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[antsea]

Hi. May seem like a weird question, but I'm a paleo dieter so it's important for me.

A lot of normal supermarket meat is grain-fed and I would be after grass fed meat for health and nutrients. From reading around grass fed is not big in S Korea.

One thing that is available in a lot of countries is New Zealand lamb. Sometimes in the freezer department; ground meat etc.

Does anyone know if any of these are available in Seoul, and can give me an idea about price i.e. are they a super luxury or manageable?

Tx, A

[chungbukdo]

If you do find any lamb from anywhere, it's going to be pastured. I would just start looking for lamb in general. I've been to restaurants in Itaewon that served it so there are sources here.

Sorry I can't help you even though I eat Paleo. Not concerned enough about the grass fed issue versus how hard it would be to find here and how much it costs.

[R. S. Refugee]

Yes, lamb is available at reasonable prices (frozen), but not at very many places because Koreans, in general, have no interest in lamb.

I get mine at the Foreigners' Food Mart in Itaewon. It's right across the street from Roofers Bar, if you know where that is.

I'm not a paleo dieter myself because I eat dairy products. I'm a no grains and no sugar and no potatoes eater. They do have organic chicken available here also.

[EH]

Anyone know of any (safe) raw milk sources in Korea?
Cow, goat, etc.

Anywhere online or any farms you can go to to buy organic meat in bulk? Preferably grass-fed...

[premiummince]

You can buy NZ lamb on Gmarket.

[antsea]

Thanks for the replies guys. Sorry I was late getting back, you know how it is, this is one avenue I'm considering and I was just looking at other things.

Anyway, good to know it is available and not too expensive. I can quite happily eat mostly ground lamb.