Why isn't lamb and goat meat popular with british people?!
Answers: aside from british asians, who know that it's delicious!
I would not agree that lamb is not popular, but it is less so because it is generally more expensive than other red meat, such as beef or pork. Lamb takes more time to butcher (time is money) and was always considered "seasonal", so that also added to cost. Mutton fell out of favour, although there is an attempt at a revival. There is also the dislike of mutton or lamb fat (cold is disgusting!) so few people like a cold roast lamb sandwich, unlike beef, pork, ham, etc...
And there is that awful taste you sometimes get when the meat tastes like the smell of a real animal... I guess that is because traditional roasts in the UK did not use a lot of garlic or species which masked that frankly rank taste/smell, so it gradually fell out of favour. And once people stop using something, it then gets "lost". I have (for example) only recently started to cook lamb/mutton again...
My mother actually never roasted lamb as far as I recall. Neck went in a hotpot or lob scouse and stuffed, rolled breast of lamb which she boned was a "Sunday roast" but was really a slow braised dish. My grandfather was a butcher and said the breast was the sweetest part of the beast, so that was probably why we had that quite often. Lamb sweetbreads, liver and stuffed lamb hearts were also served during my childhood, but are hard to source even here, where the mountains are covered with sheep (North Wales). Of course Welsh Lamb is supposed to be the best in the world! But again, it is a lot more expensive than lamb which has been brought all the way from New Zealand.
I am "rediscovering" the old recipes, but then I have the necessary time and the skills my mother and grandmother passed on to me... I cannot see many busy mothers and wives (or whoever is the cook in modern households) having the time or energy to cope with lamb... And it is no good just using chops, legs and shoulders. There is the whole animal to use if we are going to live in a half-way sustainable way!
As for goat meat... We simply do not have a goat keeping/herding tradition in the UK, whereas goats have been a staple in countries where they browse i.e. they eat bushes and leaves off trees, and they do not graze grass by choice (they will never eat from ground they have previously soiled and would starve before doing so, unlike sheep).
Some country dwellers may have experience of goat (like me) but again, goat meat can smell so rank, it is quite disgusting... This is when a billy goat has been around and slaughter has been "local" (the butcher calling to do the honours, now outlawed by the health and safety fascists). I am not squeamish, but that was something I could not stomach! Like tainted goat's milk... or cheese. Yuck!! Of course meat is not butchered in that way these days, but again, "once bitten, twice shy" is the bottom line for me personally. And goat is just not a part of our culture or heritage. Just as well, because they are not good for the environment... It has been said they are responsible for denuding large areas of the earth and are adding to environmental degradation in areas of low rainfall.
It is. I had lamb chops for supper tonight and goat curry is ace!
Lamb is quite popular - lamb chops, lamb and mint sauce, shepherd's pie, etc. Goat not so much - more of an Afro-Caribbean ting.
Lamb is my favourite meat for taste and texture. I am a white Briton.
As yet I have not had the opportunity to try goat, but I shall when I get the chance.
lamb is very popular ,havent tried goat yet!
I am from the US and I have never had either.
lamb is popular with British people. i had a nice lamb dinner today. with loads of mint sauce.
and i love curried goat.
its very popular, specially with mint sauce yummy!
Lamb is very popular with the British people. My favourite.
Lamb & mutton are very popular in Wales & Scotland.
Goat meat is tough, but they are good for milk & cheese.
Sorry we love lamb. but compared to other meats it is expensive, so we treat ourselves when we can.
Like others here I would welcome a good supply of goat. You can get the milk and cheese in most supermarkets.
To each their own. NO, No, No.
i am not sure where you got your information but lamb meat is very popular with the British people - when they can afford it
goat meat is another story
Sorry, but lamb is popular with the British. Roast leg of lamb, lamb chops, Lancashire hotpot.
Not everything has to have turmeric, fennel seeds, fenugreek, gara masala and chilis in it to be tasty.
I love Indian food, but a properly cooked 'Gigot d'agneau' with the outer fat stuck with rosemary and slivers of garlic is great - try it some time!
Goat - also good, but not so popular in the UK. It's more a question of the meat not being readily available rather than a dislike.
I love lamb
roast lamb
lamb chops
lamb stew
lamb curry
can't say I have ever had goat - but am willing to give it a go.
Lamb is. Goat is not traditionally very commonly farmed in Britain (tends to be more popular in very hilly regions, whereas the geography of the British isles is in many places good for sheep and cattle farming), so beef and lamb/mutton are more common.
Also, for people who haven't grown up with lamb or goat, the flavour can be fairly strong and gamey - like venison or kangaroo, it can be a bit of an acquired taste.
Be careful with your questions - this one comes very close to baiting.