"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> mom peagram wrote:
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>> "Phred" > wrote in message
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>>> In article >, "Jean B."
>>> > wrote:
>>>> mom peagram wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>>>>
>>>>> I like New Zealand lamb. The Australian is milder and the US is
>>> milder
>>>>> still. Not enough lamb taste
>>>
>>> I'm surprised you can get NZ lamb -- the Kiwis are said to be *very*
>>> fond of it themselves; I didn't think they would share. ;-)
>>>
>>>> Thanks for this. I gather Icelandic lamb is also mild. Gee, if I
>>>> want lamb, I want it to taste like lamb.
>>>
>>> When I was a kid (!) here in the deep north of the deep south the lamb
>>> we got was, err, potent (and that in spite of the purple stain
>>> asserting its authenticity as Real Lamb). My father often remarked
>>> "If this is two-tooth lamb it's only because it has lost the rest!"
>>> (Or else: "It's been a long time since this lamb saw its mother.")
>>>
>>> I had crumbed lamb loin chops for dinner this evening. Used some sort
>>> of Moroccan seasoning in the flour to dredge it before dipping in egg
>>> and then breadcrumbs then "marinating" in the fridge for about 3 hours
>>> (not intended to be that long :-) before frying in a smidgeon of
>>> peanut oil along with onion, garlic, chillies, and tomato. Ate with
>>> boiled spuds and par-boiled French beans (the latter stirred through
>>> with a bit of butter and a pinch of nutmeg). Finished with a couple
>>> of home garden Imperial mandarins as a "palate cleanser".
>>>
>>> Now it's friggin' 1 a.m. and I'm still wide awake! But at least I've
>>> still got two of the chops to eat cold with salad tomorrow night! :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers, Phred.
>>>
>>> --
>>> LID
>>>
>> That's the problem. New Zealand lamb is becoming scarcer. Can't find it
>> where we are in TX and our normal provider in Ontario has switched to
>> Australian.
>>
>>
> Um, do I dare look at the provenance of the lamb I got for tomorrow?
> Damn! It's Australian. Someday I'll go down and look at the other
> boneless leg I put in the freezer.
>
> --
> Jean B.
Yep, New Zealand lamb has been drying up.
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