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Quick meat quiz (aussie.zone)

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Do you know the difference between lamb, mutton, and hogget? If so, can you get the latter two labeled as such?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

from memory

isn't a hogget a sheep over 1 year?

mutton is the name of meat from sheep older than hogget

Aren't there legal restrictions on naming meat?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

I've never seen anyone sell something called mutton or hogget but have been led to believe much lamb isn't

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

This is my understanding too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not confident: lamb is young sheep meat*, mutton is older sheep meat, and I don't think I've seen the word 'hogget' in my life.

and, of course, a young sheep in general.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Same here

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

My understanding is lamb is under a year old. I've honestly never heard of hogget, and I don't think I've ever actually had mutton.