CHF 103 per 24 bottles! Four times the price I paid in the US! Ridiculous, don't buy it! No, and a thousand times no!

Howdy and welcome to Basel, potken.


One of the few Swiss everybody knows recommends Basel highly as a tourist spot too
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/t...s-tourism.html
Though he has decamped since

Fellow ex-Texan here also! Howdy!

The Mexican shop near Zurich HB is *very* good. They have awesome stock of peppers, both dried and fresh (serranos included, as well as jalapenos, habaneros, and poblanos!). They also have VERY good corn tortillas and tortilla chips -- there's a real legit factory in Zurich that supplies the store: https://www.masamor.ch/about
The store (not the factory) also has fresh tomatillos and lots of yummy Mexican products. Their mezcal and tequila range is excellent. May be worth a trip for you from Basel.

LOL @ your love for Shiner. I'm inclined to agree with your FIL, but it's so nice to have a treat that you love. Good for you!

For BBQ, I would definitely recommend upgrading your outdoor space and getting a grill -- there's not really anything that comes close to brisket here (although in the fall/winter, you should try traditional Swiss game -- obviously very different, but an interesting meat-y delight!). The butchers here are really good, so as long as you have your own fire, you can make/have tasty BBQ treats. (Also Coop sells Frank's Hot and Stubb's, which always make me smile!)

Not sure where in Austin you lived where you felt in physical danger. Seems like a stereotype. Not sure how an AR-15 would make you (or anyone around you) any safer, either.

For your brisket needs, I haven't used them (or any Metzgerei) in years, but there is this: https://meat4you.ch/de/schweizer-rin...rustspitz.html
As usual, one thing that will make you salivate for sure is the price.

Welcome to Switzerland!

Just for reference, regular unleaded gas is 3 times more expensive than Texas. The beer at 4x is not that crazy.

Maybe we can work out a deal.... I have a garden plot (schrebergarten) that might be worthy of a brisket

OK, well you’re welcome - don’t expect to pay Texan prices in Switzerland.

Good Granny Grunt! 4X the price! This will take time to get used to!

I calculate 4x mon gasohol. Just sayin'. Yup, there be a price for order and peace.

In Basel? Yes! Now where to get the proper meat ...

I lived in the Rundberg (difficult, dangerous) neighborhood of Austin for 30 years. Dangerous, but I never had a problem. You are quite correct about safety, and yes, guns don't add to the safety, unless survival is the real question (and it was). Now that I'm here, guns are superfluous. Don't need 'em, period. In Texas, yup they were needed, not here.

Yup, this is the place to go in Zurich if you need stuff. Would be really surprised if there was room for another Mexican supply store, but am always open for surprises. Since Tres Kilos closed here in Zurich a few years ago, definitely still have withdrawal symptoms

Ah, that'd be all the people carrying guns that makes you feel like that.

You can of course join a gun club here. If you're a good shot and can help them win competitions, you'll be quite popular. Or join a hunting group. A friend of mine has done both of these.

Next time I'm at SBB I'll check out beers of the world and see if they have your recommendation.

Hes correct. It's awful sludge.

Welcome - I'm half Texan, with roots in DFW, Abilene, and growing up in eastern New Mexico (which is practically Texas).

I will be very happy to see Shiner here!

I've yet to find good brisket here. There's a pop-up in Zurich that advertises themselves as authentic Texas brisket: https://www.maximusbbq.ch/ which I will check for myself one day. Don't know what you have in Basel.

One of my best memories was being in Austin for equipment training for my first job, and smelling Salt Lick BBQ before seeing it while trying to find it.

Feldschlossen is a hangover in a glass. Avoid.

To avoid Feldschlossen enpoisonment, and if you must stick with Swiss, beer, here is a thread as the temperature mounts (well, it snowed again overnight just above my place but you know ): https://www.englishforum.ch/food-dri...r-hot-day.html

I tasted this, it was quite ok?

Well, technically it is in France, but it is administered by Basel-Stadt

This is not something I can help with. Good luck!

Welcome!
Generally speaking, you can get most cuts (as well as non-standard parts and organs) from most butchers, whether that's your favourite Metzgerei or Migros/Coop/Globus/etc. Talk to the people behind the meat counter, subject to the details expect a couple days up to a week waiting time.

Try Jenzer, maybe drop into the shop in Arlesheim on a quiet morning and describe what you need. Or give them a ring or drop them an email.
Zieren was able to get me all the cuts I needed when I told him more or less where in the animal it was located and what I intended to do with it.
Henz in Laufen/Riehen is also very good, but I never bought anything "unusual" from them.
Quite a few farms that sell direct to consumer, maybe someone there can help.