Find your Marble Score

The amount of marbling in Wagyu is an indicator of flavor richness and is measured in a Marble Scoring system ranging from 2 to 9+. Everyone’s tastes are different, so use the guide below to find the Marble Score that suits you best.

2 – 3

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2 – 3

Marble Score

Compared to regular grass-fed beef, Marble Score 2-3 is positively extravagant.

Guaranteed tender and juicy, with a gentle but distinctive Wagyu flavour. Ideal for those of us that want to maintain our youthful figure without having to choose the fish. Crispy salty crust, tender juicy middle, purring with Wagyu flavour.

4 – 5

Marble Score

4 – 5

Marble Score

With Marble Score 4-5 it’s personal.

This is the steak you eat by candle light, with the music on, by yourself. No distractions, no hurry, just you and the steak. For most people at First Light this is the one. That’s enough said about 4-5.

6 - 8

Marble Score

6 - 8

Marble Score

Marble score of 6-8 for grass-fed Wagyu are very, very special.

You can only get it from a small number of farms in a small country where it rains a lot at the edge of the world (beside Antarctica). Marble Score 6+ is the steak you pull out for your mum’s Presidential inauguration.

Marble Score

Marble score 9+ cuts are one of the rarest and most marbled we ever see.

Marble score 9+ is the rarest and most marbled cut we ever see! MBS 9+ cuts are truly special, offering maybe the best flavor and texture in the world. That’s why we refer to them as “unicorns."

We pride ourselves on our marbling.

Just as regular beef follows a standard USDA grading system (Choice, Prime, Select, etc.), Wagyu and Kobe beef have their own grading standard, which measures the meat’s intramuscular fat, also known as “marbling.” Marbling is that webbing of creamy white fat that riddles a cut of beef, and which gives it a spectacular tenderness, juiciness and richness. This score is called MBS or Beef Marble Score.

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