Olive wagyu has been called the rarest steak in the world. At over $500 a pound, it's one of the most expensive meats you can buy. In Shōdoshima, Japan, Masaki Ishii creates olive wagyu by feeding his cattle the waste from local olive groves. An olive-wagyu cow is worth 1.2 million yen, or over $9,000. So, what makes olive wagyu different from other varieties of wagyu? And what makes it so much more expensive?

0:00 – Intro
1:30 – Shodoshima Island's Olive Groves
2:52 – Recyling-oriented Agriculture
3:36 – Drying Olive Pomace
4:30 – Feeding The Cows
5:52 – Cooking Olive Wagyu
6:57 – Overcoming Obstacles
7:51 – Olive Cow Population
8:29 – Local Olive Industry

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