The main difference between mutton and lamb is the age of the sheep when it is slaughtered. Lamb comes from younger sheep, typically under one year old, while mutton comes from older sheep, usually over two years old. This difference in age affects the flavor and tenderness of the meat.
A lamb remains a lamb, as long as it suckles on the mother sheep. When the lamb is weaned from the mother. It is no longer considered a lamb.
mutton or lamb, depending on the age of the sheep when it was slaughtered. well tell me come on spit it out.
You're confusing the word lamb with mutton. Large sideburns are called mutton chomps, mutton is also used to describe a type of lamb. The confusion is common. This article describes the difference of the two. When referred to a man's facial hair, it is always called mutton.
neck of mutton will be from a lamb or young lamb No, that's lamb neck. Neck of mutton is from an older, mature, tough sheep.
Australia is the leading exporter of lamb and mutton.
Mutton is word used to describe an old sheep (or the meat from an old sheep). A lamb is a young sheep. Therefore, you will never find mutton on a lamb.
Mutton is lamb, then and today.
lamb meat is called mutton
The difference between a lamb chop and a lamb cutlet is the lamb chop is bigger than the cutlet.
Mutton is older sheep. In Australia theres a saying "mutton done upas lamb", this is when an older lady is dressed in clothing that is more appopriate for the younger ladies.
Mutton and lamb
it depends how old it is. If it's a baby sheep it's called Lamb, if it's a fully-grown sheep it's called Mutton. Lamb is usually more popular because the meat is younger and fresher.