Meat

German meat cuts are different from those in South Africa.
South Africa tends to follow the British way of cutting meat.
Below is a explanation of the German Beef Cuts

German beef cuts

Rinderhals, Kamm or Nacken (Chuck steak)
Querrippe (Short ribs)
Rinderbrust (Brisket)
Hochrippe or Fehlrippe (Standing rib roast)
Vorderrippe or hohes Roastbeef
Rostbraten or flaches Roastbeef
5. & 6. together are the Roastbeef or Zwischenrippenstück
Filet (Fillet)
Spannrippe or Knochendünnung
Dünnung or Bauchlappen (flank steak)
Falsches Filet, Schulter, Bug or Schaufel (shoulder)
Oberschale, Unterschale and Nuss
Flanke, Schliem or Rindfleisch
Hüfte mit Hüftsteak and Schwanzstück or Tafelspitz (Top sirloin))
Hesse or Wade (Beef shank)
Fricandeau
Schwanz or Ochsenschwanz (Oxtail)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_of_beef

German Beef cuts downloadable file

Pork

To be updated soon

Where to buy meat

Most people buy lamb at their local Turkish butcher, or at Italian Food stores that have a butchery.
You can try Selgros or Metro (need a customer card) or support your local butchery for lamb and other meat cuts.
Shops like Rewe and Edeka have their own butchery section, and if you want a specific cut you can pre-order it from them.

You can also buy meat online. I found the following online shops, but have not personally used them so I can only add them as suggestions. Most of these also sell Venison

Ihr Online Metzger
Tellermitte
Don Carne
Gourmet Fleisch
Otto Gourmet
MeinMetzger
Mein Bauernhof – direct from farmers in your region. Beef, Lamb, Veal, Chicken and Fish. Also milk, eggs and vegetables
Waldgourmet (Venison)
Grüne Bauern – Bio Meat delivered to your home. They also sell Lamb
Waldfleisch – App to buy Regional Venison

Boerewors and Biltong

Die Spens Eindhoven

Die Spens is the largest South African shop in the EU. With more than a 1500 products available from South Africa as well as products from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Namibia & Australia. With 2 shops located in the Netherlands: Amersfoort & Eindhoven. Located close to the highway and

SA.TISFY

Boerewors and biltong made in Luxembourg by South Africans.

Gunii Products

We all long for a taste of home and Gunii offers top-quality Biltong, Droewors and other products the way you remember it. (Online Store Only)

Christys Küche

Hi, I’m Christy, a South African living in Düsseldorf since 2018. Prior to leaving SA, I ran my own catering business. I also had my own restaurant, KOMBUIS in Melville, which specialised in traditional SA dishes. Although we love living in Germany, we miss South African food terribly. So, we

Kiefer Cuisine

At Kiefer, it is important to us to bring the authentic taste of South African gourmet biltong to the German community. After living in South Africa for over 30 years, Stefan has developed a famous authentic South African taste. Our biltong is made from the finest cuts of meat, seasoned

Runder Biltong

Runder Biltong is a young owner-run company, based on the outskirts of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Owners Kyle and Wesley, a South African and Dutch duo have been in operation for 2 years now and have seen an extremely positive response to their products and service. Runder sell via their e-commerce

Mopani Braai

South African meat and sausage specialities made in Germany My motto in life is “Love goes through ones stomach”. I plan to devote more time to making a difference and let love go through many experiences of my valued customers. As a passionate chef, I completed my profile and studies

Saffa Shop

A variety of South African products Home made biltong, boerewors, droëwors and chilli bites. Lamb chops. Maize Meal and Samp Maltabella, Jungle Oats, Kreemymeelm and ProNutro Rooibos, Five Roses, Ricoffy, Frisco and Milo Alcoholic drinks like Klipdrift Brandy, JC le Roux, Sedgwick’s Old Brown, Savanna, Hunter’s, Lion Lager and many

Vocabulary

Here is a list of translations and some additional information about meat in Germany.

Product	Substitute & Translation
Lamb Shank	Die Lammhaxe. Lamb is not very popular in Germany. The German lamb also tastes very different from a Karoo tjoppie. You can sometimes get frozen New-Zealand lamb. Some Italian Deli’s also sell very good lamb, and they will cut if to your liking. I have seen frozen Lamb shank in Lidl, but it is also seasonal.
Mince	Das Hackfleisch
Ribeye Steak	It is known as Entrecôte. Also know as Scotch Fillet
Cuts of Beef	Here is a list of the different cuts of beef. They do not list South Africa but we follow the same cuts as the British. You can compare the German cuts
Cuts good for Biltong	Silverside( Tafelstück) or Topside (Schale)
Offal/Afval	die Innereien
Caul fat / Netvet	Fettnetz
Kidneys	die Nieren
Liver	die Leber
Stomach	die Magen
Bacon	Finding back, shoulder or lean Bacon can be a real challenge. The best options are the English Bacon you sometimes get at Kaufland or their “Frühstucksspeck nach Amerikanischer Art”. Rewe also sells English Bacon. Metro sells “streaky” bacon. You can also buy online for example at Geordie’s
Pork Sausages (Eskort)	Info from Eskort – Ingredients: Pork (minimum pork content 75%, maximum fat content 22%), Water, Cereal (Maize), Salt, Phosphates, MSG (Flavour enhancer), Sodium erythorbate, Flavours, Preservative (Sodium sulphate). A good substitute is Nürnberger Bratwurst or Krakauer (might have Beef in as well). you can also buy online at British shops for example British Shop EU
Pork Chops with a fat rind	Schweine Kotelett mit Schwarte