Do you eat lamb? 🐑

Goat is best, then lamb. We don’t mention the m word.

Mother?

Lamb is delicious.

I don't eat any meat anymore but I used to eat lamb (may be more common in the UK?). Possibly my favourite meat and I don't consider myself someone who enjoys gamey meat. A properly roasted leg of good lamb with roast potatoes and mint sauce (super old school but it's delicious) is just fucking perfection. Far superior to roast beef, imo.

I like lamb, prepared just about any way: Vindaloo(if you like it spicy, I do); baked shoulder chops with potatoes and peppers; roasted, marinated tenderloin; loin chops when I get to eat out; lamb burgers, sautéed with tarragon and cream; roasted leg of with rosemary, garlic and raspberry vinegar; stuffed, roasted breast of lamb.

Mint isn't the only herb that goes with lamb, there are many others you can choose from.

Don't wrinkle your nose if you've had a bad experience with lamb, give it another try, perhaps you'll change your mind. 🐑

Yes. It's what we have for Christmas dinner here in Norway. It's called pinnekjøtt.

J'adore. It's good even when it's bad.

No. I don't feel right devouring a baby animal, esp. that baby animal.

I love lamb chops when they’re prepared properly. So unhealthy though, so I rarely partake.

Isn't the default position in the US that most food shouldn't taste of anything?

Tilapia is popular because it isn't too fishy, most beef and chicken is fed an incredibly high fat diet and pumped with hormones and antibiotics.

I only find the shank, backstrap and Frenched cutlet palatable 1 that said, those cuts are very nice if expensive. Lamb is popular and farmed extensively in Australia. Like OP, I find it gamey and unctuously sweet without a shit ton or garlic or lemon or middle eastern spices.

I prefer goat. It’s gamey and bold but grassier, less sweet and cloying.

I stopped being able to eat meat a few years ago, but when I was a full carnivore, LOVED lamb, although it had to have mint sauce.

I’m surprised there are so many goat aficionados. Goat is absolutely delicious.

Ive never in my 50+ years eaten lamb or goat. Have no idea what they taste like. Neither have I eaten deer. Beef, bird, pork, and fish and that's it.

No, not for quite some time.

What exactly is mutton again?

A three year old lamb, R16.

And what is sheep?

Love it, actually.

Have the lambs stopped screaming, Clarice?

Triggered.

This is pretty much a question that could only be asked in the US, almost every other country eats lamb.

Main problem now is that it is expensive due to demand from the Middle East. Twenty dollars per pound for chump chops or cutlets is regarded as very reasonable. A full leg can cost well over $30.

Welsh lamb is the best.

I used to get my legs of lamb from a halal butcher in Clapham. Walking home with a big ol' leg bone sticking out of my backpack always made me feel like a cavelady walking home with my kill. I've since gone vegan as mentioned above, and stopped going to the halal butcher even before then, when i discovered what the halal slaughter process is. I love the taste of meat but I can no longer deal, like the poster above said, with eating babies. Even grown up babies.

I don't, but Mary had a little lamb ... along with some mashed potatoes and gravy.

I used to order youvetsi in a local Greek restaurant, I liked it a lot.

That evening, with her blinds pulled, Mary had three helpings of corn, two baked potatoes, extra bread, and a little lamb.

Too strong tasting, too gamey. Same with goat 🐐

I’d be triggered too, r21, if someone tried to eat my hand.

Why is lamb considered unhealthy?

It’s red meat. Study after study shows red meat consumption is unhealthy

No, it’s white meat. Most lambs are white. You only occasionally see a darker one.

Will eat lamb, beef, pig, chicken, duck, quail, most seafood (no eel or whale for me though), snails.

Would like to try frog legs and insects.

Will not eat whale, eel, snake, dog, cat, kangaroo, bats, rabbit, pigeon, rat.

What about dolphin, Florida’s favorite seafood?

R33 No thanks.

R25 That dish tempers the taste of the lamb quite a bit People who hate lamb might like the way this lamb dish tastes.

Lamb is vile.

But my advice is to tell no one because all who know that you dislike it will put you in sights if Lamb Conversion Therapy with a relentless fervor for the rest of your natural life.

"Oh, it's delicious! I'm sure you do like...It's just that you've not had it prepared the right way!"

(Never accept a dinner invitation from someone who states anything like the above. Ever. They never fucking forget and will try to trick you until one or both of you are dead.

R6: Is not the least effort made that food might look attractive in Norway? I can't say your illustration of pinnekjøtt pulls me in.

I absolutely LOVE lamb chops.

Occasionally, as a change. Like it as a treat although yes it's a bit gamey.

Turkey tasted gamey to me this year. I only ate the dark meat. Perhaps as I age my taste buds are changing and I will revert to only eating bland food like a child.

I love lamb chops. For some reason, was imagining what I'd ask for as a last meal and lamb chops was on the menu.

If you're in America you probably have tasted old lamb which is gamey. I can't imagine them importing good young non gamey lamb here where no one eats it. I suspect most lamb here is called hogget, which is just old gamey lamb. I think they need slaughtering before they become sexually mature.

No, but I harpoon 🌊🐮.

I can't eat four-legged animals anymore after I found them to be mildly sociable and super cute. Now I only munch on fish meat and crocodile meat.

R41 My folks live near a farm and when they want lamb, my dad goes there and speficially asks for a castrated male lamb under a certain six months. He picks great lamb, it’s always good.

My favorite meat.

It’s not good for you

Six months? Yikes! Is there an equivalent of a culinary pedophile?

No veal, no lamb. Pretty soon no beef.

I’m okay with beef because cows are stupid. Same with chickens.

Why isn’t it good for you, R46?

I have a pet Lamb named Lambikins....I would never.

I don't eat meat, just poultry and not even weekly.

I've always hated the tase of all meat: beef, lamb, pork, veal, all ugh. It's all so gross. Even if the meat is covered in spices and gravy, the taste and texture of meat is still so gross. I stopped eating meat as a teen.

Fish?

Bacon mmmmm sage sausage mmmmm

Lamb brains are stunning. Deep fried served with a butter sauce.

Small lambs should wear a (comfortable and non-restrictive) jacket containing fresh mint, celery, and vinegar, so they can marinate while still alive. I have tried to get a patent for this device.

Ewww

People who say it tastes too gamey are limited and beyond help.

My favorite meal is rack of lamb, medium rare. Nothing compares.

Grass fed lamb is best. I've never thought of it as a gamey meat Back strap is great seared and added to a leafy salad. Lamb 'bacon' is great for those that don't eat pork. Slow cooked lamb shanks in winter *chef's kiss* Roast full leg of lamb at Christmas, then cold in sandwiches mmmmmm

[quote]I’m okay with beef because cows are stupid. Same with chickens.

Chickens are stupid, I'll give you that. They have personalities, though, and are individuals. Unfortunately, cows aren't stupid at all, and they're very attached to their best friends (cow and human and sometimes other animals), very curious creatures as well. This is why I don't eat meat anymore. I WISH they were all member of a Cow Borg and we could eat some of them without doing any real harm but alas they are not.

I hope the cultured meat takes off, then nothing has to die just to get eaten. The beef council won't like it though.

I hope the cultured meat takes off, then nothing has to die just to get eaten.

I hope the cultured meat takes off, then nothing has to die just to get eaten.

I hope the cultured meat takes off, then nothing has to die just to get eaten.

I hope the cultured meat takes off, then nothing has to die just to get eaten.

I hope the cultured meat takes off, then nothing has to die just to get eaten. The beef council won't like it though.

Have mercy

I would quite happily pay triple or more the price of standard meats for the cultured/ethical version of same. Theoretically, I mean. I'm currently too poor.

Does anyone here hope the cultured meat takes off? Where would it land though? Mooscow?

goddamnit, r70

R40

Unfortunately (if you are a carnivore), cows and chickens are not stupid. They recognize the people who care for them. Cows recognize their owners' cars when they see them drive up the road.

I eat meat, I develop anemia if I don't eat red meat and I like the taste. But I can't pretend that many of the animals I eat are intelligent.

R52

Poultry is a form of meat, it's flesh.

Poultry is not red meat. It's poultry.

[quote]I eat meat, I develop anemia if I don't eat red meat and I like the taste. But I can't pretend that many of the animals I eat are intelligent.

I was severely anemic as a child. I was still eating meat and a balanced diet, yet became anemic. When I stopped eating meat as an older teen, I didn't become anemic again. I'm not vegan, I still eat eggs, cheese and use Half & Half in my coffee.

Find a new doctor. You can eat a balanced diet without becoming anemic. We don't need to eat meat to get our nutrients. Besides, most meat is shot up with antibiotics. Yes, I know, so is poultry.

Lamb is a baa-ad idea.

[quote]Poultry is not red meat. It's poultry.

He didn't say it was red meat. He said it was meat.

Nom nom nom

R74

The person to whom I responded didn't say poultry was red meat. He said it wasn't meat. If you're going to correct someone, get your facts right.

R75, I’m not the person you responded to, but tell me more please. I rarely eat red meat (maybe ten times per year) but struggle with anemia, and I take iron too. I am very curious how one can overcome anemic tendencies without red meat.

[quote] Unfortunately (if you are a carnivore), cows and chickens are not stupid. They recognize the people who care for them. Cows recognize their owners' cars when they see them drive up the road.

So do they feel an ultimate sense of betrayal when their best friend kills them?

R75 is right, and I'm surprised there are still doctors out there acting like red meat is the sole way to acquire iron. It isn't. And most iron supplements are very poorly absorbed (iron absorption is increased by the presence of vitamin C, iirc, so if you do take supplement perhaps eat an orange or something at the same time).

True

R72 and R75

Should have been:

[quote]I eat meat, I develop anemia if I don't eat red meat and I like the taste. But I can't pretend that many of the animals I eat aren't intelligent.

R75

It's much harder to treat anemia with a vegetarian diet. One of the best ways to get iron from eating is to eat liver that has been cooked in a cast iron pan. Other types of red meat are also important. When I was diagnosed with anemia, I also was prescribed iron supplements that are much more potent than those that can be bought OTC. But doctors don't like to keep patients on those very long. I took them for about three months.

Love it when it’s cooked right. But I prefer to eat it with a gravy or sauce; mint jelly makes me urp.

I made it last year for Thanksgiving. Went over well. You have to season it right to remove the gaminess from the meat.

I've smelled roadkill on a hot road that was more appetizing than the smell of a dead sheep in an oven.

The first time I walked into a house where it was being cooked I was in shock when my friend told me that it was dinner. It was the smell of death.

Lamb is touch or go with me.

Good preparation is key

I grew up on a farm and we raised sheep. Lamb can be great when it's prepared right, I especially like it's seasoned and cooked outside on the grill. And ground lamb burgers taste just like beef hamburgers.

When lamb is prepared wrong or is from the wrong animal (usually too old for slaughter), I would not describe it as "gamey," but I would describe it as "woolly" tasting. When sheep are alive you can smell the lanolin in their wool. That's the same smell I detect in bad lamb; the animal should have been put to slaughter much sooner.

Fully mature sheep give you mutton. Mutton is bad, and should only be put into dog food.

^^^^Your friend served cheap old lamb.

[quote] When lamb is prepared wrong or is from the wrong animal

How is lamb from the wrong animal? Do they try to pass off raccoon as lamb?

A push infusion for anemia works a treat and then you're done. I had it done and they monitor you, fuck the pills that turn your turds green.

Wrong post disregard thank you

I don’t have a lot of food rules, but not eating lamb (or veal, or any baby animal, regardless of slaughter procedures) is one of them.

Really, I get why many/most male livestock (and, not that we eat them, but newly hatched male chicks) are slaughtered early and often, and can appreciate the reasoning. But, I won’t partake. Call me illogical. Whatever. You guys can have my share.

My mother's side of the family was Greek, and one of her uncle raised sheep (in California). We had lamb all the time growing up and I love it. But I guess I'm just used to that particular type of "gaminess," as I find the dark meat of poultry too gamey for me. I can't stand duck, or chicken thighs unless they're well-disguised.

r94

the cheeks are the best

Many years ago, when I was still a galley slave in a supermarket, there was an old-school meat cutter who was knowledgeable beyond belief. He said one of the tricks to a great leg of lamb is to remove what he called "the kernel" before roasting. This "kernel" is a sac or a gland that contains some very powerful, and consequently off-putting, flavors. If it's left in place the heat of the oven bursts the sac, bathing the meat in this nasty fluid that some people can taste in the finished product, and which definitely limits their enjoyment. It wasn't difficult to remove, I watched him do it every time I bought a leg of lamb(naturally, he did this for any customer he saw about to purchase a leg)

It might be worth a shot to ask about this when you purchase a leg of lamb.

Naturally, it always pays to get lamb as young as possible, since the older it gets, and as its diet changes, its flavor becomes more pronounced. Analagous to milk-fed veal as opposed to grass or grain fed.

There's a saying in England about women of a certain age who attempt to dress, adorn and comport themselves to appear much younger and more desirable. The phrase? Mutton dressed as lamb. 😉

[quote] "I always find it too gamey"

Same, OP. And I count venison as my favorite red meat. Though the older I get, the less meat I eat in general.

Mmmm, venison. Our commanding officer goes deer hunting in the fall. I wanted to ask him if he could spare some venison…but hunters are funny about sharing their kill.

R37 You have to realize that Norway used to be a poor country, hence the massive immigration to the States. We ate what we could get a hold of. It wasn't always the most fancy stuff... that's why we still eat traditional stuff like pinnekjøtt, lutefisk etc. It might not look very good, but trust me it's very good. It tastes better than it looks. Also, that was a terrible pic. This one is better.

There is a halal meat market in my neighborhood. Sometimes they sell lamb minute steaks - they look like Steak-Ummms, but are made of lamb. They make the best sandwiches. As soon as I started buying them, so did everyone else it seemed. Now they are difficult to find.

Lamb is a more popular option for red meat than beef in many countries because they lack to room and/or resources to raise cattle for meat. Sheep are much easier and require less area.