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What is Sheep Lamb Mutton Yearling? Goat Cabrito Kid Chevon Maas
Eating Goat and sheep goes back at least to the times of Genghis Khan. The armies of Genghis Khan, would butcher sheep. goat, and horses. The meat was cut up in to small cubes and threaded on the swords, cooked on wood charcoal. These were just called kebabs. When Babur invaded India, he realized that Hindus did not eat beef. Babur was a Moslem and he did not eat Pork, so the Lamb, Goat and Chicken became the mainstay of Mughalai Cuisine. Sheep was readily available in Northern India, goat was used when sheep was not available.

In India, both mature sheep and goat meats are called Mutton. If you are eating Mutton at a posh restaurant, most likely you are eating meat from Sheep. If you are eating at a friend's house, most likely it is meat from Goat.

 

Sheep Meats

In United States, the goat meat is seldom available. So, I have elected to emphasize on lamb. In United States sheep meat is classified by USDA as follow:

Lamb: Less than one year old
Yearling: 1 to two years old
Mutton: Over two years old.

Even in the lamb there are special ratings for 'Dakota Lamb' for leanness and 'Spring lamb' (Born between March and October)
What they sell in most of the grocery stores is 'Lamb' and NOT 'Mutton'. It is legal to sell 'Mutton', but there is very limited demand, so you have to look at specialty stores.

 

Goat Meats

All cultures prefer a different age and weight of goat. In India, goat meat is called Maas in Hindi, and Mutton in English.

Cabrito: Cabritto is Mexican term. Very young 4 to 8 weeks old milk-fed goats. Lean, tender, juicy, flavorful

Kid, Baby goat, Capretto: Carpetto is Italian term. Up to 6 months old. Tender and delicate comparable to Lamb. Subtle flavor that is closer to beef than lamb

Chevon, Chevreau: Chevon is French term, 6 to 9 moths old, 48 to 60 ponds

Mutton, Maas, Mature goat: Over nine moths old. It is tougher and strong flavored.

 

 

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