Summary
For many beef connoisseurs, a wagyu steak is the tenderest meat money can buy. They say it literally melts in the mouth. But Pete wants to know, if a Wagyu steak can set you back £100, how can supermarkets sell Wagyu burgers for around £3.50 a pair? How much of what makes wagyu beef so prized trickles down into a burger?
Greg speaks to meat scientist, Martin Anderson, visits a Wagyu farm in Yorkshire, and sets up a blind taste test. All to find out if Wagyu burgers are the best thing between sliced bread.
Do you have a suggestion of a ‘wonder-product’ making a bold claim that Greg can investigate next?
Send us your suggestions to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or send it to Greg direct on Twitter or Instagram where he’s @gregfoot PRESENTER: GREG FOOT PRODUCERS: JULIAN PASZKIEWICZ & KEVIN CORE
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, podcast fan. |
| 0:03.0 | Consider this your invite to the UK's biggest podcasting party. |
| 0:06.7 | We're heading to Sheffield from the 4th to the 6th of July |
| 0:09.0 | for the BBC Sounds Fringe at the Crossed Wires Festival. |
| 0:12.8 | We'll be joined by some of the biggest names in podcasting, |
| 0:15.3 | including Sarah Cox, Charlie Hedges, Russell Kane, |
| 0:18.4 | and some bloke called Greg James doing his radio four show called Rewinder. |
| 0:23.2 | You can watch live shows of your favourite podcasts and the best part is free. |
| 0:28.1 | To book your free tickets, go to crossedwires. Live forward slash fringe. |
| 0:34.5 | BBC Sounds, music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:40.3 | Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that tests the bold claims made by promising sounding products. |
| 0:47.2 | I am on a bunk-busting mission to find out if these wonder products really are the best things since sliced bread. |
| 0:54.1 | And I want to investigate your suggestions. |
| 0:56.7 | If you've seen something that you'd like me to look into, |
| 0:58.7 | you can drop me an email to slice.bred at BBC.co.com. |
| 1:02.2 | Or send it to me direct on Twitter or Instagram where I'm at Gregfoot. |
| 1:07.2 | I've got one of your most requested topics coming up next week. |
| 1:10.3 | But today, it is all about our boss Pete. |
| 1:16.8 | Hello Pete. |
| 1:18.0 | Hi, Greg. How are you? |
| 1:19.4 | Very good. Okay, what do you want me to look into? |
| 1:22.1 | Well, it's about time we got you busy again. I want to know about Wagyu beef, or more importantly, Wagyu burgers. Have you seen |
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