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By: Sarah Jane Owen
Date: 26th Mar 08
Product: Food
Theft: Theft is likely
WHAT
BETTA MEATS
WHERE
407 KING ST, NEWTOWN
WHEN
MON-FRI 8AM-1PM, SAT 6AM-1PM
HOW MUCH
BY THE KG - IT'S A BUTCHER!
CONTACT
9557 3354
I remember going to the butcher as a child. A burly man would always give me a frankfurter to eat. It made food shopping bearable.
So, as things go in and out of fashion, (rocket over alfalfa - that kind of thing) kids today are munching chunks of chorizo rather than a flimsy little frankfurter.
If however, you feel like whetting your pre-teen Polish palette I strongly recommend an excursion to the Betta Butcher. Here you'll find all kinds of pickled produce in glass jars as well as chutneys and Motown meat favourite, mutton [not done up as lamb]. Let's not forget the absolutely delightful couple who have owned this institution for 45 years and who take great pride in their continental range.
This dying breed of business is a also great reminder that a butcher, baker and fruit market were once actually separate stores not just separate aisles.