I tried wagyu steak that aged for 25 days and raised the taste component more than 4 times

"Dried and aged meat"Is beef processed in a special preservation method that puts beef in an environment with a temperature of 1 degree and a humidity of around 70 percent and increases the taste component by leaving it for 25 days. I think that there are not many places where such meat can be eaten except in some steak shops in Japan, but a general food exhibition "The 15th FABEX (Fabex) 2012"Handles aged meatZenchaku saleBecause I found a company called 'I tried to eat the real thing', I decided to try it.

The storage container is an ordinary refrigerator like the following.


It seems that "umami will become stronger" when it comes to mature cattle, but if you say what the ingredients are actually changing ....


According to the inspection data of the Tokyo Meat Safety Test Center, glutamic acid, which is a typical umami component, is about 3.7 times and aspartic acid is 4.3 times or more in ribulose.


In addition, the above data can also be viewed in the PDF file of "Yakiniku Business Fair 2012" at the following link.

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The flesh which is matured will discolor the surface as time passes.


Since the discolored part is not suitable for edible, it has to be discarded, so it is said that even the same meat will be about twice as expensive as it is.


Not only big blocks but also those sold in small packs in packs are sold.


This time we tasted Kagoshima-made Kuroge Wagyu be aged for about 30 days.


Before making a fire it looks like the following, you can not distinguish it from ordinary meat simply by looking at it.


I had them baked on an iron plate.


It is not fleshy as a greasy drip, but there is a rich taste like chilling and tongue remaining, delicious. Satisfaction is also high as you can taste the meat juice that spreads in the mouth plentifully without melting in a moment without being lost.


I do not know exactly because I did not compare before and after ripening, but it is no doubt that a rich taste was felt in the tasted beef, so please check with your own tongue for those who are interested .