At $ 450 a kilo Aizakura Wagyu beef is the most ­expensive meat ever sold in Australia . Aizakura Wagyu beef can trace it ’ s lineage back to the best beef in Japan which supports its hefty price tag and guarantee of quality . Called Aizakura H178 , one 423kg carcass is now currently the only one available for sale and worth the huge amount of $ 190,000 . Aizakura Wagyu beef is the most ­expensive meat ever sold in Australia . The Sunday Telegraph reports that Anthony Puharich will sell the prized cuts from Vic ’ s Meat Market in Pyrmont and Victor Churchill butchery in Woollahra . Victor Churchill ’ s Woollahra store sold all of its sirloin after just four hours into the first day of sale , adding up to about 20kg . One 423kg carcass is now available for sale and worth the huge amount of $ 190,000 . 'This one it hit the mark in every way shape and form , ' head butcher Dennis O ’ Rourke said . Wagyu breeder David Blackmore and son Ben produce the high quality meat . They confirm that the carcass is the progeny of exceptional bloodlines and its origins can be traced back to Japan ’ s most famous cow - Kikutsuru from the Hyogo Prefecture , home of Kobe beef . Wagyu beef is generally best eaten as thinly sliced carpaccio . Once processed at a slaughterhouse in Packenham , Victoria , the animal was tested , between the 10th and 11th rib , and the one-off quality identified . It also had the highest scores in all of the measurements of quality including , marbling , meat and fat colour . As far as its quality goes the Aizakura Wagyu beef is comparable to Japanese A5 Wagyu which is the highest grade achievable . This is only ever given to the finest beef in Japan with a score of 11 . Aizakura Wagyu beef is comparable to Japanese A5 Wagyu which is the highest grade achievable at 11 . Australian stock can only score a 9-plus . It means that the beef has a tender , buttery taste with a soft texture . Generally it is best eaten as thinly sliced carpaccio .
Called Aizakura H178 , it is the only one 423kg carcass now for sale . It 's currently on the market and worth the huge amount of $ 190,000 . Victor Churchill ’ s Woollahra store sold all of its sirloin after just four hours . 'This one it hit the mark in every way shape and form , ' head butcher says . The Aizakura Wagyu beef is comparable to Japanese A5 Wagyu . It 's the highest grade achievable with a score of 11 .