Fresh Poultry in Wilmington DE?
Help!
I'm relatively new to the area and have yet to find a place with decent poultry. The local Fresh Grocer leaves a lot to be desired, and unfortunately the fabulous farmer's market in New Castle doesn't carry meat (that I've found).
Thanks in advance :)
Ama
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This is really late, but in case you're still looking...
I get my chicken from Delaware Local Food Exchange on Kirkwood Highway. If you're on their mailing list (or if you phone), you can find out which days the never-frozen chicken is delivered from the farm. It is very delicious chicken.
http://www.delocalfoodexchange.com/De...I don't know about the chicken at Papa's Food Market. I've stepped in three times and never been able to stand the smell of the store. It's too bad because I would love to support my neighborhood grocery store!
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re: FuriousOyster
FuriousOyster, thanks for that link. I have never heard of this place. Is that the natural foods store in the shopping center next to Kahl-Bee Korean?
I would be interested to know how the prices are on meats. I live very close to Harvest Market in Hockessin but the prices for meat in there make my eyes water. And by the way, when I lived in Wilmington I used to buy meat at Papa's all the time, and it was excellent. The guys behind the counter are super friendly and they are great about cutting to order, or ordering for you anything they don't have that day. I never had any issues with the smell in the store--to me it's just a great, old-school place. I miss going there.
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re: travelmad478
After looking around a bit more on the board, it's clear to me that I need to give Papa's another shot; I'll try actually to buy some meat this time. Does anyone know where their meat comes from?
Delaware Local Food Exchange is inside the store Nature's Way which looks to me to be a bit west of Kahl-Bee Korean. Nature's Way/DLFE is right next to the Family Dollar (across from Jake's Wayback Burgers).
I'm not sure how DLFE meat prices compare to Harvest, but I'm going to DLFE today or tomorrow and will note some prices. Everything's pre-packaged so it's not like going to a butcher. But the meat tastes so good--so much flavor. Anyway, I'll see what I can find out.
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Kahl-Bee Korean Restaurant
2011 Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE 19805-
re: FuriousOyster
OK, I know just where that is. If the meat is fresh I will be interested. At Harvest Market it's all frozen and packaged, and beyond the staggering prices (I am talking like $13/lb for things like pork chops), I don't really like the cuts of meat they offer.
I have no idea where Papa's gets their meat. For sure it is not grass-fed and organic, but at least they cut it the way I like: for example, thick-cut chops instead of the supermarket kind that are a half-inch thick; cut-to-order lamb or pork shoulder; a breast of veal in the weight I specify; etc. To me that is the most important thing.
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re: travelmad478
travelmad, I asked the woman who owns the shop, and she said that people tell her that DLFE is cheaper than Harvest. She is charging $7.50/pound for boneless pork chops (which are delicious--I've purchased them twice) and $5.50/pound for chicken thighs (bone-in if I recall). (And, I don't remember the price, but the thick, bone-in pork chops are beautiful.) Apparently the chicken is fresh from the farm (never frozen) almost every Thursday; the other fresh meat comes in more sporadically (and what doesn't sell right away is then frozen). But much of the appeal here is the grass-fed/local/organic/etc.; it wouldn't be cut up just for you, so it might not suit you.
Again, thanks for the heads-up about Papa's.
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scoopG
Aug 20, 2010 02:17 PM
I think the best you can do is Bell and Evans at Haldas Market:
http://www.haldasmarket.com/index.php
