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Mutton vs Lamb

razil
razil Posts: 15,041
edited April 2007 in Other Football and Sports
(no Ketman not Mutton dressed as Lamb)

I thought some years back they (probably the EU) decided to call all sheep, lamb, and the word Mutton would no longer be used.

I find now that Mutton is sheep older than 2 years, can anyone shed any light?

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,297
    edited April 2007
    Mutton has been coming back into fashion with trendy eaters and eateries due to its stronger taste and cos it's "new" and trendy to say Mutton rather than lamb.

    Useless fact. Mutton as rhyming slang for deaf is from actually Mutt 'n' Jeff two Edwardian comic characters.
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    I was not aware of that (useless) fact, you really are a trove of (useless) information...

    : )
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    Essex Girls ? :-)
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,231
    edited April 2007
    Manzies pies contain mutton.
  • T
    T Posts: 1,349
    In Curry houses they always used to call it 'meat' as they couldn't call it Lamb!
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    I prefer goat ...
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,668
    it usually is goat
    don't ever believe it's lamb!

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