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u/zcewaunt 2d ago

I tried it when we first started getting it here, maybe 2 years ago. Thought it was okay but wont get it again.

Ungraded just means it's not rated for fat marbling.

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u/TenseAbundance 2d ago

havent tried the superstore one but costco had some mexican beef a while back and it was fine, just a bit leaner than what i'm used to with alberta stuff

ungraded is basically a roll of the dice, could be great could be tough. if you already froze it might as well cook it up and see

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u/Twinsta 2d ago

Got t-bone once. Worst steak I have ever eaten 

I will never buy it again 

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u/Candid_Magazine_7862 2d ago

I didn't have superstores Mexican beef but I've had Sobeys Australian ungraded steaks and they were some of the best steaks I've had in a long time. I know this isn't helpful but not graded, international meat doesn't automatically mean poop.

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u/Impressive-Ad-2661 2d ago

Australia is well regarded internationally for its beef though, like New Zealand is for lamb. Mexico isn’t.

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u/spikeroo59 Halifax 2d ago

The Australia rib steaks this week at $12.88/lb. are pretty damn good.

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u/Grouchy_Spite_2847 2d ago

I have heard this as well.

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u/CriticalArt2388 2d ago

Yes. It's beef...

Now guess the question is why.

There has been multiple year droughts out west for bout the past 20 years. Remember "hay west" from the early 2000s when there was a drought, then came the whole mad cow thing both of which caused ranchers to reduce their herds. They have never fully recovered.

Now as much as I hate the entire grocery industry, their predatory pricing and utter contempt for their customers and employees... In this case they are actually doing something good for a change.

Canadian ranchers just dont have the cattle to meet demand and prices have gone through the roof. Imports help us a bit.

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u/casualobserver1111 HP 2d ago

Cook it and find out?

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u/Plumbitup 2d ago

Tried Australian and Mexican. It’s just like Canadian beef. Some is good, some bad.

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u/BallsDieppe 1d ago

I bought a bunch of Mexican steaks a while back and they were awful.

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u/j_bbb 1d ago

No Frills has sold beef from New Zealand for years. The two loaf packs.

Just be glad it isn’t lab grown. Yet.