[strela]

Specifically I was thinking of that special Japanese veal where the calf is suspended in a sling and its feet never touch the ground. It is fattened and killed and extremely tender and I cannot recall the name of the dish.

Sounds like Kobe beef (or maybe Wagyu beef) to me. If cooked right, it makes USDA Prime taste like shoe leather. The calves are massaged with sake and fed beer every day.

Kobe goes for 100-300 bucks a pound in Japan if its the real thing (and there are restauranteurs who have been known to substitute a more plebeian cut).

[Eagle Eye]

Sounds like Kobe beef

YES! Exactly. Was on the tip of my tongue index fingers.