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Gourmet food prices

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I was making my Costco grocery list and was looking through their site, and saw a ribeye roast 'wagyu' for $1,047.99.

I do make gourmet food purchases on occasion, mostly for cheeses or nice chocolate, but I think that price for beef is crazy. And you still have to take it home and cook it.
 
Holy cow! For that price it better come with a chef to prep and cook it for me.
 
When I was a teenager in 70's I set up wrestling rings and concession stands for CWF (championship wrestling of Florida) We were in Tampa Fl and a huge storm was coming through so show was cancelled. I was 16 yrs old and had less than 10 bucks in my pocket.

I was going to run over to a Burger Chef (I think it was) when a wrestler named Hiro Matsuda says, Young man I will treat you to a nice dinner. Most of the guys liked me because I said, yes sir, no sir and did everything I was asked without any attitude.

Hiro was about 5' 11" and 225 pounds (small for pro wrestler) but was feared because he was a legit judo fighter and amateur wrestler. He broke Hulk Hogans ankle for being cocky while training him when Hogan was a huge man.

Anyway back to the reason of this post, lol.

He took me to a real Japanese restaurant and ordered for me. Kobe Wagyu Ribeye Steak. This stuff was so tender you didn't need teeth to eat it. If meat was a drug this would have been crack. I have not come across another meal like this. I got the wrestlers cut (probably double size of normal portion)

If you ever get the chance to try Kobe/Wagyu do so but be prepared to be disappointed when you go back to almost affordable meat, lol.
 
Not. Gonna. Happen. :(

I could never justify that kind of money for a meal. Ever. (But I've spent more than that on a single snake, so go figure).

And as Joe said, I wouldn't want to try it, get addicted, and have to go back to normal, feedlot cuts of beef!
 
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