I spent days getting to know our small farms in Japan, including Aomine-san, one of the elite producers of the rarest beef on the planet: Olive Wagyu of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Sign up to purchase Olive Wagyu: https://www.crowdcow.com/olivewagyu Or purchase award-winning Kagoshima A5 Wagyu from Japan here: https://www.crowdcow.com/a5wagyu

You can identify Japanese knives by the shape and length of their blades. The usuba, or “thin blade,” is a traditional Japanese knife used for cutting vegetables. It's identified by it's overall rectangular shape and flat tip. The usuba is a sharp blade that is excellent for thinly slicing carrots, daikon radish and other vegetables. The yanagi is a very long and thin bladed sashimi knife us...

The steps are easy, but the most important step of all: craft beef from one of Crowd Cow's worlds-best independent providers. 1: Season with salt and pepper. Great beef doesn't need sauces and harsh spices. Let the meat stand on it's own. 2: Heat a cast iron pan to HIGH and use avocado oil or similar to sear all sides. About two minutes today. 3: Put the cast iron together with the steak int...

These meatballs are something else! This meatballs recipe was inspired by many visits to Salumi, a Seattle deli and restaurant offering artisanal cured meats. Crowd Cow's ground beef makes these meatballs extra special: https://www.crowdcow.com/ground With Crowd Cow's ground beef, you always know the farm and the farmer's name where your beef comes from. This is a far cry from the mystery meat...