redwood1 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I use to always buy beef at Big C Extra for years.....Good quality good price....Now all the beef is priced for Hi-so shoppers.....Its darn expensive..... Frendship is priced ok but I dont like the quality of the beef..... So does anyone know of a place for inexpensive good beef? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 ... sorry to hijack redwood1's OP, but if anyone also knows where a cut for a Sunday roast can be had too, that would be great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, redwood1 said: So does anyone know of a place for inexpensive good beef? Inexpensive would be Thai beef. Unusable unless you slow cook or braise it. Local market might be your best choice if you cant find it at Big C. A nice cut of chewable beef is not Hi/So at all. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 Inexpensive & quality don't match when it comes to beef. Worse, price guarantees nothing, as I've had better local beef, over more expensive Aussie or NZ beef (actually some of the worst), that I've eaten. Though a lot depends on prep & cooking. So easy to ruin a good steak. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pomchop Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 I gave up beef in Thailand long ago....just not worth it. Chicken and pork are the name of the game in LOS and IMO few people do those two better than the Thais. 2 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xylophone Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Though a lot depends on prep & cooking. Never a truer word spoken, however I do buy the Australian tenderloin beef if I want a nice steak with a good wine, but my preference these days is a beef bourguignon, slow cooked in red wine and beef stock, with garlic, tomato paste, carrots, mushrooms and onions and if one really wants to go the whole hog, then add some crispy bacon bits (plenty of other variations on this). Thai beef is good for this and comes out really well after about 3 to 4 hours of cooking. So basically prepare it, set and forget it. Available in Big C or similar. Edited April 14, 2023 by xylophone 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post norfolkandchance Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 We buy beef from the Ratanakorn Market in Jomtein to take back up north. We bought it at 'Sophie's' but there are other outlets. Went the day before and ordered it. Payed half and picked up the next day.. Round about 250 a kilo. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Siamburi's has imported NZ and Aussie steaks and other cuts at prices that aren't ridiculous. When I lived in West Africa many years ago, one English couple used to buy the (pretty awful) local beef and hang it for a week or so in their storeroom in one of the wife's stockings. Don't ask me for the details, but I used to eat it and it was tender and very nice. If you're into that sort of do-it-yourself thing you could try it with the Thai beef, which is nothing like as bad as the African version was. The other alternative is to buy a slow cooker or Dutch Oven and cook a tough, fatty joint for 10 or 12 hours, until it becomes like braised stewing steak, tender and falling apart. I do this to make a stew and it's very easy, just needs a bit of patience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post patman30 Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 The Market. find one near to you wake up early. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradiston Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 I buy the pre packed beef in Makro. It varies hugely in quality. Some of it is perfectly fryable and eaten as steak. There's a diced offering which does well after 2 hours stewing with carrots and mushrooms etc. It's "Thai Brahmin" mostly, but plenty of Aussie imports too. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOG54 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Hello I buy either from Friendship supermarket Pattaya Tai or Food mart at bus stand in Jomtien (opposite Pan Pan) Big C prices for meat are totally overrated Have a good day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 2 hours ago, norfolkandchance said: We buy beef from the Ratanakorn Market in Jomtein to take back up north. We bought it at 'Sophie's' but there are other outlets. Went the day before and ordered it. Payed half and picked up the next day.. Round about 250 a kilo. The smell of the meat area is enough to turn someone vegetarian 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 2 hours ago, pomchop said: I gave up beef in Thailand long ago....just not worth it. Chicken and pork are the name of the game in LOS and IMO few people do those two better than the Thais. I agree, I don't bother with beef, happy with chicken and pork 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: I agree, I don't bother with beef, happy with chicken and pork Chicken is tasteless. It was cheap a few weeks ago. 55 THB per kilo for breast in Makro. But like eating some sort of mattress filling. Now sliced belly pork at 199, down from 240. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 32 minutes ago, bradiston said: Chicken is tasteless. I'd say a subtle taste, but that's the idea of sauce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seppius Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 4 hours ago, norfolkandchance said: We buy beef from the Ratanakorn Market in Jomtein to take back up north. We bought it at 'Sophie's' but there are other outlets. Went the day before and ordered it. Payed half and picked up the next day.. Round about 250 a kilo. What a fruit market that if, only place I buy now, never seen beef there must open my eyes next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 5 hours ago, xylophone said: Never a truer word spoken, however I do buy the Australian tenderloin beef if I want a nice steak with a good wine, but my preference these days is a beef bourguignon, slow cooked in red wine and beef stock, with garlic, tomato paste, carrots, mushrooms and onions and if one really wants to go the whole hog, then add some crispy bacon bits (plenty of other variations on this). Thai beef is good for this and comes out really well after about 3 to 4 hours of cooking. So basically prepare it, set and forget it. Available in Big C or similar. We need a tread about prepere a good steak. I have added vinegar to my marinade of local steak as well lime, garlic and other spices for 24 hours in fridge, two hours +- room temperature and slow cook it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokopelli Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Villa Market in Pattaya is a good choice for beef products although somewhat expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superal Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I have been told that a process called " Velveting " can make any cheap cut of beef into a tender succulent meat . It is a process used by many Chinese restaurants . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 25 minutes ago, Seppius said: What a fruit market that if, only place I buy now, never seen beef there must open my eyes next time I think it's right down the far end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, bradiston said: I think it's right down the far end far end are vegetables, meat and that stinking smell in the middle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 48 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: I'd say a subtle taste, but that's the idea of sauce Yes, you're right. I think that was the original idea behind them. Medieval cookery wasn't up to much and sauces made it palatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkandchance Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 21 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: far end are vegetables, meat and that stinking smell in the middle I forgot to add. Get there early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 OZ beef is pretty good depending on the cut.Seen advertisements for higher end Thai beef but no places up here in the NE sticks. pork ribs … boil (simmer) in water 1 home…. Make sauce with 1/3 ketchup and store bought BBQ sauce add brown sugar add a little wasabi in the small tubes bring to boil and simmer 5-10 minutes. Meat falls off the bone and nice kick with the wasabi…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raybangkok Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Tesco is now doing Australian steaks and mince. Found them to be quiet edible with good flavour and not too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzique Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Dig deep and pay for the quality. cheap beef is like cheap wine or cheap coffee. You may save a few $ but it tastes like sh*t. You don't want to be called Khii Nok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 12 hours ago, bradiston said: Chicken is tasteless. eat chicken wings. the fatty skin gives it lots of flavor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudleySquat Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 17 hours ago, champers said: ... sorry to hijack redwood1's OP, but if anyone also knows where a cut for a Sunday roast can be had too, that would be great. The Sportsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmj Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I still think Friendship offers some of the best priced beef cuts at reasonable prices and they always seem fresh. Their Thai hybrid beef tenderloin is only about 450 baht a kilo and with some marinating is pretty darn good. Just make sure you always have some kind of acid in your marinade to make the beef tender. Balsamic vinegar, lime, coke etc or even a bit of baking soda will do. Then it’s all about the cooking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 11:02 AM, pomchop said: I gave up beef in Thailand long ago....just not worth it. Chicken and pork are the name of the game in LOS and IMO few people do those two better than the Thais. Gave up eating all dead animals 51 years ago, still alive so far, some of the meat I see Thais eating I would only feed to dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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