The $185 Wagyu Steak Sandwich
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So why is it a silly term?
If one is a beef snob at least they're not a vegan. Imagine a vegan wine and coffee snob.
In the UK they're definitely that price
I imagine they would be far cheaper in the US though
Have you been to a coffee or audiophile forum?
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Don't forget fashion forums.
Although, say what you will about domain snobbery, it's a great way to learn shit as long as you know to keep a judgmental eye.
On this wagyu sandwich though... Its a hard call. There are enough special, worthy meals at that price in NYC and plenty of good katsu for that sandwich to just not be worth it. Might try the cheaper offering if the opportunity presents itself.
I wouldn't call myself a snob, but I can immediately tell the difference between a good steak and a bad steak. Wine critics can be given shit from a box and rate it as highly as some overpriced vintage.
I don't have pictures of our konbini sandwiches, but I do have one of a katsu bento we bought. For 580¥. Which was more food and looked nicer.
Not gonna lie, I do love me a shrimp cutlet or crab croquette sandwich. Such a great combination of flavors and textures. It's simple and delicious. There's a store in Seattle that has some really nice ones for $3-4.
$15 for a combini sandwich is wild, unless they are sourcing some really impressive ingredients there.
$15 for a combini sandwich is wild, unless they are sourcing some really impressive ingredients there.
I first thought you meant "a sandwich containing between 7 and 11 eggs"
$15 is astronomical. i don't think they bake their own bread either. my Japanese grocery store has egg salad sandwiches, with bread they bake on site daily, for $2.75.
Beef snobs aren't faking like wine snobs. I'm not sure about coffee snobs.
Japan has some of the best goddamn beef in the world, period.
No way I'd pay $185 for a sandwich tho
No way I'd pay $185 for a sandwich tho
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I'm going to NYC on vacation in June. If this place is still in business by the time I arrive...I'd split the $125 sandwich for lunch with the wife. It's going to be an expensive trip anyhow.
i can get a banging Tonkatsu sandwich at my Japanese grocery store for $5.
You're right, it does look great.
In australia for example, wagyu beef is not actually from japan but australian beef with some wagyu genes bred with angus. There is an order of mangitude difference in the quality of marbling yet in australia they charge so much for the comparatively poorer imitation.
The US is the same as above but recently japan has been exporting small amounts of their beef to some top exclusive restaurants.
Wagyu is good for specific dishes but in a syeak sandwaich? I wouldn't knock it until i try it but i would rather have it as is for that amount of money.
Good coffee is pretty easy to distinguish from a $1 7-11 cup if you get fresh beans. But at least with coffee you can get a decent cup made from high-quality beans for $5, with the most expensive cups costing about $20, rather than $200 like with wine.
Those $15 sandwiches ain't it, though. Anyone who lives in Japan, Taiwan, or South Korea can get something like that for $2-3 at a corner bakery. It's just highway robbery.
OMG I had to search the old forum to confirm this. Yes, $30. I don't know where $80 came from LOL
Let me tell you a story about a car I bought in Japan 10 years ago for $7,000, that I could buy here in America today but would have to pay $14,000 and it's not even the 5-speed it's the automatic...
Neither tbh. I always felt members took advantage of the poor photo and lighting to mock it. It looked fine.
