Lamb...cold or hot

[George]

The area of western Kentucky I grew up in was famous for its pit smoked barbeque, and most of us were addicted to it. At that time it was almost always made of mutton, and no barbeque tastes right to me now that isn't made of mutton.

Because of economic factors the raising of sheep for wool was a very big thing in the area for a long time, and it is said that style of barbeque was developed as an offshoot of the sheep farming. Unfortunately, many other meats are now used for barbeque with the same technique, but as John Wayne said, they "ain't a patch" to the mutton.

Spence

 

[tenngun]

Well at least Sweeney Todd wasn't their partner :haha:

 

[satx78247]

A little "long pig" action, huh??
:rotf:

When I was in South America, I met a fellow (a former mission school boy), who was from an Amazon up-river tribe that were (ARE?) cannibals.

He was asked, "Why did your people eat men?"
He said, "They are easy to catch."

yours, satx

 

[Gene L]

In WW 2, American ships re-supplied food in Australia. A lot of mutton was loaded on board but the Americans hated it...called it "corpse."

I've never had mutton, but saw on TV where they love it down there. The Sunday Roast is not beef, but typically a mutton roast.

Leg of lamb needs a lot of garlic and rosemary for my taste.

 

[satx78247]

Make mine LAMB cooked over charcoal and/or green hickory. Leg of lamb, Greek-style is FINE, too imo

yours, satx

 

[Sean Gadhar]

My favorite Mutton story: I was in Ship Rock NM doing a delivery at the City Market, My son came along to help. After we were done, I saw there was a little flea market and a Navaho Couple selling Mutton & fry bread. My son wanted NO part of that :youcrazy: so I gave him some money and he went across the street to Taco Bell while I went into the Flea Market. I ordered my Mutton & fry bread and the man says "What's a white guy doing eating Rez (reservation)food." :hmm: I said "well if I was in Rhode Island I'd order lobster but I'm here so I want what's best here, and that's Mutton & fry bread." He just said "you want chilies?" :haha: She cooked it up fresh while I waited, first the thin strips of mutton then the fry bread in the same oil. We take off down the road, both eating our lunches. I'm getting this strange slight sour meat smell & thinking :shocked2: When my boy says "do they make Taco Bell different in New Mexico?" An hour latter he was on the side of the road :barf: :barf: & :barf: & :barf: & :barf: Best damn mutton I ever had. :grin:

 

[tenngun]

:rotf:

 

[tenngun]

Been in Tiajuana and a bit south in Baja, been in the PI, new Zealand, gaum, hong kong, Australia and ate off a lot of street vendors and never got sick.
Do love them Navajo tacos, and are best when made with mutton.

 

[satx78247]

AND the young man answered the question quite matter of factly & never even smiled. = Truth, I'd guess.

Speaking of "roadside food vendors" OCONUS, in South America there are many roadside "outdoor diners", where food is usually cooked over live coals on an old car hood.
One afternoon, my translator, driver & my bodyguards had NOT eaten the offered lunch in a village (Monkey on a stick, with some sort of "tuber" that was cooked in the coals) where we were working that month.
(I do NOT like monkey no matter how it's cooked. = TOUGH & STRINGY describes it.)

We saw a roadside cookery & stopped to see what they had for sale. - SMELLED GREAT.
The "chef" was slicing off big strips from some sort of animal half carcass & slapping it down on (what turned out to be a 1956 Buick) hood.
We all said (almost in unison), "Make mine a BIG slice."

He served & we sat down on some rocks to eat. = The meat tasted as good as it smelled.
(Breaking my own "rule" about NOT asking what dinner is in a 3rd World nation,) I asked, "What are we eating?"
"Caballo." said the chef.
(Probably somebody's old plow-horse.)
Nonetheless, I never had a bad meal from a roadside "diner" down there & most of whatever it was was GREAT.

yours, satx

 

[tenngun]

I've eaten horse donkey and camel meat. Horse and donkey were very good. Wood pecker taste like dove, cats good,fox isn't . 'That that is sold in a shambles is good to eat'.

 

[buffcreekforge]

When I was a kid, we visited friends who lived in Freeman, South Dakota. One night, we had what they call "chislick" (spelling it like it sounds). It was finely cubed (1/2" cubes or smaller) mutton put on bamboo skewers and deep fried in hog lard. It tasted wonderful as I remember, but the next morning, to coin my father's phrase, "your mouth tasted like an old ewe, wool and all!" Mutton would be an acquired taste. Only my opining!

I remain your humble servant,

Just Dave

 

[omarick1948]

Someone once said,"Mutton is better than nuttin", but I'll pass...thank you.
Buying lamb in these parts is hard to find and do. I have tried it a couple time's and now I know why they serve Mint Jelly with it, it's to kill the taste of the lamb!

 

[satx78247]

Check butchers in your area that "cater to" the immigrant community.

I buy my lamb chops for "mixed grill" from a Kosher butcher shop & it's truly GREAT.

Mint jelly makes me GAG, btw.

yours, satx