There are beef lover who cantellporterhouse from filet mignon , who are regulars at their local chophouse , and who twist up their noses at any cutting of nitty-gritty fudge past intermediate rare . Then there are beef cattle buff who are willing to shell out close to $ 3000 for a bento box of beef cattle form like the animal from which it make out . If you do it someone who ’s passionate about their steak , this cow - shape parcel spy byEateristhegift for them .
The box comes from a unexampled Japanese lunch delivery service calledGochikuru . Other offerings on their menu include bento box staples like fish , testicle , fruit , and vegetable . But in their Tottori Wagyu box , high - ending beef is featured front and marrow .
Wagyu beef come peculiarly - breed cow native to Japan . The kernel is macrocosm - far-famed for its melt - in - your - oral cavity fat marbling and unique , fruity aroma . It ’s also famous for being one of themost expensivefoods on Earth .
This particular option of Wagyu will set buyers back about $ 2800 with revenue enhancement . For that price they get roughly 10 pounds of cooked beef from Japan ’s Tottori Prefecture , Kinu Musume Timothy Miles Bindon Rice , Yakiniku sauce , lime half , a wasabi root , and the 2 - foot - wide bovine box it all total in . The 10 cuts of beef , which include spit , brisket , and premier costa , are arranged according to their location on the moo-cow .
Gochikuru only delivers the item to customers in the Tokyo area , so if you ’re looking to give it as a gift stateside , traveling to pick it up will be more than a few thousand bucks . luckily , there are plenty of other options out there if you ’re shopping for afoodie friend .
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