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 olivewagyu 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 – Recylingoriented 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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