Lamb

🇮🇳Jammu and Kashmir, India

Aab gosht

آب گوشت

Lamb is simmered with turnip, saffron, and mild spices in a Kashmiri broth that stays light rather than creamy.

🇮🇹Rome, Italy

Abbacchio alla Romana

In Rome, Abbacchio alla Romana is milk-fed lamb braised with anchovy, rosemary, garlic, and white wine.

🇮🇹Rome, Italy

Abbacchio brodettato

In Rome, Abbacchio brodettato is milk-fed lamb braised with anchovy, rosemary, garlic, and white wine.

🇮🇹Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Agnello al rafano

In Friuli, Agnello al rafano is lamb cooked with horseradish, herbs, and white wine until tender.

🇮🇹Apulia, Italy

Agnello alla gravinese

In Puglia, Agnello alla gravinese is lamb cooked with pecorino, egg, and herbs in a savoury sauce.

🇮🇹Abruzzo, Italy

Agnello cacio e ova

In Abruzzo, Agnello cacio e ova is lamb baked with pecorino and egg into a savoury, set sauce.

🇮🇳Bihar, India

Ahuna (Champaran meat)

अहूना

Mutton is marinated with onion, garlic, and whole spices, then slow-cooked in a sealed earthen pot in Bihar.

🇸🇦Northern Borders, Saudi Arabia

Al-Mulayhiya

المليحية

Al-Mulayhiya combines rice, lamb, meat broth, and dried yogurt called jameed, garnished with parsley and pine nuts in the Northern Borders.

🇬🇷Crete, Greece

Antikristo

Αντίκριστο

Cretan slow-roasted lamb, seasoned with salt and herbs, cooked beside (not over) an open fire for hours. A Cretan shepherd's tradition, tender and smoky, a regional and festive specialty, a ritual dish.

🇪🇸Aragon, Spain

Aragonese Roast Lamb

Ternasco de Aragón

Aragonese roast young lamb, a regional flagship.

🇦🇲Armenia

Armenian Tolma

Տոլմա

Vine or cabbage leaves rolled around rice and minced lamb and beef and simmered in a shallow pot, served hot with garlic matsun.

🇵🇰Balochistan, Pakistan

Balochi Namkeen Gosht

نمکین گوشت

Balochi salt-mutton: lamb slow-roasted or simmered with little more than salt, served with rice or bread.

🇨🇳Beijing, China

Beijing Mutton Hotpot

涮羊肉

Paper-thin lamb swirled for seconds in a plain broth heated by a charcoal chimney pot, then dipped in sesame paste with fermented bean curd and chives.

🇵🇰Sindh, Pakistan

Bhugal Gosht

ڀڳل گوشت

Mutton fried slowly with onion until the meat browns and the gravy reduces to a dark coating clinging to the bone.

🇵🇰Pakistan

Bhuna Gosht

بھنا گوشت

Lamb is cooked with onion, ginger, garlic, and spices until the masala fries down and clings to the meat.

🇮🇹Italy

Buglione d'agnello

In Tuscany, Buglione d'agnello is lamb stewed with tomato, red wine, garlic, and herbs until tender.

🇧🇬Bulgaria

Bulgarian Roast Lamb

Агнешко печено

Whole or jointed spring lamb roasted with butter and dried savory, traditional for St George's Day on 6 May when it is eaten across the country.

🇵🇹Northern Portugal, Portugal

Cabrito Assado

Roast kid, especially from the Minho or Beira.

🇵🇪La Libertad, Peru

Cabrito Norteño

Peruvian northern-style slow-roasted goat kid, marinated in chicha and spices. Tender, aromatic and a specialty of La Libertad.

🇬🇧Wales, United Kingdom

Cambrian Mountains Lamb

Cambrian Mountains Lamb is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.

🇵🇪Puno, Peru

Cancacho

Ayaviri lamb marinated with chili and roasted for Puno celebrations.

🇪🇸Castile and León, Spain

Castilian Roast Lamb

Cordero Asado

Castilian roast lamb, broader and more common than lechazo.

🇲🇳Mongolia

Chanasan Makh

Чанасан мах

Mutton or beef boiled on the bone in salted water with nothing else, served on a communal platter with a knife.

🇳🇿New Zealand

Colonial Goose

Boned leg of lamb stuffed with breadcrumbs, apricot and herbs, marinated and roasted to stand in for a goose.

🇮🇪Connacht, Ireland

Connemara Hill Lamb

Free-range hill lamb from the Connemara mountains, a protected EU PGI.

🇵🇪Peru

Cordero a la Losa

Peruvian lamb slow-cooked under a clay lid with herbs and potatoes. A traditional Andean preparation.

🇦🇷Patagonia, Argentina

Cordero Patagónico

Patagonian grass-fed lamb slow-roasted on an iron cross over lenga wood embers for hours. The cold-climate pastures give the meat a distinctive, mild flavor prized across Argentina.

🇹🇳Tunisia

Coucha

قوشة

Lamb shoulder rubbed with turmeric, garlic and chilli and baked slowly in a sealed clay pot with potatoes until it falls apart.

🇨🇳Xinjiang, China

Cumin Lamb (Ziran Yangrou)

孜然羊肉

Ziran yangrou stir-fries lamb with cumin seed and chilli; it arrives as a dry northwestern plate rather than skewers.

🇵🇰Balochistan, Pakistan

Dampukht

دم پخت

Meat sealed in a heavy pot with its own fat and no added water, cooked over low coals until it steams itself tender.

🇮🇷Khuzestan, Iran

Dande kabab

دنده کباب

Marinated lamb ribs are grilled over wood in Khuzestan, leaving a smoky crust and a juicy, fatty center.

🇫🇰Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Lamb

Grass-fed sheep meat from Falklands pastures, covering both young lamb and mature mutton cuts.

🇫🇴Faroe Islands

Fermented Lamb

Ræst Kjøt

Semi-fermented lamb; a few weeks after the autumn slaughter, the lamb is slightly air-dried and fermented; boiled or fried before serving; softer in flavour than skerpikjøt but equally distinctive; a classic Sunday dinner across Faroese households; served with boiled potatoes.

🇫🇴Faroe Islands

Fermented Lamb Ribs

Riv

Fermented oven-roasted lamb ribs; a favourite seasonal dish; a traditional Faroese preparation; made from ræst lamb; a feature of the autumn and winter diet; a deeply savoury, umami-rich dish.

🇦🇸American Samoa

Fried Lamb

Falai Mamoe

Samoan-style stir-fried lamb; lamb pieces cut small and stir-fried with vegetables and aromatics; lamb is often served meat in Samoa, imported from New Zealand; a hearty, savory dish; served with taro or rice; a reflection of Samoa's connection to New Zealand; a common family meal.

🇶🇦Qatar

Ghuzi

غزي

Ghuzi is whole lamb roasted until browned and served over spiced rice with nuts or raisins in Gulf feasts.