Opinions on Lamb

[4meandthem]

Originally Posted by buckytom

(i would eat nz lamb sashimi if i could )

I am with you there! I would take lamb over beef almost any day.

[Bolas De Fraile]

Welsh Lamb is the best in the worldI prefer Hogget to Mutton. I like to buy my lamb whole in september not spring.
Scrag end stew is a favorite, shoulder/neck end fillet is so good as a kebab.

[Rocklobster]

Lamb from the Charlevoix region of Quebec is also exceptional. Apperantly it is due to the grass they eat which is grows in soil fed by the brackish water which is in that area.

I've only had it once and it was one of my most memorable meals..

[pmeheran]

Originally Posted by Claire

Not meaning whether you like it or not, just this question: Has anyone noticed that lamb is getting more bland tasting these days (this question mostly applies to U.S. readers, but maybe others are finding the same problem). Nowadays I would have no problem passing off lamb as beef, and it's been that way for years, and in many states. Right now lamb costs more than beef where I live, and we can mostly not tell the difference. I found, and paid premium price, for ground lamb and made a sort of Mediterranian meat ball with taboule, etc. But I could have used a medium grade ground beef and we wouldn't have noticed the difference. Is it that they're breeding them to taste more like beef?

The cattle, sheep and goats are very closely related. Hence, if the you do some selective breeding, you get very similar tasting meat. A milder lamb means it was more carefully treated and is a better product. I really don't think it is a problem, unless you like violently seasoned foods.