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Provisional signals based on product positioning and price comparison. Taste is deliberately withheld until a real tasting.
Rarity8
Taste—
Presentation6
Value signal5
Price Multiplier
A5 Japanese Wagyu Sirloin Steak£42.50
30-day aged British sirloin£5 per 100g
Posh multiplier8.5×
Why is it so expensive?
- A5 is the top of Japan's official grading for yield and marbling — most wagyu isn't this.
- The marbling melts below body temperature, which is why it eats like nothing else.
- Fed and raised for far longer than British beef, then export-graded and air-freighted.
- It's so rich that a 200g steak genuinely serves two — which halves the real multiplier.
Would we buy it?
Once
Yes — hot pan, salt, nothing else, sliced thin.
As a habit
A great British sirloin is the better everyday steak. This is a different food.