Would it kill Migros/Coop to show some variety in terms of MEAT?
 

Im so pissed off at Migros/Coop. Not only do they close BEFORE I get home from work, their meat selection is rediciolous. :mad:

You have your pork chops and various overly priced "BBQ friendly" meat with that weird red marinade (i guess its paprika wich seems to be the flavour of choise here, dont get me started on the crisps).

And youve got your 100 CHF/kilo chicken legs.

And youve got your "fine food" steaks @ 35-45 CHF a piece. :eek:

WTF.

This summer, back in my old country, I bought pre-cooked hickory glazed ribs for 10 chf/kilo. Just throw them on the BBQ for some crispyness. Thats just one example. And that giant food super stores close 10PM 7 days a week.

Im so bored with the food selection here im considering not eating at all.

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well at least they have some meat...for us vegetarians they have no tofu!

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Go to a butchers or Turkish (or other "ethnic" shop), market, farm..... they've all got good meat often cheaper than a supermarket. Or eat vegetables!

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Which Migros or Coop do yuo visit, our Migros (MM) has Tofu, and seasoned Tofu.....not to mention a large range of Quorn products

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As a former BF of a vegetarian i too confirm they have tofu + quorn stuff. Im willing to bet that their veggie selection is equally limited though.

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[QUOTE=grumpygrapefruit;1323109]Go to a butchers or Turkish (or other "ethnic" shop), market, farm..... they've all got good meat often cheaper than a supermarket. Or eat vegetables![/QUOTE]

Thanks for a god tip and a utterly crazy one :D (I do love veggies but i prefer a nice steak with them.)

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I agree with GG, go to a good local butcher - you'll get better meat which hasn't been vac-packed to oblivion (the blood gets sucked back in) and stay away from the marinades....knowling whats in those marinades puts me off them, and knowing how they choose the meat to cover in the sticky cr*p doesn't encourage me either

(Oh...and shopping local keeps local trademen in business)

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We've been told we're supposed to just shut up and take it.

http://www.englishforum.ch/complaint...-all-time.html

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Tofu is here, but in Civilization one can find a good half dozen different types without even going to ethnic food shops.

It's like saying "no meat choice? that's crazy talk." and then offering up this

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...QCOzwaYEaXRP6Q


carnivorous since 1991, but love good freshly made tofu :msncool:

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hmm..jealous! my Coop in Richterswil has none of that..in fact the only place I have ever seen tofu is at an Asian specialty store.

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You are absolutely right! Horrible here. When I get bored I go to Autria or Germany and stock up on things. Especially cold cuts and meat.

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Not in the complaints corner we aint! :)

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WELL! never mind about the meat choice, have you not tried looking for brown sugar?

sorry i just couldnt resist :cool:

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Do you have Aligro near you? It's kind of like a super store. Well the closest you'll get. I'm a veg. but when my husband does buy meat, he likes to do it there. Though I wish he'd go to a local butcher b/c I'm sure it's better quality. But price wise, Aligro seems to be the winner.

And for the other vegies out there, here in Lausanne we have a fair ammount of tofu, (the really good kind is at Asian food stores.) and Quorn (Migros) and Quanature (sp? At Coop.) But I sure do miss the variety they have in the states!

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Have to feel sorry for all you people who don't live in Basel.

15 minutes cycling in one direction brings me to Marktkauf in Germany. Good butchers, mainly pork and beef. Around the corner from there is a Turkish shop, also with a butcher counter, mainly lamb.

10-15 minutes cycling in a different direction brings me to Geant Casino in France. Again, a wide range of products. You can get hickory smoked ribs there, ready for the BBQ. Can't remember the price/weight but I paid 4€ for a rack last time.

On Saturdays, France also has a farmer's market. I now get all my lamb from there. The guy spent ages last Saturday cubing me some lamb for a curry - it's 14€/Kg but you only pay for what you get. By that I mean all the fat he trimmed off, and the pieces not big enough to make a nice cube, were discarded. Plus I got some free sausages.

I only buy meat in Switzerland if it's on 50% aktion. Not that I can't afford the prices here (I live on my own so we're not talking huge amounts of meat) but it just seems silly to pay these prices when the quality at the market in France beats the Swiss meat and costs so much less.

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Is it really the lack of variety or do you just find it inconvenient to try things you haven't tried before?

As of meet. You get chicken, beef, pork, lamb and seefood in any variation you want in almost every coop or migros. Go shop an hour before they close and most of it will be 50% off.
It's easy to find ingredients to cook Asian, Mediterranean and even American.

Tofu and Quorn is available even in small migros / coop.

Buy seasonal veggies and have different choices every month. When was the last time you cooked a Aubergine? Broccoli? Blumenkohl? Kohlrabi? Knollenselleri? Wirz?

I live on a very small budget (student with no rich daddy's financial support) but a balanced diet is very important to me. I love to cook and I harly ever get bored with what I can get at the mid-size coop at my trainstation.

Do you want to get to gether and cook sometimes? :)

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Haha actually i have! Im also upset with the poor ready-made food selection. Im used to buying chicken wings, ribs, awsome salads with actual MEAT in them, etc. Here you pay 6 CHF for a tiny "greek" salad with some cucumber bits and 3-4 feta cheese bits. :msnmad:

Re: Would it kill Migros/Coop to show some variety in terms of MEAT?
 

Is it really the lack of variety or do you just find it inconvenient to try things you haven't tried before?

Its the lack of veriety.

As of meet. You get chicken, beef, pork, lamb and seefood in any variation you want in almost every coop or migros. Go shop an hour before they close and most of it will be 50% off.

I dont know about "most of it". Also, they close 6.30. I get home 6.45. No, they totally have less options and its totally over-priced, even for CH. I guess its because they refuse to import argentinian meat, etc.

It's easy to find ingredients to cook Asian, Mediterranean and even American.

Semi-agreed. The asian section is 3 times bigger in yer average scandinavian (large) food store.

Tofu and Quorn is available even in small migros / coop.

That makes me happy for all you vegetarians out there, but personally i find tofu tasteless and Quorn products plain weird. :)

Buy seasonal veggies and have different choices every month. When was the last time you cooked a Aubergine? Broccoli? Blumenkohl? Kohlrabi? Knollenselleri? Wirz?

Wirz? I dont want a veggie stew or grilled Aubergine. I want lamb-racks that doesnt force me to sell my car in order to buy a decent amount of them.

I live on a very small budget (student with no rich daddy's financial support) but a balanced diet is very important to me. I love to cook and I harly ever get bored with what I can get at the mid-size coop at my trainstation.

Wait until you have a job and want to throw a big-ass BBQ for your friends.

Do you want to get to gether and cook sometimes? :)

Are you asking me out on a date? :)

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I have to disagree there. Coming from a city that has market places filled with still-moving-too-many-to-count fish might not be helping... But I am very very disappointed with the fish available in Coop or Migros. In medium sized stores you get salmon, pangasius filet and... well, some bass. On big ones, you get some salted codfish in the Portuguese cantons, and some... well... variations of bass... The rest of the so called seafood is frozen... Not a big fan of frozen, but there is still not that much variety.

I miss the good old stinky fish markets :msncry:

I find the local Migros very well stocked on vegetables, though! (Coop not so strong on that department)

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Cheese surely!

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It might be worth checking out a Halal butcher if you ca. My wife picked up some cheap, delicious lamb cutlets.

Mmmmm, lamb chops....:p

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There's rabbit and horse and venison as well in our local Co-op.

Have you tried those yet or is what you are really saying is that it's not exactly the same as home?:rolleyes:

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My local Coop had those too, plus ostrich and duck. I wish I had that choice here in the uk too. I get beef, pork, lamb and chicken. That's it.

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Is it a small Coop? The one back home really has no other choice than those mentioned by the OP. The Migros has some rabbit every 2 weeks or so, but that's it!

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Hmmmmmm - Ostrich :cool::cool:

Lovely meat.

If you're interested we saw a speciality butcher in Glarus offering Zebra :)

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I realize that working people don't have much opportunity / time compared to opening hours for their work and that this has some impact upon how far they're willing to travel but... near me there are THREE Coop locations within "easy" walking distance as well as two Migros, two Denner, a Portuguese butcher and a variety of ethnically owned "lebensmittel" shops.

While at least one of the Coop and one of the Migros shops both close early (630pm or earlier), another Coop location is open until 8pm.

In addition to these shops within walking distance, a short bus or tram ride puts me in easy reach of two Aldi locations that each also are open until 8pm, the Migros at the train station, open until 7pm and the big MParc that is open until 8pm.

That is all without crossing any borders btw. so I find it hard to believe that it would be so different in Luzern.

The variety of meats here is fairly seasonal - you should be seeing some wild meats coming available at the butcher counters within the next couple of weeks.



Meanwhile, with all that said... I do feel you, really. What is on offer here is different than what many of us are used to elsewhere. The trick is to arrange your time so that you can go to a variety of places, maybe not all on the same day... and this takes some work in getting familiar with your nearest 6 - 10 blocks. Next time you're off, just go walking around your "neighborhood" and see what's there. Chances are, there is more variety than you realize.

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http://www.leshop.ch/leshop/Main.do?...7_Butcher_Meat

My friend - methinks that online shopping is the way to go for you - have it delivered on a Saturday or in the evening. It may not be totally ideal, but it's probably a larger choice than you'll find in some piddly little local Migros

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Alternative with COOP (they carry more brands apparently) - Coop@Home

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I'm sorry. I dated a vegan. I know it can be rough, but you really have to draw the line at being proposed to over a Tofurky dinner.

But yes check out the larger stores. And look for the 3 M Migroses if that's your chain of preference. (I always marvel whenever I tell someone about the number of Ms on the outside of a Migros, and the person doesn't already know this...). I myself have sworn off Migros as the scourge of the earth for lack of variety and will only shop at Coop.

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Obviously there is variety, you just don't want to pay for it!

Obviously, you go shopping at SOME point...? Try saturday? Then there is even more half-off stuff. I usually buy a load and throw it in the freezer.
And yeah. Importing meat from half around the world, that makes sense.
I refuse to buy lamb from Australia because it's f*ing ridiculous. I'm not a hippie or anything, but is a little social responsability too much to ask for?
If you buy more swiss meat it will become cheaper eventually. The invisible hand is not only for jerking off bankers.

When will you guys get it? It's not the size. It's how you use it!

No argument there.

You stated you liked veggies. So what's wrong with trying what's available? Aubergines (eggplants) from my Weber is one of the best things ever (soak them in olive oil and they will be just as bad for you as bbq rips).
I once bought half a lamb from a local farmer for a very reasonal price. Be a little more resourceful?

I do have several jobs and throw BBQs with my friends all the time.

On second thought, don't thinks so. Not into the whiney type :p

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Support your local butcher's - like the baker's they all have their own specialities and if you buy carefully (special offers, etc) often cheaper than supermarkets. And sometimes, less is more ... we eat less meat since we've moved here, but excellent quality.
In our village there is an excellent Portuguese fish mongers Helm.

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Not sure where your "back home" is. I shopped in Volkiland, Volketswil or in the Migros in Uster. In the smaller shops, it might be worth talking to the butcher to see if he/she can order something for you. Or check online for some other choices.

I have only seen Venison once here in my local Morrisons (uk). It was minced and formed as burgers or meatballs. It was yuk.

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In the ass of the world I live I have to be lucky the fish is not older than a week old :( If you want to do a fancy Portuguese dinner for your friends, you have to go for frozen fish, which really doesn't taste the same, even with all the tricks of grandmother :msncry: Usually end up on the meat, but have to travel to Hinwill for it (no butchery in the small village I live in).

But local bakery gets cleared up of mohnbrötchen (or opium bread as I used to call it) every weekend :D Bread from bakery is the best :D

Let's just say I can't wait to move to my new home next year :) There is a bunch of old styled little shops that I will love invading ;)

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so you should be! :msntongue:

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I nearly had a panic attack when I ventured back into a US food store the other day. It was overwhelming.:msntongue:

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Summary:

Whine, Switzerland is not Sweden!

(also a hint for our US friends)

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Wow, i guess i just got pwned. All my base belongs to you.

And in regards to me being whiny, youre in the complains corner, here is where we come to whine. :cool:

Now go back to your drum circle. :p

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Ok... :hippy:

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Hey man, I realize that Switzerland isn't the US BUT when something is labeled "American BBQ" I expect it to taste like something from home, not like salt and more salt with a hint of some paprika! :msnmad:

The little jar of "Mexican BBQ" that is together with all the other sauces for fondue chinoise tastes EXACTLY like "Manwich" which is a sloppy-joe making sauce. We will have to query Coconails and Ouchboy how "Mexican" that stuff actually is but the "American" stuff very often is very far from it so I have reason to doubt. :msnshock:



I think the largest part of the problem for many expats who come here to work for multi-national / international corporations is that they have to work the same sort of crazy hours as they do in the US, Aus and UK while trying to LIVE on Swiss time and it simply doesn't work. One or the other should give - personally, I'm in favor of ensuring an improved match-up of working hours to local life hours.

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Swiss consumer will import meat for around 1 Billion Swiss Francs on private basis in 2011. In general people eat less meat than 10 years ago because of the high prices. Either the shops cope with reality or they go bankrupt.

Most of the meat I use comes from a "biohof", good meat at reasonable prices (for Switzerland). Sometimes the cheaper parts (liver, ragout) are even tastier then all the steaks and stuff.