wordless blabber

My first experience with the Wagyu beef was at Aburiya, the tender Ribeye cubes sizzle over the hot coal. It was beef like I've never tasted - such tenderness, it was almost heaven.

So upon reading countless entries in this food pr0n blog about eating Wagyu at Astons, I was determined to try it!

My first attempt at going to Astons Specialities was a miss as I reached there slightly before seven, and a long queue was already snaking along the narrow corridor along Katong Road. So last weekend, me and Yann decided to be alil KS and reached there before six. There was a queue, but we waited only for 15 minutes.

Look out for the blackboard at the entrance that says what kind of special item they are selling for that day. And up there it wrote - Wagyu Grade 5/6 200gms! Bingo! I had to order that! At around S$40, it came with two sides which you can choose from their menu. I ordered that without hesitation while Yann chose the Lamb Loin Chops.

After waiting for around half an hour, which happens to be around the average waiting time after you ordered (and not the queing time), our food came! The lamb loin chops was tender, juicy and cooked just nicely and with not a tinge of the lamb smell you might find at other places.

Next came the Wagyu. And it was worth the wait.

The 200gm Wagyu beef, cooked at medium-well, was delicious. Thankfully, they left the sauce on a separate small bowl. The beef tastes just as good, without the sauce. As you can see from the photo at the top, there's a thin strip of fat that lines the middle of the steak and one can't really deny oneself the succulant juicy meat when eaten with the fat...

To be honest - there's no words to describe the Wagyu. Imagine - this is only grade 5/6. I wonder how it'll be like when i try the higher graded ones. Whichever it is, I don't forsee myself eating any kind of beef except the Wagyu.

Wagyu or no beef!

Astons Specialties - 119 East Coast Road (Opposite Katong Mall) Tel: 9147 4627
Aburiya - 60 Robertson Quay #01-03 The Quayside Tel: 6735 4862 / 17E Lorong Liput Holland Village Tel 6464 6536