JUDGES AT the World Steak Challenge have given the Best Steak in the World title to a sirloin from a grass and chocolate-fed Ayrshire raised in Finland.
The result means that Danish firm JN Meat International takes the title for the third time, having lifted the supreme world champion title at the event in 2018 and 2019, the last time it was held.
The winning cut, from a 16-month-old heifer fed between 300-500 grams of chocolate daily, was praised by judges for its ‘very sweet and tender taste’: “This sirloin was unlike any you've tasted before,” said Ioannis Grammenos, chair of the 50-strong panel of independent judges.
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“Unique and evenly distributed marbling throughout the meat meant it melted in your mouth but still retained some bite to it. Incredibly tender, juicy and flavoursome, this steak's delicious and long-lasting taste lingered in the mouth, making you want to eat more and more of it. A well-deserved and worthy winner.”
Other champions named in the 2021 World Steak Challenge included Australia’s Jack’s Creek which won World’s Best Fillet for its 100% pure-bred and grain-fed Wagyu, as well as World’s Best Rib-Eye and World’s Best Grain-Fed for its Wagyu/Angus cross.
For a full list of winners, click https://worldsteakchallenge.com/live/en/page/winners-2021
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