jmcquown wrote:

> Actually, if I'm reading this right, regardless of the country of origin,
> they are different cuts of meat. Lamb loin chops (which I buy) are much
> larger than lamb shoulder chops. The shoulder chops are much more
> expensive, simply because a lamb only has 2 shoulders. They can get
> multiple chops off the lamb loin.
>

WTF are you talking about. Lambs also have only two sets of loins., and from
my shopping and eating experience, shoulder chops are larger in diameter than
loin chops, and thickness depends pretty much on how thick they are cut by
the butcher.