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Wagyu Beef

For some, a Β£100 wagyu steak is the best money can buy. But can we taste that difference in supermarket burgers that sell for less than Β£3.50 a pair?

For many beef connoisseurs, a wagyu steak is the tenderest meat money can buy. They say it literally melts in the mouth. But Pete wants to know, if a Wagyu steak can set you back Β£100, how can supermarkets sell Wagyu burgers for around Β£3.50 a pair? How much of what makes wagyu beef so prized trickles down into a burger?

Greg speaks to meat scientist, Martin Anderson, visits a Wagyu farm in Yorkshire, and sets up a blind taste test. All to find out if Wagyu burgers are the best thing between sliced bread.

Do you have a suggestion of a β€˜wonder-product’ making a bold claim that Greg can investigate next?

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PRESENTER: GREG FOOT
PRODUCERS: JULIAN PASZKIEWICZ & KEVIN CORE

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25 minutes

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Sat 23 Apr 2022 17:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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    Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.