The Most Expensive Steaks In The World

Caviar & truffles may get some people going

but when it comes to luxury that everyone can understand few foods have the appeal of a splurge-worthy piece of beef.

Kobe beef is perhaps the most famous brand of Wagyu

Japanese Wagyu, a type of cattle renowned for its marbling and generally pampered with massages and specialized diet to yield the tastiest meat possible.

These are the Holy Grails of steak, coveted by red-blooded high-rollers the world over.

It's a steak with the texture of foie gras, and it comes from cattle that, according to legend, are fed beer and massaged by human hands

This marbled delicacy is the product of Japanese beef cattle

or "Wagyu," raised both in and outside of Japan, and it dominates high-end steak menus internationally.

In several areas of Japan, wagyu beef is shipped carrying area names. Such as Kobe, Mishima, Matsusaka, Kuchinoshima, ÅŒmi, & Sanda beef.

Kobe beef, an appellation that applies to Wagyu cattle raised in Japan's Hyogo prefecture and adhering to production standards of that region, is perhaps the most famous brand of Wagyu and the priciest. Chef Varley's "Triple Seared" Japanese Kobe in Las Vegas runs $33 an ounce, bringing the bill for an eight-ounce serving to $264.00. At Tokyo's Aragawa, you can expect to pay 30,000 Yen ($301) for a 250 gram (about eight ounces) charbroiled Kobe filet accompanied by mustard and pepper.

A5 Kobe Strip Steak – $350

Wagyu Sirloin – $169

Charbroiled Kobe Filet – $258

Wagyu Kobe Rib Eye Cheesesteak — $100

Fullblood Wagyu Tenderloin – $295

Select Special Kobe Filet – $246

Wagyu No Sumibiyaki – $139

Japanese Wagyu Rib Eye – $144

Wagyu Tomahawk – $109

Wagyu Kobe Steak – $144