On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:02:50 +0900, "phil..c" >
wrote:

>Robert Klute wrote:
>> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:07:33 +0900, "phil..c" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> Steve
>>> as another poster mentioned just treat as you would Mutton
>>
>> Not my exact intention. I only meant to say that many recipes from
>> India, when translated into American, will use the word mutton when in
>> actuality they would use goat when cooking it.
>>
>> Goat is much more tender and has a different flavor from 'real' mutton,
>> which is a wether (castrated male sheep), or a breeding female, at least
>> 2 years old. Mutton is not easy to find in the US.
>
>Weird when you think about it often Mutton (IMO) has a better flavour
>than some lamb

I agree, but Americans (USA only, apologizes to Mexico and Canada) tend
to be adverse to meats they perceive to be gamy or strongly flavored.