Why do americans not eat much lamb

[Anonymous No.10534193]

Its a weekly eat here in aus. imo its the most succulent red meat and i prefer it to beef.

What gives, ameriburgs?

[Anonymous No.10534233]

[Anonymous No.10534245]

[Anonymous No.10534247]

Normally, because it tends to be kind of expensive. My supermarket had boneless leg of lamb for $3/lb as a post-Easter sale last month, so I bought 3 packages and made roast lamb and shepherd's pie and lamb burgers and boti kebab masala and gyros. I still have a few pounds of the gyro meat in my freezer.

[Anonymous No.10534249]

>>10534193
Its fucking expensive here. I love lamb and I end up eating it like 4 tines a year.

You should be glad lamb isn't eaten here though. So many fuckheads around who would cook ot well-done

[Anonymous No.10534252]

Speaking for my fellow Americans (and lady Americans): it's gross and weird. In America we like beef, chicken, pork, and some fish.

[Anonymous No.10534254]

More expensive than other meats, sparse selection if you have any at all, and its associated with hairy subhumans

[Anonymous No.10534263]

I honestly dont know, anon. I didnt get to try it until I was an adult but its great stuff. Seems like something us burgers would be into, too.

[Anonymous No.10534268]

>>10534193
We don't have many sheep farms in the States so it's expensive and uncommon.

[Anonymous No.10534272]

>>10534254
Mostly this. People around us that eat lamb are fucking gross.

[Anonymous No.10534282]

We only have it for Easter

[Anonymous No.10534284]

OP here that fucking sucks

come to aus and get some lamb in yas

[Anonymous No.10534292]

>>10534193
Sheep destroy grazing pastures. Cows don’t.

[Anonymous No.10534295]

>>10534193
It's far more expensive than other meats because not much is raised here so most of what we do have is inported from NZ.

[Anonymous No.10534316]

>Chicken Breast: $1.79/lb
>Ground Beef: $2.45/lb
>Rump Steak: $3.25/lb
>Lamb chops: $5.00/lb

It's not that lamb is particularly expensive, it's just the staple meats are so cheap in America.
That and it competes with the generic idea of a good, moderately expensive Sunday dinner in America being a 20oz steak.

[Anonymous No.10534330]

Tastes funky

[Anonymous No.10534395]

>>10534292
in what way? my understanding was that cows do more damage to grazing land than sheep do.

[Anonymous No.10534411]

>>10534233
emptying the lamb's stomach contents over his own cooked ribs
METAL

[Anonymous No.10534439]

>>10534193
It's fairly bland and game meats taste better anyway.

[Anonymous No.10534463]

As others have said, it cost more than most other meats and not as readily available. It's something the average American treats himself to on the rare occasion.

[Anonymous No.10534474]

>>10534193
It's expensive as fuck in Murka. That said, I still manage to get ground lamb for about $6-7 per pound on sale sometimes, and I like to use it for lamb burgers, lamb meatballs, and Moroccan lamb stew.

I wish it was more realistic to buy chops or even a leg. We did do a leg of lamb once now that I think about it, about a month ago. With roasted fig and onion gravy.

From what I read online it's not as readily available because sheep won't eat feed and like to graze naturally rather than being pumped full of grain, so they're not really great for the American industrial farming market.

[Anonymous No.10534489]

Lamb is tasty but pricey. I prefer it over beef too on the rare occasion I get to eat it.

[Anonymous No.10534493]

>>10534193
we eat lots of it, most groceries have ground lamb and lamb chops/shanks as well; not sure where you are getting the notion that americans don't eat it. I only eat it because it's there though, there is something very wrong with slaughtering a little kid.

[Anonymous No.10534586]

>>10534395
Sheep graze very close to the ground and kill the plants. Cows don’t do this.

[Anonymous No.10534730]

>>10534586
yeah, but cows tear the root of the plant out of the ground, and trampling the land is a way bigger problem with cows

[Anonymous No.10534979]

Western Kentucky reporting in to tell you to go fuck yourself, op

[Anonymous No.10535000]

>>10534979

[Anonymous No.10535085]

>>10534979
>>10535000

[Anonymous No.10535175]

>>10534979
>>10535000
>>10535085
Also, fuck all the yankees in this thread who don't know shit about regional bbq beyond 'kansas city' and 'texas' style. Go eat some more cobb salad or whatever you faggots eat.

[Anonymous No.10535190]

>>10534979
That was overly hostile. I meant 'come on down to Davies county Kentucky and try our delicious mutton bbq' or what the fuck ever.

[Anonymous No.10535193]

>>10535175
I stand by this one tho. Fuck y'all.

[Phil Ossiferz Stone !!esSirF6LRYN No.10535195]

>delicious mutton bbq
I had no idea this was a thing. Recipe...?

[Anonymous No.10535196]

>>10535193
You lost the war hicksisterfucker.

[Anonymous No.10535213]

>>10534979
Owensboro has great bqq

[Anonymous No.10535247]

>>10535196
My mom's from philly and my dad's from new jersey. Couldn't give a fuck about the war. Shove some more saltines up your ass or whatever counts as cooking up there.

[Anonymous No.10535253]

>>10535247
we have teeth to use for eating up here. things are different.

[Anonymous No.10535255]

>>10535195
I'd love to tell you, but fuck you on principle phil. A.C.A.B. fuck off back to /k/ happy may day. Edgy enough?

[Anonymous No.10535259]

>>10535195
Same as every bbq:
>take meat
>add cancer

[Anonymous No.10535265]

>>10534193

Honestly it's just not commonly raised here as beef, and I'm not a farmer, but I'd bet it's harder/less efficient.

[Anonymous No.10535272]

>>10535253
Eh, teeth are like people. They're annoying for a while then they go away. Go get some more split-pea soup from your mom's dutch oven or whatever

[Anonymous No.10535324]

>>10535195>>10535255
Goddamnit, you suck but I can't deny this knowledge to anyone who wants it....
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/owensboro-barbecued-mutton-recipe-2119873
OK generic recipe for a leg, just remember to baste that fucker like y'all sweat when you remember you forgot to turn off your body-cam

[Anonymous No.10535347]

>>10535175
Big fucking chip on your shoulder, just because your tiny region in Woop-Woop does lamb BBQ doesn't mean that isn't a general trend against the consumption of sheep in the rest of your country.

[Anonymous No.10535375]

>>10534193
Its expensive, and historically competed with beef for space in American cuisine. At one point in the 1800s the Beef producers would call them "rats with hooves"

[Anonymous No.10535407]

>>10535347
Wow, way to lay it out for me man. I genuinely thought EVERYONE knew about this, that's why it took me by total surprise that nobody in this thread had brought it up yet. Woop woop yourself. Where you from? I'll talk shit about it too....I have a chip on my shoulder, but it's about more than bbq... Honestly idgaf, I just woke up salty. I'll keep it up tho, I got all night.

[Anonymous No.10535428]

I live in America's equivalent of Mongolia, so we have lamb (and beef) aplenty. Lamb shoulder is the way to go. Cut it up for kebabs, or curry, or grill the whole shoulders. My favorite is to rub it down with salt, pepper, honey, and fresh mint and roast it. The mint chars just a little and the honey helps a nice crust develop.

[Anonymous No.10535431]

>>10534252
*tips*

[Anonymous No.10535441]

>>10535428
Montana or idaho?

[Anonymous No.10535448]

>>10535441
Wyoming

[Anonymous No.10535467]

>>10534730
thats horses

[Anonymous No.10535481]

>>10535448
3rd guess, ha. Shit sounds delicious. Anywhere right off i80 I can try it?

[Anonymous No.10535488]

>>10534193
Excellent post, friend. Couldn't agree more with it. Lamb is the thinking man's protein of choice. Incidentally, as an American, I'm not sure why we don't eat more of it. I suppose it might be too expensive or something.

[Anonymous No.10535500]

>>10534193
The only times I eat lamb are at high end restaurants, but even then, I notice that it has an unusual, gamey/funky taste/smell that doesn't seem to match the "American palate," if such a thing can be described. We prefer our meats to be more neutral flavored, and then we control the flavor by adding seasoning, marinade, sauce, smoke, etc.

[Anonymous No.10535504]

>>10534474
>From what I read online it's not as readily available because sheep won't eat feed and like to graze naturally rather than being pumped full of grain, so they're not really great for the American industrial farming market.

/thread

[Anonymous No.10535509]

>>10534493
Are you Indian?

[Anonymous No.10535513]

>>10534193
It's hard to find, and pretty expensive. Most grocery stores don't really seem to stock it, except around certain holidays, so I'd have to go to a fancy butcher, or to an ethnic market, which I don't trust their meat at all. It's tasty, and I love it, and most Americans that like meat would probably love it too. It used to be more popular here, I don't know what happened. You used to see recipes for it all the time back in the 60-70's. It seems like it started to die out in the 80-90's.

[Anonymous No.10535516]

>>10534730
There’s a reason why people used to kill entire flocks of sheep and/or run the sheepherders out of town. Sheep ruin grazing land. Cows don’t. I don’t know why you’re being such a faggot about this. It’s a pretty commonly know fact unless the only thing you know about an animal is what it tastes like, which apparently you are. Fucking cityboys...

[Anonymous No.10535517]

>>10535175
>Also, fuck all the yankees in this thread who don't know shit about regional bbq beyond 'kansas city' and 'texas' style. Go eat some more cobb salad or whatever you faggots eat.
Not every region HAS regional BBQ.

[Anonymous No.10535524]

>>10535428
>for kebabs, or curry
I don't think you should be speaking on behalf of white Wyomingites, who have a very different diet than you.

[Anonymous No.10535544]

>>10534193
because beef and pork are so much cheaper and more readily available

[Anonymous No.10535550]

>>10535517
OK, southerners are fucking dumb, but the northeast does not have regional BBQ

[Anonymous No.10535623]

>>10535550
Fair trade. Also, dumb people are great if you are marginally smarter than them. Who wants to be surrounded by clever assholes all day anyway?

[Anonymous No.10535696]

I don't like the taste of lamb. It tastes like beef with some sort of sour seasoning.

[Anonymous No.10535764]

from a historical standpoint i'm guessing it's because cotton was more important to america rather than wool so there were less sheep around

[Anonymous No.10535787]

Canadafag here, I've had a lot of aus/new zealand lamb, and its pretty good. Now we're getting lots of local stuff, some of it you can even get grassfed and shit from small farms. There's a farm near me that has pretty good stuff, but you need to buy a "side" of it, like half a lamb worth. Got one last year and split it around and froze some. I think I prefer canadian lamb to aus/nz but i think that might be because it isn't frozen first.
I think its eaten a bit more here than in usa but many people here are like "eww no it tastes weird" (spoiler, they've never actually eaten it, but just don't like the idea?) some people also think lambs are too cute to die or some weird shit, same with college age girls who hate deer hunting for "reasons".
personally i like it as much as prime beef, but i only get it when its a good deal, not paying 22$ monopoly-lgbt dollars for a rib rack or leg

[Anonymous No.10535878]

>>10535481
I live in Laramie. I buy lamb from the Safeway and make it myself.

[Anonymous No.10535885]

>>10535524
I'm white you silly bitch, I just don't mind borrowing from other cultures. Plus I did a couple tours in Iraq and their shit is delicious.

If other white Wyomingites are living off of speed goat and hormel chili that's not my problem, my man.

[Anonymous No.10535889]

>>10535516
You should probably read some more recent information from ag scientists rather than some minimum century old memes pushed by the established cattle industry and big ranch owning politicians of the time.

[Anonymous No.10535894]

>>10535764
It's because WWII. We used to eat lamb, but it was the standard ration for American soldiers who were sick of it when they got back.

[Anonymous No.10535895]

>>10534193
Lamb isn't as farmed here in North America so it's significantly pricier compared to beef or chicken. Three cuts of lamb chops are $9-10 at a grocery near me for example.

[Anonymous No.10535917]

>>10535516
the only one being a faggot is you, nigger lover. a) googling the phrase "do sheep destroy grass" yields almost no relevant results, and b) the couple results that are relevant say that sheep just made grass land unsuitable for cattle and so cattlemen hated them, not that they outright ruined the pasture. so eat my shit you aggressive little cum rag.

[Anonymous No.10535927]

>>10534193
because it's the most expensive kind of meat in the US.

[Anonymous No.10535986]

>>10534193
We don't farm it because of cattle and cotton so it was more expensive, now we don't farm it because the demand is low

[Anonymous No.10536006]

>>10535917
Fuck you, I don’t like black people, and you are a faggot because you can’t accept the fact your shitty little sheep ruin pastures. Oh, they only ruin it for cows? They ruin it for themselves as well. Also, sheep refuse to eat many kinds of weeds that cows will eat, so not only do they kill all the good grazing plants, they allow the shitty weeds free reign over the land. Also, beef tastes better, and wool makes itchy clothing. Faggot

[Anonymous No.10536075]

>>10536006
i can't find anyone else on the internet who agrees with you. who knew that i would find an outlandish and obnoxious opinion on 4chan's cooking board?

[Anonymous No.10536220]

>>10536075
It’s not an opinion, it’s a simple fact. We all know people who prefer sheep over cows are sheep fuckers anyway.

[Anonymous No.10536244]

>>10534193
I agree. Aus-bro, been singing it's song for a decade but awhile back the dolleroo was pretty high and lamb prices went up accordingly since we import most lamb from you fucks. Went down a few years ago so I think wypipo will be buying more.
>Lamb rack
>slathered in honey
>light salt pepper
>generous amount of Sage
>light oregano and thyme
>Bake standing upright on 400f for 20-30 then a quick high broil for maybe 5-8 minutes
Makes me cum er time

[Anonymous No.10536263]

>>10534193
>Its a weekly eat here in aus.
Doubt.jpg
Beef has always been more popular than lamb and mutton, and now days chicken, pork and beef are far more popular than lamb and mutton. Lamb sucks dicks, it is the most expensive meat and smells like trash then cooking.

Source: http://theconversation.com/three-charts-on-australias-declining-taste-for-beef-and-growing-appetite-for-chicken-78100

[Anonymous No.10536278]

>>10536006
forgot about people with alergies to leather. cos leather made from cows and bulls dingus

[Anonymous No.10536282]

>>10534193
From what I've read it was used as the main meat ration in WW1 and 2 and all the soldiers got sick of it and its popularity dwindled from there. Idk how true that is though.

[Anonymous No.10536296]

I have a question. Why do people from other countries care SO MUCH what Americans do and don't do? I seriously can't think of one occasion where I've just sat and thought to myself, "Hmm, why don't Australians eat X?" I don't give a flying fuck what Australians eat or don't eat. So why is there so much mental energy devoted on the reverse end?

[Anonymous No.10536308]

>>10534193
This thread now makes me want to emigrate to the US to start up a lamb farm and eatery called:
>Ewe'll Enjoy This

[Anonymous No.10536332]

>>10536296
We have massive inferiority complexes about Americans and it controls our lives
but you eat like shit so it's the one thing we can make fun of you about

[Anonymous No.10536334]

>>10536296
They are jealous of our freedom and our president.

[Anonymous No.10536343]

>>10534193
I hate all these fucking sandniggers and turks here in germany, but goddamn they sell good quality and reasonable priced lamb in their supermarkets.

Oh and on a sidenote: Fuck you Phil, you closet gay.

[Anonymous No.10536349]

>>10536296
American media. People around the world watch American media and become curious. If you watched Australian tv for hours each day you'd probably want to idk surf or something.

[Anonymous No.10536366]

>>10536278
You’re literally retarded. Also, leather is made from tanned animal hides. It is commonly made from cows, but not exclusively. Dumbass

[Anonymous No.10536369]

>>10536334
I’m Canadian and I’m jealous of both your freedom and president.

[Anonymous No.10536489]

>>10535516
>UK raises sheep for 500 years
>lush green pasture everywhere

>Texas raises cattle for less than 200 years
>arid shit hole

Really niggles my biggles.

[Anonymous No.10536495]

>>10536489
Just raise your fucking lambs in New England, SOLVED.

[Anonymous No.10536541]

>>10536489
>he thinks cattle are the reason Texas is an arid shithole
Like I said, only sheep fuckers prefer sheep to cattle, so it makes sense many people in England would raise them. They need something to fuck when they can’t find a small boy. Also, sheep still kill pastures no matter how butthurt you faggots get over it.

[Anonymous No.10536552]

>>10536541
>They need something to fuck when they can’t find a small boy.
much-needed kek

[Anonymous No.10536843]

>>10536541
>sheep fuckers prefer sheep to cattle
Well, duh. At least we don't need to stand on a bucket.

[Anonymous No.10539050]

>>10534193
Google Sheep Wars and there's your answer.

[Anonymous No.10539067]

>>10539050
>meanwhile in Australia

[Anonymous No.10539072]

>>10534193
>muh baby sheep meat

[Anonymous No.10539594]

>>10534193
It's expensive like other anons have said, but i have it at least at Easter every year.

[Anonymous No.10539595]

>>10534493
> a little kid.

That's goat, idiot

[Anonymous No.10539641]

>>10539595
Some people here have trouble telling the difference. Groceries have to put up signs everywhere telling folks not to put their pets in the carts.

[Anonymous No.10539644]

>>10539067
20k emus against two guns is just ridiculous, anyone would shit themselves coming up again that many birds of that size

[Anonymous No.10539849]

>>10539644
>waves and waves of emus overrunning the Aussie machine gun positions

[Anonymous No.10539860]

>>10534193
Why are euromuslims so OBSESSED with what Americans eat?

[Anonymous No.10539866]

>>10534193
your mother is a lamb and fuck off swine.

[Anonymous No.10540333]

It's not widely raised any more. It hasn't been for about sixty years.

[Anonymous No.10540336]

>>10539594
Your potatoes look bland.

[Anonymous No.10540450]

>>10534193
I love lamb but its usually $9+ a pound for just like basic ground chuck lamb.

[Anonymous No.10540539]

>>10534193

It's probably just that you can buy lamb cheaper in Australia.

If you want cheap meat in America, you get simple, ubiquitous shit like pork, chicken or beef. Doesn't Australia have a load of sheep?

[Anonymous No.10540565]

>>10534193
It's expensive because it's always imported
It's rarely raised here in the US
We mostly raise sheep for wool and not for meat

[Anonymous No.10540568]

>>10534233
That's amazing

[Anonymous No.10540571]

lamb/sheep are not widely raised in the jewnited states, so therefore it is expensive compared to pork/beef/chicken. all lamb available in us grocery stores cost about $14.99 to $19.99 per pound. the cheapst i've gotten it is around $10/lb for lamb shoulder or slightly less for mutton.

lamb/sheep *are* raised in aus, thus it's more affordable in your country.

amerifats are also ameripoors (in general). does this answer your question.

[Anonymous No.10540741]

>>10534193
lamb is much more prevalent in countries with rampant sheep-fucking. americans don't fuck sheep, we just bomb syria and yemen and other places.

[Anonymous No.10540777]

>>10539594

Elevate your meal by sauteeing minced garlic with thinly sliced leeks and folding them into your taters next time.

Also why are you not using rosemary for your lamb?

[Anonymous No.10540824]

>>10540777
>Rosemary on lamb

Acceptable, especially if you butterfly and grill a leg.

Mint and honey is also excellent

[Anonymous No.10540841]

>>10534330
+1 to tasting funky. Like second rate beef.

[Anonymous No.10540884]

>>10536296
all these tbqh
>>10536332
>>10536334
>>10536349

[Anonymous No.10541299]

>>10534193
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_Wars

[Anonymous No.10541390]

>>10541299
>Having to fight over sheep because your state is so desolate.
Lol, sad.

[Anonymous No.10541406]

>>10534193
>Its a weekly eat here in aus
No it's not. Some wog told you it was a very Australian thing to do and you lapped it all up, you pathetic little drone.

[Anonymous No.10541407]

>>10541390
>ruining your pastures for a sex toy
Lol, sad.

[Anonymous No.10541415]

>>10541407
Shut up! :(

[Anonymous No.10541434]

>>10541406
The fuck are you on about? Australia has historically been a sheep graziers' country, that only really changed a few decades ago with the collapse of the wool price and single buyer system.

>>10541407
>ruining your pastures
Have you got a single fact to back that up?

[Anonymous No.10541438]

>>10541434
The burden of proof is on you, sheep fucker

[Anonymous No.10541485]

>>10541438
>sheep fucker
You don't let use get in the way of a good thing.

Anyway despite the burden of proving bullshit being squarely on the shoulders of the bullshit peddler, a quick google gives
>As a heavier animal cows can inflict more damage onto a pasture than a lighter animal such as a sheep. Wet pastures are less able to bear the weight of the cow and wet pasture is more damaged then if it had been a dry field.
http://forages.oregonstate.edu/nfgc/eo/onlineforagecurriculum/instructormaterials/availabletopics/grazing/livestock
Seems to be from your own national Ag Science curriculum.
which is well supported by what I've seen on my boss's property, where despite being dryland pasture with low stocking rates, cattle do much more damage to channels, waterholes and dams than sheep.

[Anonymous No.10541556]

>>10535516
>Fucking cityboys...
>Not knowing the most mundane and useless farm knowledge that will never benefit you in any way
Yeah those cityboys alright...

[Anonymous No.10541587]

>>10534411
I halal'd a lamb once and when they cut open the stomach and all the half shit half alfalfa fell out I vowed to never eat stomach of any animal again

[Anonymous No.10541603]

I only have it in gyros. Anywhere else and I feel like I just overpaid for slightly worse beef.

[Anonymous No.10541606]

>>10541603
Also because good beef is like 4x cheaper in America than in any other country, and it's delicious so Lamb for Americans is more of a "novelty" meat. Something you have every once in a blue moon or on a special occasion like a holiday (like turkey, goose, duck, bison, buffalo, etc).

[Anonymous No.10541932]

>>10534193
It's expensive here. I want to eat more lamb and mutton.

[Anonymous No.10541933]

>>10534252
Fuck you, you don't talk for me.

[Anonymous No.10541944]

because americans are stupid

[Anonymous No.10541970]

>>10541438
>dickhead online claims that sheep do more damage to pasture than cattle
>when others call him out, insists burden of proof is on them

Jesus fucking Christ you have to be the dumbest fucking idiot to find his way on to this site. You’re so fucking stupid you’d drown if you were left alone in the bath. You’re so bereft of wits you’d gain 10 IQ points just eating pork brains in gravy. I’ve met smarter shit than you wrapped in cellophane at Asian supermarkets. Just shut up, you fucking moron, you bucketless abortion, you utterly pathetic lump of shit inexplicably gifted with the ability to communicate. It makes me sick to think that utter fucking morons like you, untroubled by neither native intellect nor basic education, somehow think that we should be subject to your idiotic defiance of both logic and philosophical rigour. Go finger paint with your own shit elsewhere, you shameful waste of hobo cum and meth addict ovary. I don’t know you, but I hate you with a white hot passion that could not be quenched by seven seas of salt water.

In short; fuck you.