On Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:06:46 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 7/14/2014 12:34 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:33:52 -0400, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> My wife picked up some Australian lamb shoulder chops the other day and
> >> we grilled them on the gas BBQ tonight. She had marinated them in lemon
> >> juice with olive oil and garlic. Served with boiled potatoes, green
> >> beans, Greek salad and pita.
> >
> > I like everything about that meal except it's "Australian" lamb.
> > There's something about that stuff I can't stand. NZ is okay,
> > American is better.
> >
> The lamb chops I buy are Australian. I don't notice any difference. I
> don't think I've ever seen NZ lamb at Publix. I guess it depends on the
> retailer and their suppliers.
>

Maybe I can taste regional differences in lamb the way other people
notice the soap flavor in cilantro, but I can tell Australian from New
Zealand from American lamb easily. Can't say I've ever eaten Canadian
lamb or seen it for sale (even in restaurants), but I imagine it would
be indistinguishable from USA lamb.

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