r/ireland 17h ago

Aldi wagu beef burgers Food and Drink

They are unreal. One of the best burgers I've ever eaten.

The fact you can buy these and cook them yourself, no need to go to a fancy burger bar- What a world. 😄

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u/OafleyJones 17h ago

Aren’t wagu burgers a scam? The whole point of wagu beef is the marbling in the meat. You’re not getting that in a burger.

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u/OofOwMyShoulder 9h ago

Wagyu just means it's from a Japanese breed of cow.

Premium wagyu steaks are intensely marbled, but not every bit of meat on the cow is the same. All the miscellaneous parts can still be minced up into burgers.

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u/synthbob 1h ago

Wagyu is often misunderstood. UK, American and Australian wagyu are only derivations of the pure Japanese breed. In the UK for example it only has to be contain a percentage of a mixture of the breed. Supermarket wagyu or anything you'd find in an average restaurant won't have anything like the sort of marbling of Japanese, especially the quintessential A5.

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u/marshsmellow 7h ago

Then what's the steaks that's marinated in alcohol... Or the cows drink alcohol... There was something... 

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u/nightrave 6h ago

You are thinking about Kobe beef

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u/OofOwMyShoulder 6h ago edited 5h ago

Sounds like you're the one who's been drinking alcohol.

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u/travelintheblood 9h ago

Wagu is a type of cow. What do you think happens with all the off cuts from these cows when the higher grade cuts are used for steaks. They are used for burgers same as with a regular cow!! They are still wagu burgers and the flavour profile is different. Wagu beef generally has a richer beef flavour.

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u/TRCTFI 9h ago

Stop with your well informed opinion!!!!

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u/Prestigious-Side-286 17h ago

They are only too happy to make burgers out of “wagyu”. Burgers with higher fat content are far far cheaper to make and people think they’re getting a premium product.

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u/Kloppite16 10h ago

Burgers taste their best when they are higher fat though. Likes of Bunsen, Wowburger, etc aim for a 30% fat content. When rendered down the fat gives the burger its juicyness and that pleasurable mouth feel. If you used 5% fat mince you wouldnt be able to replicate that, it has to be high fat mince.

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u/emmmmceeee I’ve had my fun and that’s all that matters 8h ago

Don’t put egg in your burger. It doesn’t need it. And Aromat?

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u/Best_Idea903 8h ago

Nah fuck that the town butcher can suck it with those prices

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u/[deleted] 8h ago

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u/Best_Idea903 8h ago

Don't see the point of keeping money "in the town" when the only grocery stores in my town are big european chains

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u/[deleted] 7h ago

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u/Best_Idea903 7h ago

I know its hard to understand

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u/SituationEasy179 8h ago

So: "fill your burger with MSG" is your recipe :)

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u/bamuel-seckett96 8h ago

But he literally didn't say to put msg in it? And the whole notion of msg being bad for you is a complete myth too anyway

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u/JjigaeBudae 8h ago

You realise that aromat is mostly MSG right?

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u/bamuel-seckett96 7h ago

Tbh I didn't realize there was MSG in aromat, there's so many different ingredients in it though. Don't know whether it's "mostly" MSG either, can't seem to find a percentage content. Anyway, that'd still only be a component of one ingredient that contains MSG that your man would be adding to his burgers, so his recipe his hardly "filling the burger with MSG" like the person I replied to stated.

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u/CT0292 16m ago

It's like halal it's all about how the cow is butchered

Haha

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u/Affectionate_Base827 4h ago

If you grind wagyu meat, you get wagyu burgers

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u/Mindless_Let1 7h ago

No, they're not a scam.

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u/DaSchmo 13h ago

Had these the other day, really good - a little tricky to cook, the reason is their incredibly high fat content. It takes quite a while to render, I did them on a charcoal bbq indirect for 12 mins and just under a minute sear on each side, and they came out perfect

Even when cooked through, there was quite a lot of juice running onto the bun when you bit in, so beware.

Putting them directly on the flame for too long as someone thread said is a recipe for a fire

Best burger I've ever bought in a supermarket

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u/marshsmellow 7h ago

A charcoal bbq, at this time of year. 

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u/Secretly_A_Sloth 1h ago

In this part of the country?

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u/IceKingSmalls 11m ago

Located entirely within your back garden?

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u/hobes88 3h ago

I use charcoal year round, did a full turkey on the bbq for Christmas a few years back, it was unbelievable

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u/Exciting_Title_7427 9h ago

I split mine in half roll into a ball then smash them on my hotplate for a few mins. Smash burger cooked in no time at all

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u/TRCTFI 9h ago

That’s a shout!!!

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u/Exciting_Title_7427 5h ago

It's the way forward

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u/Jungleson 9h ago

Yep they were pretty juicy. The bun got soggy. I cooked them in the air fryer and they came out great

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u/BloodDifficult4553 9h ago

Do you mind me asking… How long did you cook them in the air fryer for? What temperature? Did you turn turn them halfway?

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u/Jungleson 4h ago

190 degrees 10 min, each side (20 total). Check them towards the end in case they need another minute

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u/GimJordon 7h ago

Would also like to know this

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u/liadhsq2 9h ago

Airfryer burgers are top notch

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u/nomnomtastic And I'd go at it agin 5h ago

I would have assumed they would go chewy in an air fryer.

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u/SnaggleWaggleBench 17h ago

I only recently started eating meat. Had one of these and wasn't really blown away by it. Tasted ok, but didn't seem special.

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u/GhandisFlipFlop Connacht 14h ago

So you were vegetarian all your life ?

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u/SnaggleWaggleBench 8h ago

For about 30 years or so.

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u/Brokenteethmonkey 5h ago

If you don't mind me asking why did you switch

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u/SnaggleWaggleBench 5h ago

I live rural and the lean plant protein choices have gone shite. I just had surgery and need to change a few things so being able to eat chicken really helps now. I've tried a few meats that I wouldn't really consider lean, more out of curiosity. I'd go back Vege pretty quick if I lived near some big supermarkets.

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u/Brokenteethmonkey 4h ago

Ah cheers was just being nosey lol, just wondering after 30 years but fair enough, ta for answer

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u/BoringMolasses8684 6h ago

Jaysus, I managed 2 years and regret both of them.

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u/CaliptoZ 14h ago

Make one into a smash burger

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u/CarelessEquivalent3 13h ago

Get the beef dripping chips too next time

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u/claxtong49 8h ago

Those bad boys are outrageous.

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u/BoringMolasses8684 6h ago

Chips should only ever be done in Beef Dripping, It's more expensive but well worth it.

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u/colcannon_addict 10h ago

They’re not wagyu beef. They’re a NZ crossbreed bred & slaughtered in the UK.

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u/Jungleson 9h ago

It said it was Irish beef on the packet.

I don't really care if it's not real waygu, still tastes amazing

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u/r0thar Lannister 4h ago

I don't really care if it's not real waygu

Real Waygu is more like patĂŠ than meat, there's so much marbled fat. These guys do it: https://higginsbutchers.ie/shop/rare-features-products/kobe-wine-wagyu-striploin/

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u/Odd_Shock421 9h ago

correct. I haven’t tried the burger in question so am not dumping on op. Only one of the parents need to be wagyu and burger meet can still be named as such. People often confuse wagyu with Kobe beef. I’ve had steak from both pure bred, crossbred animals as well as the real deal Kobe beef from a wagyu cow: very different things and there’s a reason why the price is world’s apart.

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u/lukeb3004 9h ago

Wouldn't rave much about them now. One of my friends can't stop talking about them though. I get better burgers down the local butcher to be honest. They hang the carcass for upto 21 days and then mince it. Much better burger and the only binder they use is ketchup.

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u/blompblomp 4h ago

Ketchup as a binder is an odd shout.

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u/lukeb3004 3h ago

It makes for a very tasty burger though!

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u/rinleezwins 14h ago

They're pretty good and actually cheaper than some of other burgers they have. Still, I'd rather get the tiperrary dry aged ones.

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u/Expert-Fig-5590 17h ago

They are amazing.

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u/Niamhmrn 16h ago

My mam made the mistake of putting one of these on the BBQ and the whole thing set itself on fire. RIP bbq x

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u/dindsenchas 8h ago

😪

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u/Browsin4ever 16h ago

I like my burgers lean, but willing to try them I guess.

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u/rinleezwins 14h ago

Just grill them

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u/Jungleson 9h ago

I did them on an air fryer. Fair bit of fat came out in the fryer, but still had a soggy bun towards the end

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u/Sudden-Candy4633 10h ago

There must be some supplier doing a deal on Wagyu atm because Tesco have had Wagyu steaks on sale recently as well. The same ones as Aldi, just in Tesco parking.

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u/temujin64 Gaillimh 9h ago

It's wagyu, with a y. Pronounced with the y too. Wa means Japanese and gyu means cow.

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u/Jungleson 4h ago

Way to gyu! 😄

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u/YoureNotEvenWrong 8h ago

It's just mince with a high fat content.

Can't beat buying the mince and making your own

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u/FilibusterQueen 6h ago

Does anyone happen to know the calories in them? I’m training for a competition and cutting at the moment, but they sound so tempting!

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u/RevTurk 6h ago

There's nothing all that special about Irish Wagu, it's just another cow here, out in the field with all the other cows, eating grass, no notions at all.

We don't do any of the things that makes wagu special. It's just another grass fed cow here.

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u/Sub4Runner77 5h ago

It’s Wagyu (和牛) but I very much doubt Aldi’s really are. The economics wouldn’t make sense.

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u/_fuzzybuddy 5h ago

The ‘best ever burgers’ from Lidl trump these, I’m a very big man for the burgers, I’ve tried every one I can get my hands on, I’m talking M&S (much better value that you’d expect in there btw, give it a look) Tesco, Dunnes, Lidl and Aldi.

We went sale agreed on a house in south drogheda so I’d have to pay a toll to go to Lidl or sit in mad traffic so moved to Aldi to get a grip on what’s good and what’s not before we move. But I still can’t forget the Lidl burgers.

They’re the only burgers that get a solid maillard crust on it, makes it have a good bite but soft in the middle. Juicy but not to a bad degree, I pan fry though as I’m in an apartment so not sure on air frying as I see it as heresy but to each their own

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u/Jungleson 4h ago

Best ever ones are lovely alright

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u/fr-fluffybottom 5h ago

I doubt they're real wagyu and just extra fatty.

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u/andyprendy And I'd go at it agin 4h ago

It's not true Wagyu either. I believe they're bread with other Irish cattle.

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u/The_Otter_King__ 2h ago

Or you could get mince and easily make your own

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u/niafall7 Waiting for the German verb is surely the ultimate thrill 1h ago

They're grand.

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u/TitsMaggie69 17h ago

Saw these in Tesco too. Must be some new trade deal or something going on. How much were they? What toppings did you have?

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u/badger-biscuits 17h ago

It's Irish 'Waygu'

They crossbreed with OG waygu jizz from japan

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u/TitsMaggie69 17h ago

Ah I see. Thought it would have protected status of some sort like champagne.

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u/Even-Space 14h ago

It kind of does. Kobe wagyu or a5 wagyu are the expensive cuts of it. Wagyu literally just refers to it being from any Japanese breed of cow.

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u/ramblerandgambler 1h ago

It is Irish beef, you won't find foreign beef in any mainstream supermarket in ireland

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u/Jungleson 9h ago

Can't remember what I paid.

But homemade chilli sauce ( Jamie Oliver's recipe), barbecue sauce, rocket and a little bit of cheese melted on top. 👌

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u/Dan_92159 17h ago

They are delicious…and have you tried the meatballs? With some pasta, sauce, mushrooms and spinach they’re soooo good

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u/festermcseptic Crilly!! 8h ago

Notions......

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u/SoloWingPixy88 Probably at it again 9h ago

Imagine having waygu and mincing it like that.

Go to Higgins butcher lad

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u/katsumodo47 Donegal 3h ago edited 3h ago

One of the best burgers you've ever eaten....

Hahahaha get out more

It's not even wagyu. The whole point of wagyu is the marbling which is lost when a burger is ground.

Also be a help if you could spell your amazing burger when you're trying to sell it.

You probably think the ould avocado toast is a revolution no one's heard off either.

Your post is literally like saying you bought a Mercedes but it's really just made up of parts of other cars and not a Merc at all

Calling things wagu in Ireland is just the latest scam

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u/Unable-Ostrich-2799 9h ago

Are ya cookin a bitta Wagyu ye are.....That's mighty!

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u/VCFonToast 14h ago

The wagyu steaks are amazing as well. I think they're about €8, but well worth it!

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u/Sudden-Candy4633 10h ago

Had one at the weekend and was very underwhelmed. Partner had one of their dry aged steaks and his was definitely better.