And it's only 999b per kilo.  

 

That's the cheapest one but they have a few options 1000b+.

 

Madness.

Just ordered my Norbest @ 450 Baht a kilo.

16 minutes ago, Jip99 said:

Just ordered my Norbest @ 450 Baht a kilo.

Did they just drop the price? Norbest was 1000b.

8 minutes ago, dcnx said:

Did they just drop the price? Norbest was 1000b.

 

 

That was the price I was quoted by my supplier for pre-cooked Norbest turkey breasts...... simply to highlight the options that may be available elsewhere.

 

 

i would not pay 1,000 Baht/Kg at Rimpling or anywhere else.

2 minutes ago, Jip99 said:

 

 

That was the price I was quoted by my supplier for pre-cooked Norbest turkey breasts...... simply to highlight the options that may be available elsewhere.

 

 

i would not pay 1,000 Baht/Kg at Rimpling or anywhere else.

Oh, I thought you bought it at Rimping. I have a feeling those birds are going to be sitting there for a while.

 

Pre-cooked turkey breast is not what I would consider a "turkey". Ours will be a lot more expensive, but then its imported.  From Turkey. 

Who cares you  *****!

 

Turkish people are not there for you to enjoy at Rimping!!!

 

 

 

 

Have any Butterballs been sighted?  Norbest is a poor second choice in my opinion.  

 

And I agree about precooked turkey breast.  The real "meat" of a turkey is the dark meat and the ability to gnaw on the bones and use the bones to make a broth far superior to chicken broth for soup stock.  Oh, almost forgot, turkey stock is a great substitute for plain water when making brown rice, too.  Throw in a few veggies and cooked turkey at the end with some seasonings and you have an easy, healthy dinner.

52 minutes ago, binjalin said:

Who cares you  *****!

 

Turkish people are not there for you to enjoy at Rimping!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are a 'Delight'.......

I think Rimpings birds are years old judging by the colour of the 5000 baht ones on sale last year .   

I bought a butterball last year at Tops in Ratchaburi.  ฿690/kilo.

At 999 THB / kg, I'll stick with chicken breasts.  

Search facebook for "Tananan's turkeys" No chemichals, grown in Surin. I am sure that they would be happy to send live, or otherwise. Nice people.

22 minutes ago, Goanna said:

Search facebook for "Tananan's turkeys" No chemichals, grown in Surin. I am sure that they would be happy to send live, or otherwise. Nice people.

Thanks. I'll try to find them.

2 hours ago, binjalin said:

Who cares you  *****!

 

Turkish people are not there for you to enjoy at Rimping!!!

 

 

 

 

They make the least amount of fuss when you cook them.

Does this mean the inport ban on Turkeys is over. Or is it old stock of a few remaining Turkeys at high prices. I use to pay 650 Baht for 3Kg. Big birds use to cost as much as 3000 Baht. Buy big chicken instead.

A family in my village has been keeping Turkey's for the last 3 years.

 

21 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

A family in my village has been keeping Turkey's for the last 3 years.

 

The Thai turkeys have no breasts,maybe because they have 

not been pumped full of water.

regards worgeordie

Breasts are in fact milk bags.  Since turkeys, nor any foul, can produce milk what to name those avian flight muscles is problematic.

 

I like thighs, which turkeys do have.

you are a glutton for punishment

i thought everyone has had a gut-full of the head turkey 

living in the big turkey house 

3000 baht for a turkey?? Why so expensive and rare to find a turkey in Thailand?

seems you have not been around immigration 

there are many go there but probable  a bit tough 

Turkeys don't nurse.   I guess I would need a few years spent in Thailand to get his funny?

 

We're turkey stocks wiped out from bird flu or something?   

So are you telling me some if you miss an old fashioned fall turkey meal with all the fixings?   I will try to eat extra next month.  

My favorite foods are smoked chicken, pork butts and ribs.  So I just need to build a barrel smoker when and if I land in Thailand. 

And I need lots of bags of Cajun spice because the proper way to cook crab and shrimp are boiled.  Non of this flavorless half raw over the stupid little charcoal cooker crap.  And drawn butter for crab and cocktail sauce for shrimp. 

It's not a native bird, duh! (BTW, are native birds such as pheasants, available in the market?)

Even beef, since it isn't a traditional Thai meat, is more pricey than chicken and pork.

Last year they allowed 5000 frozen U.S. Turkeys into Thailand for the holiday season. The 12 lb birds were pretty expensive. I was lucky and found one for 1800b a Norbest. The next day they were 2500. The same brand used to be found and some Makros for around 800.

The U.S. Had a bird flu outbreak and Thailand banned them. Except for the small holiday supply. 

The Thai ones are supposed to be pretty bad.

23 hours ago, Andycoops said:

A family in my village has been keeping Turkey's for the last 3 years.

 

My brother in law has had turkeys for many years but being free range they are as tough as old boots .

On 10/5/2017 at 11:23 PM, Ruffian Dick said:

It's not a native bird, duh! (BTW, are native birds such as pheasants, available in the market?)

Even beef, since it isn't a traditional Thai meat, is more pricey than chicken and pork.

From what. I have seen most beef sold in markets is imported from NZ or AUS. I understand Arno's butchery sels local raised beef raised to his (French) standards. It is excellent!

On 10/5/2017 at 11:23 PM, Ruffian Dick said:

It's not a native bird, duh! (BTW, are native birds such as pheasants, available in the market?)

Even beef, since it isn't a traditional Thai meat, is more pricey than chicken and pork.

You are quite right that beef is not so common and even the Thai beef is more expensive than chicken or pork.

The reason behind it not being eaten so much mainly stems from the Chinese custom of not eating large animals. My wife's family is of Chinese descent and my sister in law does not eat beef and neither does her husband in respect of her views. My wife and the rest of the family are quite happy to eat beef. There is quite a large percentage of the the population in this area of Chinese descent.

All those chinese eating customs are 'out the window' when MCD comes to town.  I do rather wish the chinese would stop needing ivory chopsticks in respect to the biggest land animal.

13 hours ago, sandyf said:

You are quite right that beef is not so common and even the Thai beef is more expensive than chicken or pork.

The reason behind it not being eaten so much mainly stems from the Chinese custom of not eating large animals. My wife's family is of Chinese descent and my sister in law does not eat beef and neither does her husband in respect of her views. My wife and the rest of the family are quite happy to eat beef. There is quite a large percentage of the the population in this area of Chinese descent.

Well, you don't kill your tractor (kwai)...