Lamb
Ovis aries · Meat
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Lamb comes from sheep under a year old: fine-grained, pinkish-red meat laced with firm white fat. It cooks sweet, rich and distinctly "lamby", and is roasted or braised from the British Isles to South Asia.
Picking a good onedrag
Freshly cut, firm, clean-smellingOff: tacky or slimy, smelling sour
Counter freshEveryday bestMince needs 160°F (71°C). Pregnant or low immunity? Cook any lamb right through.
ColourRed, brownish under shop lights
Touch the surfaceMoist and clean, the fat still firm
SmellMild, clean; woolly isn't rot