Good butchers or meat suppliers in Taipei?

[igorveni]

Thanks for the link olm, that's good to know.

[Gifthorse]

Thanks Olm, I live in Neihu right now so I should be close. Have you been to Costco? And if you have, do you think the meat is higher quality at this place than Costco?

I want to buy my girfriend's Dad some meat as a gift. He is a chef and LOVES cooking all the time. Seems like all he eats is pork, but she said he likes beef and lamb also. As I mentioned I would like to by a grill.

I will look around to find a Weber if they sell them here. IN the US that is all I use. I love Weber. They are relatively cheap and are really superior to alot of gas grills that cost 3 times as much.

I ate at that Japanese BBQ place in Neihu on Wende a couple weekends ago. My advice--don't go there. It was really expensive and the meat was like dog food. It was so tough even sliced thin it was barely chewable. Her Dad thought it sucked too. I was pissed that they charge that much for that kind of food. The seafood was silly. I mean who wants to BBQ a crayfish claw for 30 mins to get a teaspoon of meat? I mean I think it was a crab but you know what I mean. In order to get filled up at that place I would have to bring a lunchbox with my own sandwiches packed in it. I ended up eating at Macdonald's on the way home.

[olm]

Yes, I have been to Costco. Unfortunately I cannot reliably comment on the meat quality there, since I'm no expert at all

I guess the quality there is OK, but feeling tells me the stuff you get at Jason's (101 basement) would probably be better quality. But really, if your GF's father is receiving this stuff as gift, better wait for some expert to comment on that, don't rely on my expertise

The only stuff I got from Mayfare so far was around 10 duck breast. They smelled totally fresh, and tasted really good - although I have never seen so much fat on a duck breast before

[Dragonbones]

Thanks for that great tip, Olm!

Hey Gifthorse, there's a thread on where to find grills (I just merged several), here. Have a look!

[Deuce Dropper]

Tianmu Butcher Shop (if it is still open)

[citizen k]

We had a full leg of lamb from Mayfull for a Christmas party recently. It was great!

[olm]

We had a full leg of lamb from Mayfull for a Christmas party recently. It was great!

You happy bastard have an oven?

Anyway, how much was it per kg, approximately?

[LPeterC]

Gifthorse
I want to buy my girfriend's Dad some meat as a gift. He is a chef and LOVES cooking all the time. Seems like all he eats is pork, but she said he likes beef and lamb also. As I mentioned I would like to by a grill.

You should let your girlfried's Dad talk to those Mayfull guys then. I believe they give a much better deal to restaurants or professional chefs.

[igorveni]

Just been there, first impression... it is very, very, very small.
I seem to have seen some smoked bacon sold in chunk like in Europe at a good price, next time I will check with the ladies, they seemed very busy when I was there.

[olm]

Yes, their "sales" room is extremely small. They don't do much end customer business obviously. They do have huge storage facilities attached, though - so if there is anything special you need, they will go there and 5-10 minutes later return with the wanted items fresh from the warehouse. Thats also why you should not go their during lunchtime or on sundays, because there will be noone to get that stuff for you.