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Welcome to the wonderful world of Japanese beef: meat that’s succulent, sweet, well-marbled, and unbelievably tender. Niku Katsumata prides itself on serving some of the finest beef produced in Japan, plated in the simplest ways to highlight the natural flavours of the meat, and paired with various complementary dishes to create a full, beef-centric meal. At its barest level, the beef here is of such high quality that it’s served up as as sashimi. For cooked beef, one of the specialities here is Tataki Wagyu, a premium A4 Grade Wagyu that’s lightly seared before being placed atop a bowl of rice and given the ‘chasuke’ treatment: a light, savoury bonito stock is poured over the dish, which gently coaxes even more flavour from the beef. You have the option to top this up with premium, umami-rich ingredients like caviar, foie gras, or ikura. You can also have the beef in the form of a magnificent set meal, the A4 Wagyu Beef Set, which features Japanese Pork Prosciutto, a selection of home-made pickles, a premium selection of A4 Wagyu Beef, and a Japanese A4 Beef Curry Rice. The beef here, beautifully marbled, tender, and served very rare, is prepared by chef Tsuyoshi Katsumata in the most unusual of ways: it’s cooked over a crystal plate, a method that apparently evenly distributes the heat and cooks the meat gently, ensuring it remains perfectly juicy. The incredible flavour of the beef at Niku Katsumata has to be tasted to be believed. A word of warning: you may never go back to your supermarket varieties after this! (Apr 2017)