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I cannot believe you guys have no butcher shops.... We lived in Queens an dI hade 3 within walking disatnce. my dh put himself through college wrappingmeet and working for a butcher. everyone is fine just buying the meat packaged at the supermarket??
don't get me wrong, I am so glad we moved but this I find so surprising! (and disturbing!)
We are from NYC and I was told this is the only place to get good Italian coldcuts, sausage etc etc. We drove over last week and were disappointed to find it closed. is there any place that would approximate a salumeria? and my other question if anyone woudl kindly answer-- I was surprised by the alck of butcher shops! Someone had suggested the Meat House to me and it is pretty good but most of themeat seems to be prepared (marinated ) already-- any butcher shops wtih the guy in a bloody white coat? not fancy, just a regular butcher shop. (I have googled and am really coming up empty handed)
Have you tried Cliff's in Carrboro or the meat counter at just about any Whole Foods?
Have you tried Cliff's in Carrboro or the meat counter at just about any Whole Foods?
Have not tried Cliff's but I am familiar wtih Whole Foods from NYC. it was like a "fancy butcher" with a lot of prepared ready to heat and eat foods. but I am willing to try it again ($$$ though if I recall)
I will put Cliff's on my list, thank you. I am curious why the market is so different down here for food.
I remember also finding it odd that there were no stand alone butcher shops here when we moved here. Have not been since I don't live in Durham but have heard that the butcher's at King's are quite good. Yelp seems to agree:
Sorry if you aren't in Durham - they generally are a bit more forward thinking (or perhaps more retro thinking on butcher shops) with regards to food it seems!
Meat House often has other cuts in back which aren't marinated, etc. Just ask them.
Cliffs in Carrboro Cliff's Meat Market and Da Vincis in Wake Forest Davincis prime meats and deli are amongst the best stand alone butcher shops in the Triangle.
If you look at the architecture of the Triangle you will see distinct patterns of growth. Most of the growth occurred once automobile usage was strong and after WWII. So ethnic neighborhoods and dense population centers were not the norm. Suburban sprawl and that time period of development encouraged "modern" grocery stores rather than supporting older individual butchers, bakery's, and green grocers.
This area, and most of the South, did not get the same waves of immigration that the NE did. The South developed as an agrarian area. After the Civil War most of the South was devastated on many levels. Loss of man power (war deaths and slavery abolished), destruction of farms, mills, salt works and the limited industry that had existed, and a society having to recover from war and change from a plantation based economy led to an area of economic depression until after WWII. The industrialization of the North contributed to denser populations and more job opportunities for immigrants. Same with ports - Boston & NY ports were primary entries at the time when most Italian immigration was happening.
Once you understand the history then the absence makes more sense and no longer is as "disturbing". There is a tremendous amount going on food-wise in this area. Just might be packaged differently than you are used to.
If you look at the architecture of the Triangle you will see distinct patterns of growth. Most of the growth occurred once automobile usage was strong and after WWII. So ethnic neighborhoods and dense population centers were not the norm. Suburban sprawl and that time period of development encouraged "modern" grocery stores rather than supporting older individual butchers, bakery's, and green grocers.
This area, and most of the South, did not get the same waves of immigration that the NE did. The South developed as an agrarian area. After the Civil War most of the South was devastated on many levels. Loss of man power (war deaths and slavery abolished), destruction of farms, mills, salt works and the limited industry that had existed, and a society having to recover from war and change from a plantation based economy led to an area of economic depression until after WWII. The industrialization of the North contributed to denser populations and more job opportunities for immigrants. Same with ports - Boston & NY ports were primary entries at the time when most Italian immigration was happening.
Not food related...but I love little history lessons like this about the area. I sometimes used to wonder why certain areas seemed to explode (like NYC), and certain areas didn't.
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We lived in Queens an dI hade 3 within walking disatnce. my dh put himself through college wrappingmeet and working for a butcher. everyone is fine just buying the meat packaged at the supermarket?? 
I sometimes used to wonder why certain areas seemed to explode (like NYC), and certain areas didn't.
