A5 OLIVE FED WAGYU RIBEYE

Origin: Shodoshima Island, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Grade: A5 Marble Score: 12 Lineage: Japanese Black (Kuroge) Certificate Included  A distinct flavor profile and intense marbling are what makes Olive Fed wagyu so unique. Exclusive to Shodoshima Island, these purebred cattle feed on an olive mash that is the biproduct of olive pressing. The end result yields "Sanuki" Wagyu Shodoshima Island is best known for its olives and production of Japanese olive oil. The mash or pulp left over from olive oil production is then incorporated into the cattle feed, reducing waste and also yielding what is known as Sanuki Olive Wagyu. The unique diet of olive mash mixed with ryegrass and rice straw lends to a distinct flavor and intense marbling that has made Olive-Fed Wagyu very popular. The flavor profile is rich with notes of olive oil and known to have high levels of oleic acid an omega-9 fatty acid (think salmon). This remains as one of our rare items that we try to acquire on a seas