I’m looking for [this kind of sliced meat](https://www.hucc-coop.tw/uploads/01%E7%94%A2%E5%93%81%E8%88%87%E7%94%9F%E7%94%A2%E8%80%85/%E7%94%A2%E5%93%81%E5%9C%96%E6%AA%94/%E9%9B%9E%E8%B1%AC%E7%89%9B%E7%BE%8A/%E8%B1%AC%E8%82%89/%E6%A2%85%E8%8A%B1%E7%81%AB%E9%8D%8B%E8%82%89%E7%89%87.jpg), but apparantly supermarkets rarely have it, so I’m wondering if it’s possible to ask a butcher’s shop like vinzenzmurr to slice it for me. Do they provide this service? Does it cost extra? How should I ask in German?
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Yes. I never experienced a butcher who is charging for it. They have that specialised cutter machine.
Yes. Just show him the picture. 😀
This looks like some kindof ham not raw meat… of course your butcher will do that for you. Use deepl.com to translate
It’s just plain Schinken, isn’t it? And yes, you can just walk up to the counter and ask them “Ich hätte gerne 100 Gramm von dem Schinken. Können sie mir den in Scheiben schneiden? Danke.”
There are different kinds of Schinken, “raw” (technically not raw, but smoked or air dried – Räucherschinken, Katenschinken, Serranoschinken, Parmaschinken and many more slightly different types, mostly just Schinken) and “cooked” (Kochschinken). This is Schinken (raw).
Depending on the intended use, part of Germany you are in and the Schinken itself, the thickness of the slices differ.
Do you need it for Shabu-Shabu or Sukiyaki? If you are going to a decent butcher, it should be no problem. Just show him the picture and ask for it. If he does not know, what this is, you could ask him for a “Carpaccio”-cut. While Carpaccio is eaten raw, the thinness of the slices is the same.
I would be very surprised if they were able to cut it as thin as you want them to be as the ones in asia are usually cut while (semi) frozen.
It’s literally the job description of a butcher to cut and slice meat. So, yes.
When I go to the fishmonger’s, I routinely ask him to cut up the fish according to my needs. Sometimes I even ask him to give the fish a Glasgow smile.