mutton
Mature ovine flesh
Mutton is the meat of an adult sheep, distinguished from lamb, which comes from younger animals.
The meat is darker, fattier, and stronger in flavor than lamb.
Once common in English and American cooking, mutton has become less popular, though it remains a staple in South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines.
Mutton dressed as lamb describes someone trying to appear younger than they are.
Dry-heat cooking method
- curryAromatic South Asian dish
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- tagineEarthenware pot and stew
- biryaniSpiced layered rice dish
rogan josh · shepherd's pie · Irish stew · haggis · korma · barbecue · grill · braise
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- classicOf lasting excellence
time-honored · halal · kosher · Eid · celebration · Sunday roast · comfort food · home cooking
Juvenile sheep
livestock · grazing · pasture · shepherd · herding · husbandry · ruminant · hogget
roast
Dry-heat cooking method
biryani · rogan josh · shepherd's pie · Irish stew · haggis · korma · barbecue · grill · braise · slow-cooked
lamb
Juvenile sheep
cutlets · leg · shoulder · rack · saddle · mince · keema · steak · carcass · butcher
feast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ancestralOf one's forebears
classic · time-honored · halal · kosher · Eid · celebration · Sunday roast · comfort food · home cooking · rustic
lamb
Juvenile sheep
ovine · livestock · grazing · pasture · shepherd · herding · husbandry · ruminant · hogget · yearling
savory
Appetizing, not sweet
aromatic · spiced · herbed · marinated · smoky · peppery · garlicky · tender · fatty · earthy
fleece
Wool still on sheep
textile · knitting · weaving · lanolin · felt · tweed · worsted · sheepskin · pelt
- Sheepewe, ram, lamb, merino, fleece
- Navajohogan, hogans, Navajo weaving, turquoise jewelry, Monument Valley
- Victorian foodsplum pudding, treacle, mock turtle soup, turtle soup, gruel
- Central Asian foodshashlik, non, koumiss, horse meat, horsemeat
- meatbeef, pork, chicken, steak, bacon
- meatsbeef, chicken, pork, ham, lamb
muttonlamb
Juvenile sheep
spring lamb · veal · hogget · suckling pig · baby back ribs
- mutton chopSheep meat portion
- mutton currySheep in spiced sauce
- mutton stewSimmered sheep meat dish
- mutton chop sideburns
- mutton dressed up as lambUnflattering attempt at youth
- mutton dressed as lambAging person affecting youth
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