Come every Easter or Christmas this butcher is packed with orders and throngs of customers wanting…read moretheir best cuts and roast. Popular for their smoked ham and beef roast, this is the perfect neighbourhood butcher if you can't head out to Hahndorf to pick up good quality meats. Apart from meat, you'll find cocktail sausages, cold cuts, poultry and they make their own sausage meat here. Certainly in my favourite butchers list.

These guys make a mean sausage, like serious, the sausages are really really good. They're on top…read moreof my list for a BBQ, as I know how good these things taste sandwiched between a slice of fresh bread, with a generous serving of onions. As well as the snags, everything here is pretty good.

It's been a while since I have been up to this side of Mount Barker. I am totally kicking myself…read morethat I have missed out on this place for the last 6 months. Murray Valley Beef Producers is like a butcher supermarket. It's pretty big! You will find all sorts of meats and seafood here. You will also find a range of processed items, like sausages, schnitzels, spring rolls, and marinated meats. There is quite a selection of different cuts to choose from depending on the animal. What I was impressed with was the quality of the cuts. In particular the ribs. I was looking for beef ribs for a Brazilian style bbq I was planning for the weekend. This butcher stocked yearling ribs with a good amount of meat on them. Some butchers cut off the belly part just over the ribs; which annoys me as the ribs then not have much meat on them. Well, not here! They are very meaty and really good quality. Best part was they were really well priced as well! Only around $15 for 1.3kg. Schwing! I also bought a pack of pepper Texan style snags which were lovely. Very meaty, not too much fat and really juicy! So, I know that Mount Barker is a little out of the way for most. But, if you have freezer space, I would recommend checking it out and stocking up here. Especially if you like quality very cheap!

Some may say too not eat meat is un-Australian. Though I am not one to fit into this range of…read morepeople I also think it prudent to indulge in a weekly sirloin steak and if $22.90 a kilo strikes you as a great price to pay for this succulent cut then pop in in to the Windsor Meat Store to grab yourself a kilo worth. Steak isn't your bag and looking for something a bit more gourmet, try the chickens stuffed with apricot and macadamia, or beef fillet pockets wrapped around feta, basil and tomatoes. Though these are scrumptious buys the display fridges contain all your poultry and bovine needs and they also have self serving fridges with a range of lamb cuts and if you're like me and cheat with your sauces grab a sachet of gravy to complete your culinary masterpiece.

Best Meat in Adelaide served by the best staff! They go above and beyond to get what you need…read more Great small business that supports the local community.

Aye Wun Meats, get it? It's one of the best outlets around the city for fresh kangaroo meat and…read moreeven though some people make a big deal out of the fact that there is a kangaroo on the National Coat of Arms, well, get over it - there is no rule book that says we can't eat what the native Australians ate/eat. The facts are really clear - kangaroos cause a lot of damage out in the remote farmlands where farmers raise sheep and cattle - why? Because they want to dominate the Australian landscape and be available to you rather than have those ugly great critters with hoofs churning up the soil and turning good land into mushy dusty waste. Actually it is a realistic notion that we would be much better off farming Roo meat rather than beef and lamb, but you try telling that to some Cow or Sheep farmer - most of them are happy with the situation they've got. We however do have a choice - we can eat just about anything we want in Australia, and seriously, Roo Meat is great tasting and basically no fat. That's the truth, no fat. So I eat kangaroo, and I love it. If you want it fresh and cut so it doesn't look like anything other than edible meat, Aye Wun Meat is your best stop off for it. You can get meat balls, small thin cuts, marinated cuts and all of it is yummy. It's a family business so you can have a chat with the owners about where their meat comes from and why they have been selling kangaroo for so many years. Do ask, because they're friendly folk and will be happy to chat with you.

This shop is truly my saviour for times when I cant be bothered cooking or thinking of what to…read morecook. Lenard's is a specialist chicken shop with oodles of pre prepared chicken offerings that you can simply put in the oven and then whip up some steamed vegies or salad: Instant healthy dinner; you gotta love that! I haven't had anything bad from here and the variety is unbelievable, who knew you could do so much with chicken? (probably many of you). Anyway, I have quite a few favourites: The chicken enchilada is filled with chicken, obviously, and beans with a mexican sauce. I also like the chicken spring rolls, the chicken Kievs and the Tandoori cutlets. The flavours are authentic and the chicken is always of a good standard quality. They also supply your basic chicken in all forms; whole, minced, breast strips and tenderloins etc,

I love Lenard's, this place is my best friend of those nights when I really can't be bothered…read morecooking. They have a lot of ready to cook items from sausages, to kievs, to stirfries, crumbed chicken and on the odd occasion, duck. I've tried pretty much everything, and everything is great. It tastes fresh, and is full of flavour. Lenard's chickens are free range, so you know you're getting quality. The staff are good and will usually of the suggestions on how to cook what you have brought.

I often ask myself: How does a shop that specialises in chilli/chile/chilli products survive in the…read moresuburbs of Adelaide? Well, it's simple. Awesome products, decent prices, and great service. I've been here a few times and every time I intend to pick up one chili sauce, but end up with a box or bag of hot and spicy goodness. The first thing that I love about this place is the floor to ceiling wall of hot sauces with names like "satan's rage", "ass reaper" and "brand new asshole". Chili fiend culture is hilarious, while also being quite exciting and sometimes scary (my mouth waters when I even look at a really really hot sauce). All of the hot sauces are rated out of 10 with most being in the 5-10 range, but something you'll notice is that there are 11/10 sauces, 100/10 and I think 1000/10. What!?! Who the hell buys these insane sauces? Satan himself, for something to wash his face with?!? Even a 10/10 will blow my head off and I love chili. The owner Joel (who could easily be a character in a Coen Brothers movie) explains that these sauces are for huge batches of "chilli" I guess he means con-carne or something. I swear, Joel must be the biggest chili fiend, because none of it seems to faze him and he seems like he would eat a few scorpion chilli's on his cheerio's in the morning. Chile Mojo also sell chili merch, chili plants, fertiliser and seeds; Mexican ingredients for your next taco night; American soft drinks and more. Check them out or even order online. Just be careful what you buy, and ask Joel for his recommendation. He might even test your chili tolerance to see what you can handle. Also, get his buffalo wing recipe and Frank's sauce. You will not be disappointed... unless you don't like chili, in which case you should start on a 3/10 sauce and work up your tolerance, you wuss! Haha.

So, I am not one of those typical macho chilli fiends that are out there. You know the ones…read more Doesn't everyone have one friend who thinks they can out chilli everyone? They eat a super hot bum burning chilli sauce on everything, sweat it out and skull a glass of milk afterwards. No sir, not for me. However, I do love chilli. I love enough chilli to still enjoy flavour. My partner is a chilli fiend and demands access to a good selection of sauces at home. I also am going through a buffalo wings stage; This brings me to Chile Mojo. Chilli fiends are like a moth to a flame for this store. It is truly amazing. I have never seen such an awesome selection of sauces, spices, jams, salsas, chilli merch, etc, etc.. The best part about this store is the amazing storeowner. He is so passionate about his store and spreading the chilli love. Last time I went into this store I was looking for a authentic buffalo wing chilli sauce. I got into an in-depth conversation with the storeowner about the best sauce to choose and how to cook the best wings. Then he said, "in fact, I have an amazing authentic southern buffalo wing recipe I can share with you". What? Giving your recipe secrets away? No, he doesn't mind. He just loves his customers that much! He pointed me to Franks Hot Sauce, printed out the recipe and told me to enjoy. And boy did I ever! This buffalo wings recipe kicks butt! This store is such a gem, and I love to support stores like this that care so much about what they are sharing with the community. So next time you are thinking about buying anything to do with chilli, Mexican or spices; skip to supermarket and go to Chile Mojo!