Farm Foods meats?

[HeyWayne]

Not sure where Farm Foods source their meet, but I would make teh assumption (rightly or wrongly) that it's not particularly good "value" even though it may be cheap.

[HeyWayne]

...on the curried goat front - a colleague of mine's parents are from Montserrat and he's promised, on numerous occasions to bring me in some of his mum's home made curried goat.

I've been looking forward to it for years.

[Two_Sheds]

I see Farm Foods (the shop) has really cheap chicken and beef etc, does anyone know if the meat is grade A 100% British meat?

I've emailed Head Office to ask them. Just got to wait now and see if they respond.

[bobleponge]

If the chance ever arises, you will taste roast goat the way I cook it, and I guarantee you will like it (but I probably won't tell you what it is until you've eaten it).

Hilary, should the chance ever arise, you would find me to be incredibly polite, and I would tell you it was lovely, even if I hated it. So you would never know.

In all fairness, my first wife was Jamaican, and so I have eaten curried goat regularly, also a couple of new years eve's ago, I had a really nice roast goat, was scrummy.
It was just the monotony of eating it daily, for 2 of my 3 meals a day that got my .... no, I wont.

[HeyWayne]

It was just the monotony of eating it daily, for 2 of my 3 meals a day that got my .... no, I wont.

Don't worry - I won't goad you. (sorry I have a cold)

[Alison]

Eat goat quite an amount as always tend to buy it from the Farmer's Market and our local delivery service have now started selling it also. It's nice, not at all fatty and really tasty, as already said, a bit like lamb but not quite. The on the bone stuff is best for curry but joints are nice and the mince makes lovely bolagnaise.

Re Farm Foods, don't like the look of the place and personally wouldn't buy the meat, as somebody said, if you want cheap protein, use beans!

[HayleyB]

It was just the monotony of eating it daily, for 2 of my 3 meals a day that got my .... no, I wont.

GOAT...

And wasn't it always the fact that you knoew it was goat or camel depending what was running around the compound the day before

[Two_Sheds]

Re Farm Foods, don't like the look of the place and personally wouldn't buy the meat

Here's the reply from Head Office:
"Thank you for your email. Our Chickens are purchased from the EU and
the reason we are able to sell them so cheap is that we have a great
team of Buyers who manage to secure fantastic deals that we can pass on
to our customers."

[Flummery]

Here's the reply from Head Office:
"Thank you for your email. Our Chickens are purchased from the EU and
the reason we are able to sell them so cheap is that we have a great
team of Buyers who manage to secure fantastic deals that we can pass on
to our customers."

Oh aye - that sounds really like high welfare. NOT!

[Alison]

Here's the reply from Head Office:
"Thank you for your email. Our Chickens are purchased from the EU and
the reason we are able to sell them so cheap is that we have a great
team of Buyers who manage to secure fantastic deals that we can pass on
to our customers."

So no info about welfare etc then, just finance! Typical.

[Rhona]

I can't cook with cheapo nasty meat - certainly don't want to eat it. I made a lovely chicken risotto last night from two organic free range thighs and legs - loads left for a Thai curry tonight and two lots of stock for soup or more risotto. Only about £3.50 for the pack, but certainly tasted like they had been happy chickens.

[SlugLobber]

Most of the EU uses appalling conditions to rear meat in. Head Orifice seem to be purposefully vague, there...

[allotmentlady]

Hmmm i wouldnt know I only buy our meat from our local butcher, he knows where the animal was killed etc....usually local....sorry but i shudder at farmfoods, read the labels on the meat, look out for really small writing