what it is. Shibuya is right, the steak looked exactly like meltique beef. You can see it's not some marbling, so was wondering what is it at that price point.

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  geek001 on 22/10/2024 - 13:34

  $35/kg is a good price for highly marbled steak in general. Does it matter whether it is a from a Wagyu cow or not? Which shop is this?

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  Shibuya on 22/10/2024 - 13:37

  +7

  This is most likely “meltique beef”. Google it

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    coffeeinmyveins on 22/10/2024 - 13:53

    That's pretty interesting, didn't know about that technique. I guess if the result is identical then does it really matter if it was done this way.

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      iDroid on 22/10/2024 - 14:06

      Looking at google reviews for “meltique beef” suggests that it's not identical - low review rating.

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      Cheaplikethebird on 22/10/2024 - 14:08

      +3

      Not really identical, you're talking intramuscular fat vs fat that has been injected and follows the arteries. Plus you can inject any old beef with any old beef fat as opposed to Wagyu where it's the result of genetics and the care put into raising them so the muscle and fat is high quality. With Meltique you're probably eating old dairy cow.

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    browser on 22/10/2024 - 13:55

    This is it, I thought it would have to be manufactured or processed.

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  coffeeinmyveins on 22/10/2024 - 13:52

  -3

  Absolutely no chance you're getting 10+ at $35kg.

  Look at the price of that at any other place.

  Edit:

  full of marbling, like BMS 10+.

  Right, so you're just assuming it's 10+ based on eyeing it? Even by eyeing it, there's no way it will be that cheap for even less marbling.

  A quick google will show you the true cost of that much marble lol

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    browser on 22/10/2024 - 13:57

    There are marbling charts, that's how the scores come from.

    I'm very well aware of the price, hence rejected it was a Wagyu cut and asked what could it be.

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  browser on 22/10/2024 - 14:19

  -1

  Now I wonder if any all you can eat BBQ using this sort of meat as Wagyu, where raw presentation is more visible than cooked meat.

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    Cheaplikethebird on 22/10/2024 - 14:35

    +1

    Really doubt it, it's very visibly not Wagyu.

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      browser on 22/10/2024 - 20:00

      Now that I know it's "fake", and after watching YouTube how they are made, it's easy to tell the marbling is man made, different from the real deal.

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  sumyungguy on 22/10/2024 - 15:06

  -3

  Black Onyx is MB3+ branded beef from Rangers Valley grain fed Black Angus. A pub near me does a rib fillet special $66; a whole fillet retails from $105 per kg. No idea what you're seeing at $35 per kg

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    sumyungguy on 22/10/2024 - 17:34

    -1

    I did answer your question: Black Angus

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      browser on 22/10/2024 - 20:04

      Not sure if you were replying to me, the neg wasn't from me.

      I have added a photo to show how it looked like.

      The price tells it's not Wagyu, the marbling tells a different story, conclusion is fake marbling.

      If they were going to fake it, I guess they wouldn't start with a quality cut.

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    cwongtech on 22/10/2024 - 18:14

    MBS3+ Wagyu is non-marbled wagyu.
    Source: A lot of experience buying/enjoying wagyu

    MBS3-5 is smoother than non-wagyu beef, but you hardly see any marbling
    MBS 5-7 is when you see marbling

    https://wagyubeefaustralia.com.au/range/melbourne-direct-aus…
    $160/kg for MBS 8-9kg
    Granted, Osawa Enterprises aren't just a "retailer", but still, $105/kg for MBS 3+ is not cheap at all.

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      sumyungguy on 23/10/2024 - 09:17

      My comment was about MSA graded beef from breeds other than Wagyu, which is what OP asked about. But OP's post got edited to suggest Meltique Beef

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  Drpepper666 on 22/10/2024 - 17:32

  +1

  Could be blangus

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  randomusername2017 on 22/10/2024 - 18:22

  -1

  Was in a rush so did not ask them

  Go to the source… or at least name them.

  Can't even differentiate between sirloin or scotch and you're concerned about the brand/breed.🤷‍♂️

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    browser on 23/10/2024 - 12:14

    Neg wasn't from me.

    Anyway, the way they present high grade wagyu is often in an oval cut, in this case a pretender in similar shape.

    It's hard to tell what it is just by looking. The concern was more about if it was natural or man made (and potential side effects).

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  Mechz on 22/10/2024 - 18:44

  Go look at chuck steak in the supermarket. Very high marbling but it's tough if you don't slow cook it.

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  hudrob on 23/10/2024 - 08:51

  Wagyu only comes from specific breeds. It's not just the degree of marbling that makes Wagyu good, it's also the details of the fat content (low rendering point, higher in specific fats than general, etc

  Black Angus under the right conditions produces well marbled beef, though MB10+ sounds pretty extreme.