Buying hygienic cuts of meat in Jaynagar

Hi all. I've moved to Jaynagar 9th block and I'm looking for a grocery store that sells non vegetarian products. Preferably fresh. In the area. The chicken centers and stalls that I have walked by near the 9th block bus stand don't seem to be all that clean. The grocery stores here in India don't ever seem to carry non vegetarian items.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

I dont remember if I saw meet for sale in the Big Bazaar shops I visited, but else you could try that chain.

Else maybe you should buy live chickens and butcher them yourself?

Quite a few supermarket chains like Spencers sell packaged meat.

concur with jyotida - stick to packaged meats from places that have a fast turnover.
have no clue which cold storages there are in jaynagar -
but if you're ever in frazertown - unfortunately waaaay across from jaynagar -
lusitania cold storage

Mosque Rd, Frazer Town
Bangalore
080 25484685


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Head to the Spar supermarket in Bannerghatta Road (which intersects with Ring Road between Jayanagar and BTM). Hygienic, and they have a good selection including turkey, duck and rabbit

You're better off switching to a vegetarian diet. I have, and I'm a local.

There's no FDA here, although the FSSAI has just started. It could be sometime before it makes a difference. In the meantime, follow the usual precautions, no meat, no cut fruit or raw salads. Not even in five star hotels.

Spar may seem hygenic, but, I have had bad experiences, where their meat tasted like it sat around in the freezer for a long time. Also, I understand it is common practice for stores to turn off the refrigerators at night to "save power" As Anton pointed out here is no FDA here who monitors storage and transport conditions.

After trying the bigger chains, I prefer to buy the fresh stuff from the guy off the street (building a relationship with them can be rewarding). Yes, it may seem unhygienic with flies etc.. But, atleaast what you see is what you get. In the case of SPAR etc, you just get to see the display case. It's anyone's guess what the hygiene standards are in their "back office".

I don't want to be an alarmist, but when businesses show a callous attitude to the public, it disturbs me.

So here's the thing. Monitoring is done various ways. When I arrived in SoCal, grapes were just being placed on supermarket shelves. The next day, they were recalled. A bulletin appeared in the LATimes explaining that insecticide levels had been exceeded.

This reminded me of the samples being taken of every concrete batch exiting from the plant on our bridge building project. Every sample that failed a load bearing test required the column prepared from the batch to be torn down.

Now farming produce here are monitored after the fact (!). If a batch causes health problems, if noticed (ie severe or multiple cases!) the problem may be sorted out if the government intervenes.

Romaines, icebergs, butterheads are a new crop, grown by unregulated producers who do not understand, or avoid spending on, precautions to prevent contamination, and the market is small, so casualty figures are small and unpublicised. I heard about a few incidents and hoped the situation had been brought under control. Then two of my acquaintances were seriously and permanently disabled. These are guys you see on the society pages!

Here's a look at how they keep those veggies looking green after they start turning yellow (especially brocolli):

http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Spar...iew-srlonmnotm

Due diligence is what makes the difference between taking home a great experience in a new country and taking back unwanted "souvenirs"...