Where's The Beef?

[Jingthing]

Frankly, I love steak, and Thailand is not the best place for steak lovers.

I certainly cannot afford many visits to the overpriced Manhattans steakhouse, so what are the best sources for buying the raw beef flesh from markets?

So far, Foodland looks promising as they seem to stock some Aussie cuts. Last year I saw some Argie cuts there, but no more, what happened? Some of the other markets have sometimes have some strange, brownish, looking stock. And what is this "hybrid" stuff? I am interested in Aussie, NZ, and decent quality Thai beef, US and Argie too but I don't think there is any in Pattaya. Any sources you have had good or bad luck with? One I know about is Yorkies Pork Pies in Jomtien which offers Thai beef steaks from French stock.

[edh]

Jingthing,

Buy at different butcher shops and try your way.

Have found that both Foodland and local markets sometimes have same quality strange enough, but huge difference in price .

Meat looks good at Foodland as it is packed, at a butcher shop it looks a bit more "raw".

Still buy from both, depending on who's coming by for a steak :whistling

Frankly, I love steak, and Thailand is not the best place for steak lovers.

I certainly cannot afford many visits to the overpriced Manhattans steakhouse, so what are the best sources for buying the raw beef flesh from markets?

So far, Foodland looks promising as they seem to stock some Aussie cuts. Last year I saw some Argie cuts there, but no more, what happened? Some of the other markets have sometimes have some strange, brownish, looking stock. And what is this "hybrid" stuff? I am interested in Aussie, NZ, and decent quality Thai beef, US and Argie too but I don't think there is any in Pattaya. Any sources you have had good or bad luck with? One I know about is Yorkies Pork Pies in Jomtien which offers Thai beef steaks from French stock.

[kurgen]

You don't have to buy the expensive stuff.

I buy Thai beef from Foodland because you know it's been kept chilled and protected from flies.

Just buy your steaks 4 days in advance take them out of the cellophane wrapping and leave them in a sealed food bag in the fridge.

Remove from the fridge at least 1 hour before cooking.

Make sure the pan is very hot, add a knob of butter and don't cook for too long.

[Farma]

The redder looking beef may be the same as the dark beef.

The butchers may have sprayed the red beef with a colour fixative Sodium Nitrate E251 or something similar to make it look more appealing.

[Little Black Duck]

You don't have to buy the expensive stuff.

I buy Thai beef from Foodland because you know it's been kept chilled and protected from flies.

Just buy your steaks 4 days in advance take them out of the cellophane wrapping and leave them in a sealed food bag in the fridge.

Remove from the fridge at least 1 hour before cooking.

Make sure the pan is very hot, add a knob of butter and don't cook for too long.

And Papaya is a good meat tenderizer..

[thaiflyer1]

And Papaya is a good meat tenderizer..

Another maybe less messy one is "McCormicks Meat Tenderiser" available from Friendship (3rd aisle in from the right) 15 baht a packet and good for 7-10 steaks.

Sprinkle it on the steak and leave in fridge for an hour or so............tenderises even the toughest steak.

[john b good]

And Papaya is a good meat tenderizer..

Another maybe less messy one is "McCormicks Meat Tenderiser" available from Friendship (3rd aisle in from the right) 15 baht a packet and good for 7-10 steaks.

Sprinkle it on the steak and leave in fridge for an hour or so............tenderises even the toughest steak.

Make up a marinade of 50/50 red wine and water, add in some sliced onions and a few crushed garlic cloves and in with the steak.

Marinate for say 4 - 5 hours (even longer) and you got yourself some real tender steak. Cook the onions from the marinade also.

[ehs818]

Frankly, I love steak, and Thailand is not the best place for steak lovers.

I certainly cannot afford many visits to the overpriced Manhattans steakhouse, so what are the best sources for buying the raw beef flesh from markets?

So far, Foodland looks promising as they seem to stock some Aussie cuts. Last year I saw some Argie cuts there, but no more, what happened? Some of the other markets have sometimes have some strange, brownish, looking stock. And what is this "hybrid" stuff? I am interested in Aussie, NZ, and decent quality Thai beef, US and Argie too but I don't think there is any in Pattaya. Any sources you have had good or bad luck with? One I know about is Yorkies Pork Pies in Jomtien which offers Thai beef steaks from French stock.

I am also a lover of a good steak. But I don't like paying really high prices here in Pattaya. But here is what I've discovered. At Best Foods (Pattaya Nua at Second Road) they offer some frozen steaks at their butcher counter. I prefer Rib Eye or Porterhouse steaks. They offer Rib Eyes for about 170 per kg. I marinate my beef before I BBQ it. Usually these are tender, but just choose your steak carefully looking for some marbling and try toget the 'eye' included in the rib eye. This is the best price in Pattaya. Good luck...

[Jamie]

Can you buy a good smoker there? I'm thinking something along the lines of Weber's Smoker that you can even get off of amazon.com. Not sure how easy charcoal is to acquire there either. Although not steak, perhaps you can get ahold of a beef brisket and smoke that. A shoe leather tough brisket smoked properly can be very tender and juicy.

[tropo]

Foodland has frozen Japanese beef striploin for only 9,999 baht per kilogram.

[Basset]

Be Lucky on Naklua Rd have Argie steaks and very nice they are to.