Bought close to 1kg from Foo*Land and it's a grizzly loaded chewy mess.

 

So nice place for good quality biff stew meat in Pattaya ?

 

Makro ?

 

 

 

 

Yes hard to find good beef  that is not at an exorbitant price.

Macro has some from Australia and New Zealand  but still expensive.

 

There was a post on here the other day about a foreigner and his Thai wife  producing a Wagyu /Thai brahmin hybrid  somewhere out in the boonies they didn't mention price  in the bit of video I watched.

 

ahh found it

 

 

The sooner you get used to using pork, the better off you'll be.

11 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

The sooner you get used to using pork, the better off you'll be.

 

Beef / Lamb are healthier than pork / chicken.

I'm eating less beef than I was back home, but will not cut it out completely. 

I suppose you could remain healthy enough on chicken and/or pork though ... 

 

Check out the large open markets. There's normally Muslim shops selling Beef. If it's only for stews it's good stuff. Slow cooker or Pressure cooker.

I eat a fair amount of beef, but Harvey (AU import) and buy from Makro.  7-8-900 / kg, or something like that, and far from expensive.   Whole tenderloins, sirloin & picanha pieces, to slice down to what every you want.  Have chuck & rump for stewing, if patient and should be good.

1 hour ago, NickyLouie said:

Bought close to 1kg from Foo*Land and it's a grizzly loaded chewy mess.

 

So nice place for good quality biff stew meat in Pattaya ?

 

Makro ?

 

 

 

 

 

You obviously looked at the meat before you brought it, yes?

 

Bangkok Beef Facebook group.  They deliver.   

 

 

11 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I eat a fair amount of beef, but Harvey (AU import) and buy from Makro.  7-8-900 / kg, or something like that, and far from expensive.   Whole tenderloins, sirloin & picanha pieces, to slice down to what every you want.  Have chuck & rump for stewing, if patient and should be good.

Good that you can enjoy it but Harvey beef is Brahman cross grown in the north of Oz. Not the best depending how you cook it.

16 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

Good that you can enjoy it but Harvey beef is Brahman cross grown in the north of Oz. Not the best depending how you cook it.

Best low cost I've found in TH, so it works for me.  Most people do screw beef up when cooking, and usually not the fault of the meat, good or poor quality.  More than enough experience, most is quite tasty, as long as I'm paying attention, and don't screw it up 

 

At the price point, I don't expect it to be the best.   Though Brahman is a decent breed, and used to cross with Angus quite a bit, and will do if couldn't find or spend a bit extra for Black Angus, when living in USA.  I read prices for decent aged Black Angus is a bit silly now, back in USA.

 

I'm not going to pay more that 1000 THB for beef in TH.  Or fall for the Wagyu pricing scam.

 

I probably eat equal amounts of beef, pork, chicken & seafood (Salmon & Shrimp).  Dining out, it's usually pork & chicken, as more forgiving and less chance of screwing it up.

23 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Or fall for the Wagyu pricing scam.

Agree with you there.

16 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

You obviously looked at the meat before you brought it, yes?

 

 

Touche'

 

Not well enough obviously as it's my go place but todays cut was very disappointing or at least had way too many cubes loaded with gizzle:

 

 

 

 

  

Makro is really the ONLY place left that I know of to buy beef anymore in Pattaya....Sure the prices may not be dirt cheap at Makro but the prices there are Waaaaaay better than any where else...I guess Friendship would be my second choice but their beef cuts are nothing to write home about thats for sure...

There was a piece on the news last night about  ARO (Makro)  Angus beef that is sourced in Thailand  maybe worth looking at ? hopefully cheaper than the imported stuff.

57 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

 

Touche'

 

Not well enough obviously as it's my go place but todays cut was very disappointing or at least had way too many cubes loaded with gizzle:

 

 

 

 

  

 That looks terrible, the thing is as I know what I'm looking for and I would have noticed the grizzle, ok you can sometimes be unlucky with the way they package it, hiding the bad bits under good looking meat.

As others have said I prefer Macro because there is more choice and less likelihood of bad cuts of meat, then it is just down to cost, even then you can still get tough beef joints that need slower cooking.

Thai beef is OK for stews because as a ingredient in stews,  it's cooked on low heat for several hours.  Most of the cartilage (gristle, not grizzle ) melts, which adds flavor to the broth, and the meat becomes tender.  Even in the West, people use cheap cuts of tough beef for stews. My mother believed firmly  that tough beef was best for stews because it had more flavor.

 

Thai beef is deficient when it comes to roasts or steaks because it lacks tenderness, but that doesn't matter for stews.  Using tender beef in stews is just a waste of money.

 

 

One could conceivably cut the gristle out....

 

Trim the meat, use the nice part for the stew, and then boil and puree the trimmings/gristle and use it for the broth. 

 

I think gristle is actually pretty heathy. 

21 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

So nice place for good quality biff stew meat in Pattaya ?

 

My first choice is Best Supermarket.

 

The local beef grade A.

 

22 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

So nice place for good quality biff stew meat in Pattaya ?

 

Makro ?

 

 

 

 

 

I get my meat for stew from Makro. Their brisket is around 340 baht per kilo from Australia, but sometimes they have "local" brisket that is cheaper. I brown it and cook in the pressure cooker on high for 19 minutes and do a natural release. It's good.

I also get a 1 kilo beef leg bone from them for 55 baht make a stock.

 

Thanks to the Moron for the thumbs down on my post. Are you a racist ?

29 minutes ago, norfolkandchance said:

Thanks to the Moron for the thumbs down on my post. Are you a racist ?

Thanks for the response. Just love it Dear Boy.

On 8/29/2025 at 5:51 PM, Evil Penevil said:

Thai beef is OK for stews because as a ingredient in stews,  it's cooked on low heat for several hours.  Most of the cartilage (gristle, not grizzle ) melts, which adds flavor to the broth, and the meat becomes tender.  Even in the West, people use cheap cuts of tough beef for stews. My mother believed firmly  that tough beef was best for stews because it had more flavor.

 

Thai beef is deficient when it comes to roasts or steaks because it lacks tenderness, but that doesn't matter for stews.  Using tender beef in stews is just a waste of money.

 

 

Slow cooker over night works for me, put the vegatables in in the morning and Thai Beef is good if you supervise them when they cut it.  I like fat in my beef, gristle is okay if using a slow cooker, it will disappear, or be so soft you can eat it without chewing.  Agree on the Wagyu, very overpriced and seems to be the Fad of the Day in US, even have a place that sells Wagyu Burgers if you can believe that (I don’t)

On 8/30/2025 at 10:30 PM, norfolkandchance said:

Thanks for the response. Just love it Dear Boy.

Is Muslim a race? 

20 minutes ago, Explorator en Actione said:

Slow cooker over night works for me, put the vegatables in in the morning and Thai Beef is good if you supervise them when they cut it.  I like fat in my beef, gristle is okay if using a slow cooker, it will disappear, or be so soft you can eat it without chewing.  Agree on the Wagyu, very overpriced and seems to be the Fad of the Day in US, even have a place that sells Wagyu Burgers if you can believe that (I don’t)

I don't get the Wagyu, and I've never even been a ribeye fan. I like a good strip. 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I don't get the Wagyu, and I've never even been a ribeye fan. I like a good strip. 

Wagyu labeling is such a scam, and mind boggling people fall for it.  Also not a ribeye fan, as really is hit & miss buying large pieces.  Know it taste better, but just hate the added fat and gristle that comes with it.   Tenderloin, Sirloin / strip, Picanha are better choices for me.  

 

Especially since buying large pieces, as like cutting out 1.5" - 2" steaks.   Though on topic, anything will do for a stew.

Eating an animal is both disgusting and totally unnecessary.

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It's on the dark side, totally the best in Pattaya.

NZ Pure South Beef Chuck Cubes – 500grms

฿299.00

34 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Eating an animal is both disgusting and totally unnecessary.

I think vegans/vegetarians are disgusting and totally unnecessary. 

 

 

On 8/29/2025 at 11:06 AM, johng said:

Yes hard to find good beef  that is not at an exorbitant price.

Macro has some from Australia and New Zealand  but still expensive.

 

There was a post on here the other day about a foreigner and his Thai wife  producing a Wagyu /Thai brahmin hybrid  somewhere out in the boonies they didn't mention price  in the bit of video I watched.

 

ahh found it

 

 

I am a meat eater and I go to the local market where I fing meat from the local farmers. I mostly buy Tenderloin and Entrecote for around 280 baht a kilo! Thats a steal compared to where I am coming from, Norway, where the same meat goes for 2000 baht and more a kilo!! That Thai meat is good. I eat "tons" of it!!😂

Pity your up in patts Here in Phuket we have excellent cubed beef at FFF they will send up to you

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