![]() The shoulder of an animal is a hard working muscle and therefore the meat tends to be tougher and slightly fattier than other cuts, however they will be much more flavorful tasting. When the lamb shoulder is cut into chops, it is usually cut about ½” – ¾” thick right across the full width of the shoulder through the bone. Lamb Shoulder ChopsĪs the name suggests, these are chops taken from the front shoulder of the animal. What Are The Different Types of Lamb Chops?Īs mentioned previously, there are different types of lamb chops that you can buy.ĭepending on the type of meal you are wanting to serve, it will be handy to know the differences between them so that you can prepare and cook them accordingly to ensure you end up with a delicious and tender meat. Usually mutton will require long slow cooking to break down the muscle fibres in the meat to become tender. The meat from the older animal is much darker in color, and also tougher. This can result in the meat having a stronger ‘gamey’ flavor, which can be an acquired taste. Sheep and Lambs Is Lamb the Same as Mutton?Īlthough from the same animal, mutton is from an animal that is usually aged 2-3 years old.ĭue to the diet, and living through a couple of winters, the mutton will have absorbed some of the flavors of what the sheep has been eating. The meat from a hogget will be more distinctive but will not yet have the ‘gamey’ taste that is associated with the mutton meat from older animals. Due to the longer lifespan, the size of the lamb cuts from hoggets are larger than the younger animals, and the meat is a darker red with a thicker fat covering. Hogget is still considered ‘lamb’ but us usually slaughtered between one and two years of age. ![]() The taste will still be delicate, but more pronounced than the younger animals. The meat from this lamb is slightly darker than the spring lamb, and will have a thin white overing of creamy white fat. Lamb is from an animal that is slaughtered later than spring lamb but still under one year old. Due to the small yield from such a young animal, spring lamb is considerably more expensive than regular lamb. This very young animal produces light pink meat with a very delicate flavor. Spring Lamb is from an animal that has been fed on its mothers milk and slaughtered before weaning. Although they are all considered lamb, there are subtle differences that may sway your buying choices. There are 3 main varieties of ‘Lamb’ that you will find for sale in your meat markets or stores. Lamb Chops Make A Tasty & Impressive Meal Choice Which Animal Do Lamb Chops Come From? The free Range butcher provided me with good customer service and fast delivery. These lamb chops were nice, tender and juicy. These are very nice chops very meaty and we always enjoy the tail Posted by robert johnson on 22nd Oct 2020 Have bought these a few times now very tasty and always enjoy the tails. I find the quality of Free Range Butcher product’s excellent and I certainly recommend them We’ve always been meat lovers but also wanted to focus on eating free range and I’m so grateful that we have found you guys. I have now been regular for 3weeks and no turning back. I just lobe the quality and the price it’s not overly charged which is awesome for us. It was very quiet at the dinner table with my family of 4 one of my chops disappeared off my plate and my husband plate too we didn’t mind it was nice to see my 2 sons enjoying the feast so we ate the rest of the salad instead Posted by Robert Johnson on 27th May 2022Įnjoy these tasty chop not a lot of fat and enjoy the tails Nothing from Free Range Butchers ever disappoints, and these chops are no exception. We tried these for the first time last week and they were exactly what you want a lamb chop to taste like. ![]()
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