Konini Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Since I almost never cook meat in my home, I was shocked to discover the low cost of chicken breasts at my local Lotus Tesco mini shop. I think I paid 49 baht for two very nice breasts. (My dog couldn't keep anything down and a bit of web research to me to try feeding her boiled chicken. Needless to say, she loved it.) EEK! I pay an average of 16 baht each from Muang Mai market. Always lovely when cooked properly. I don't normally pay a great deal of attention to the price as I go to the same stall every time and I know he treats me fairly, but today I know it was 64 baht for four of them because he asked me if I had the 4 baht in change. Then I absent-mindedly added 8 chicken thighs (ask for SA-PO in Thai) for curry which were 80 baht, or 10 baht each. I always buy chicken, pork and fish from the market, even beef or buffalo occasionally and it seems to be a fraction of the price in the supermarkets (just like back home) and I've never had a problem. The only time I buy from supermarkets is when I want lamb, fillet steaks or osso bucco cuts all of which I get from Makro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Wondering about the "healthy" part, do you have a special source for poultry? or just the usual cp or betagrow? as the price is more than double the 5***** price. Still wondering what makes the chicken "healthy", OP??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MESmith Posted April 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2014 Wondering about the "healthy" part, do you have a special source for poultry? or just the usual cp or betagrow? as the price is more than double the 5***** price. Still wondering what makes the chicken "healthy", OP??? Healthy profit? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Coming to which area in Chiang Mai? I guess we will just have to drive around Chiang Mai until we find it. Right drive around Chiang Mai looking for a 300 baht Chicken. Maybe I'll just go and buy 4 Kilograms of chicken breast and roast my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Since I almost never cook meat in my home, I was shocked to discover the low cost of chicken breasts at my local Lotus Tesco mini shop. I think I paid 49 baht for two very nice breasts. (My dog couldn't keep anything down and a bit of web research to me to try feeding her boiled chicken. Needless to say, she loved it.) EEK! I pay an average of 16 baht each from Muang Mai market. Always lovely when cooked properly. I don't normally pay a great deal of attention to the price as I go to the same stall every time and I know he treats me fairly, but today I know it was 64 baht for four of them because he asked me if I had the 4 baht in change. Then I absent-mindedly added 8 chicken thighs (ask for SA-PO in Thai) for curry which were 80 baht, or 10 baht each. I always buy chicken, pork and fish from the market, even beef or buffalo occasionally and it seems to be a fraction of the price in the supermarkets (just like back home) and I've never had a problem. The only time I buy from supermarkets is when I want lamb, fillet steaks or osso bucco cuts all of which I get from Makro. I'm surprised you meat and poultry from there. I don't think it's safe. Flies could be dropping eggs and spreading bacterias. I also worry about the meat and poultry not being properly refrigerated. My partner and her family never, ever buy meat or poultry from Muang Mai or any other Thai market for that very reason (and they are Thais). We usually buy at Makro or CP for chicken. But for fruit and vegetables, tofu, etc. Muang Mai is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr chow Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 MODERATOR HELP please close this thread. I can't take the expat mentality anymore. I've heard enough. How cheap? That's all that anyone on this Site is concerned with. But you all like Duke's which ain't cheap. This dish with all the trimmings would be the same price at Duke's and none of you would moan. This would also be the same price at KFC. and the Thais wouldn't complain like you crybabies. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skint Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 180/300฿ is not unreasonable I'd happily pay that for a change from Thai roasted chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daoyai Posted April 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2014 MODERATOR HELP please close this thread. I can't take the expat mentality anymore. I've heard enough. How cheap? That's all that anyone on this Site is concerned with. But you all like Duke's which ain't cheap. This dish with all the trimmings would be the same price at Duke's and none of you would moan. This would also be the same price at KFC. and the Thais wouldn't complain like you crybabies. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Wow Mr. Chow, you asked for feedback on your concept, got honest replies and some questions which you have ignored and now you feel the need to insult the responders? Seems to me the general reaction was that if your chicken was fantasticly delishious we would eat it. Now you have revealed this petty insulting side to your personality...not good for business. You have also compared your prices to Dukes, a well established product where as you have as yet only offered a description of your possible future venture. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 MODERATOR HELP please close this thread. I can't take the expat mentality anymore. I've heard enough. How cheap? That's all that anyone on this Site is concerned with. But you all like Duke's which ain't cheap. This dish with all the trimmings would be the same price at Duke's and none of you would moan. This would also be the same price at KFC. and the Thais wouldn't complain like you crybabies. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand I'm guessing it's just a troll anyway, judging by this response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainiain101 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Rimping do a nice cold cooked chicken and it makes a good sandwich with the various breads they have. Not sure if they do corn bread though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 re Thai roasted chicken here ya go ... a perfectly roasted leg quarter with rice veg and a lovely gravy @ 80 baht ( just gone up from 65 ) from jok somphet ! enjoy ... dave2 .. a once a week regular 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraSnakeNecktie Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Op came for feedback but wasn't interested in both good and bad feedback. What did the OP expect? A bunch of praise and encouragement only? OP doesn't think local Thai's are also price conscious? A lot of posters come on this forum and talk big chicken.. But few deliver. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchisaan Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Op came for feedback but wasn't interested in both good and bad feedback. What did the OP expect? A bunch of praise and encouragement only? OP doesn't think local Thai's are also price conscious? A lot of posters come on this forum and talk big chicken.. But few deliver. Offcourse he is not interested in the feedback, he uses tv for advertising his product that is not original and over priced.Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangMai2012 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 The price is more than the market currently dictates, but can't really comment on price till you see the atmosphere, portions, and taste the food. I'd give it a try and would also love to see a "Buffalo" flavored option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 re Thai roasted chicken here ya go ... a perfectly roasted leg quarter with rice veg and a lovely gravy @ 80 baht ( just gone up from 65 ) from jok somphet ! enjoy ... dave2 .. a once a week regular They really DO make a great chicken dish for just a little bit of money. Large chicken leg quarter section, plump and juicy, very tasty, on a big serving of rice, with a few salad items beside it... great value and great meal, comfortable surroundings, and even some dim sum for appetizers! Very nice! I'll be interested to see what the OP has to offer. I can't say that I like the price, but who knows? Maybe he does have something special. The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudscrubber Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 MODERATOR HELP please close this thread. I can't take the expat mentality anymore. I've heard enough. How cheap? That's all that anyone on this Site is concerned with. But you all like Duke's which ain't cheap. This dish with all the trimmings would be the same price at Duke's and none of you would moan. This would also be the same price at KFC. and the Thais wouldn't complain like you crybabies. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Moderator Help. Please delete this thread. People who aren't paying to advertise aren't supposed to promote their products or services on thaivisa.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konini Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm surprised you meat and poultry from there. I don't think it's safe. Flies could be dropping eggs and spreading bacterias. I also worry about the meat and poultry not being properly refrigerated. My partner and her family never, ever buy meat or poultry from Muang Mai or any other Thai market for that very reason (and they are Thais). We usually buy at Makro or CP for chicken. But for fruit and vegetables, tofu, etc. I've honestly never had a problem in 5 years of buying from the market, and as I don't eat Thai food, I cook pretty much every day. We've recently moved and Muang Mai is the closest market, but I had a regular lady at the Morning Market for years and now I have a regular man. He appears to be clean, and unless I have a problem with meat that doesn't seem fresh or makes us ill, I keep on. It's as much for convenience as anything else as we don't live near a supermarket and I don't drive or plan meals in advance, preferring to see what veggies look nice whilst wandering around. Price is a secondary consideration, but nobody can deny it's a huge one. With the 80 baht of chicken thighs, tomatoes, onions, peppers, ginger, garlic, a handful of Indian spices, and basmati rice, say 150-180 baht total money and a good couple of hours in the kitchen (which I enjoy) I can make a curry for us (2 people) tonight, 3 other meals in the freezer and a couple of lots of the gravy without meat for when I grill chicken breasts. But as I said, being frugal is not the main reason I buy there, it's convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 re They really DO make a great chicken dish for just a little bit of money. Large chicken leg quarter section, plump and juicy, very tasty, on a big serving of rice, with a few salad items beside it... great value and great meal have you tried s and p roast chicken place by wat prah singh ? the half chicken with boiled rice and two portions of the sweet orange sauce is goooooood but its a small very tender chicken and 90 baht not like the bigger 5 star ones @ 63 baht that always seem to have to much salt in to me dave2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 re They really DO make a great chicken dish for just a little bit of money. Large chicken leg quarter section, plump and juicy, very tasty, on a big serving of rice, with a few salad items beside it... great value and great meal have you tried s and p roast chicken place by wat prah singh ? the half chicken with boiled rice and two portions of the sweet orange sauce is goooooood but its a small very tender chicken and 90 baht not like the bigger 5 star ones @ 63 baht that always seem to have to much salt in to me dave2 Dave2 - here is a challenge. How about a pic and a map of this 300 baht chicken site. The OP seems to have forgotten where the place is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 re They really DO make a great chicken dish for just a little bit of money. Large chicken leg quarter section, plump and juicy, very tasty, on a big serving of rice, with a few salad items beside it... great value and great meal have you tried s and p roast chicken place by wat prah singh ? the half chicken with boiled rice and two portions of the sweet orange sauce is goooooood but its a small very tender chicken and 90 baht not like the bigger 5 star ones @ 63 baht that always seem to have to much salt in to me dave2 I've walked past this place several times, and it looked and smelled great! Unfortunately, each time I was on my way AFTER lunch! Frankly, I'm surprised that someone would think to open yet another rotisserie chicken place in Chiang Mai. It seems as if there is one on just about every block these days! But best of luck to new enterprises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 S&P (or is it S&K?) IS great. I pay about 180 for a whole (small) chicken, somtum and sticky rice. It is as good as any BBQ chicken that I have had anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeem Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 re Thai roasted chicken here ya go ... a perfectly roasted leg quarter with rice veg and a lovely gravy @ 80 baht ( just gone up from 65 ) from jok somphet ! enjoy ... dave2 .. a once a week regular Been going there for the 'gai ob' dish for at least 14-15 yrs .. last time 2 weeks back, sad to hear they've put the price up again it was a good deal at 65B .. thats the recent politically driven inflation for you I think for the first few years I was paying 45B so nearly doubled in price.. service a bit spotty now by the tribal / shan young female phone obsessed staff. If in Pai MHS for Rotisserie chicken try the fellow with the van just inside the main market, he also does nicely done Pla Tub Tim .. get there early 4-5pm for the chicken .. it sells quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daoyai Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 S&P (or is it S&K?) IS great. I pay about 180 for a whole (small) chicken, somtum and sticky rice. It is as good as any BBQ chicken that I have had anywhere. Where is S&P ?.... I need a switch from the 5star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 It is an eat-in place on the street on the South side of Wat Prasing about half way down. It used to be on the North side of the moat near Jok Sopmphet, but it moved several months a go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 re It used to be on the North side of the moat near Jok Sopmphet, but it moved several months a go. hes right .. in may last year ! dave2 ps ... i always take away and chomp my way through them in front of my computer .. thats much more enjoyable ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Coming to which area in Chiang Mai? I'm looking for this info too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Coming to which area in Chiang Mai? I'm looking for this info too!! Judging by the posts, there isn't anywhere that doesn't already have chicken. A well thought out venture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> MODERATOR HELPplease close this thread. I can't take the expat mentality anymore. I've heard enough. How cheap? That's all that anyone on thisSite is concerned with. But you all like Duke's which ain't cheap. This dish with all the trimmings would be the same price at Duke's and none of you would moan. This would also be the same price at KFC. and the Thais wouldn't complain like you crybabies.Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Crikey....you must be French to throw in the towel so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaptainrob Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Thai Geezers might give the OP a break ... not all chooks are raised nor cooked the same and frankly I prefer DIY at home in preference to hit or miss take-outs. KFC often has too much MSG and amount varies so much I will not eat. Betagro chook products, direct or from Tesco, are better than CP if you get fresh product. Fresh can be hit and miss in Supermarkets as the UseByDate is often changed ... overnight Daily. So, IF Mr Chow emulates Daves Dukes, and goes for high quality bbq chooks, moist, tender and running with succulent juices ... let him give it a go ... southside please Mr Chow. Note: In Sydney [Aus] my favourite chook requires a bank loan to fund takeaways > http://www.chargrillcharlies.com.au/the-chargrill/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thighlander Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Maybe 300 isn't so much after all. Wasn't that the price at the famous Chicken House a few years ago, and people are still asking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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