
The cattle that eat sweets -- Mayura Station is an Australian ranch producing super-premium meat -- with a twist.

The cattle that eat sweets -- For the last two months of their lives Mayura feeds its animals around two kilograms of chocolate, cookies and candy every day.

The cattle that eat sweets -- This helps produce premium, high-quality Wagyu beef.

The cattle that eat sweets -- The cattle's regular feed is a mix of wheat, hay, rye grass, maize and broad beans, grown on site.

The cattle that eat sweets -- Whereas this sweet mixture comes from recently expired or imperfect batches from factories, including Cadbury's chocolate.

The cattle that eat sweets -- "When I first started feeding it to the cattle, people would say, 'your beef has this really unique flavor, we love it'," says owner Scott de Bruin.

The cattle that eat sweets -- "It's a very interesting and unique flavor, very nutty, and I feel the hint of chocolate," says Chef Andrea Accordi, who serves the beef at Hong Kong's Four Seasons Hotel.

The cattle that eat sweets -- Mayura serves its beef in inventive ways at its on-site restaurant, The Tasting Room.

The cattle that eat sweets -- Chef Mark Wright cooks up a selection of dishes including a sublime carpaccio and faultless tartare.

The cattle that eat sweets -- The beef is some of the best in the world. Some 70% of Mayura's annual production is exported, notably to China, as well as to Dubai.

The cattle that eat sweets -- "When you eat meat, it should always have some bite, meaning not totally melting in your mouth," says Four Seasons Hong Kong Chef Accrodi. "Mayura has a great bite balanced with great tenderness."