Lamb

🇬🇧Wales, United Kingdom

Gower Salt Marsh Lamb

Gower Salt Marsh Lamb is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.

🇬🇱South Greenland, Greenland

Greenlandic Lamb

Savaq

South Greenlandic lamb from a few sheep farms in the south; sheep farming was introduced by the Norse; animals run wild in the backcountry; exceptionally tender meat due to the natural, unstressed life; a succulent equivalent to common livestock.

🇮🇸Iceland

Icelandic Lamb

Lambakjöt

Free-range lamb raised on Iceland's volcanic pastures, celebrated for its clean, sweet flavor.

🇮🇳Jammu and Kashmir, India

Kabargah

کابَرگاہ

Lamb ribs are simmered in milk and spices, then browned until crisp in a Kashmiri wazwan course.

🇮🇳Lucknow, India

Kakori kebab

काकोरी कबाब

Finely minced meat is softened with aromatics and grilled on skewers in Lucknow's Kakori tradition.

🇺🇿Uzbekistan

Kazan Kabob

Qozon kabob

A Uzbek hearty dish of meat, potatoes, and onions cooked in a kazan

🇵🇰Balochistan, Pakistan

Khadda Kabab

کھڈا کباب

Whole lamb or mutton cooked in a sealed pit, falling-off-the-bone tender.

🇳🇵Nepal

Khasi ko Bhutuwa

खसीको भुटुवा

Goat or mutton is dry-fried or slow-cooked with spices until the sauce clings tightly to the meat.

🇲🇳Mongolia

Khorkhog

Хорхог

Mutton cut on the bone and layered in a sealed milk churn with fire-heated river stones, water and vegetables, then cooked from the inside out.

🇲🇳Mongolia

Khuurga

Хуурга

Mutton or beef sliced and fried hard with onion, potato and carrot in its own fat, served with rice or noodles.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Khuzi

خوزي

Whole roasted lamb served on a bed of saffron rice with toasted almonds, pine nuts, and dried fruit, a centerpiece at weddings and Eid celebrations, impressive presentation on large platter.

🇨🇾Cyprus

Kleftiko

Κλέφτικο

Lamb on the bone sealed with garlic, lemon, bay and cinnamon in a wood-fired clay oven and left overnight until it falls apart.

🇹🇷Turkey

Kuzu Tandir

Slow-roasted milk-fed lamb in a tandoor, an Anatolian celebration classic.

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Lakeland Herdwick

Lakeland Herdwick is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.

🇲🇪Montenegro

Lamb Cooked in Milk

Brav u mlijeku

Lamb simmered in milk with potato and a little cheese until the milk breaks into curds and the meat falls apart.

🇲🇱Mali

Lamb in Herb Sauce

Fakoye

A traditional Malian dish of lamb in herb sauce; listed in Wikipedia's Malian cuisine; the sauce is made from a blend of local herbs and spices; a specialty of the Gao region in northern Mali; locals say it 'washes your blood'; served over rice or millet; a deeply traditional dish with medicinal associations.

🇷🇸Serbia

Lamb Under the Bell

Јагњетина испод сача

Lamb and potatoes cooked under a heavy iron bell buried in embers, so the meat steams in its own juices for hours.

🇯🇴Jordan

Mansaf

منسف

Lamb simmered in a sauce of reconstituted dried fermented yoghurt, poured over rice and thin shrak bread and scattered with almonds and pine nuts.

🇮🇲Isle of Man

Manx Loaghtan Lamb

Meat from the rare native Manx Loaghtan sheep, a multi-horned brown breed that grazes on gorse, bracken, and heather moorland; fine-grained, darker, less fatty, and distinctively gamey. It holds Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status.

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina

Meat under Sač

Meso pod sač

A traditional Bosnian dish of lamb, veal or goat slow-cooked under a metal or ceramic lid (sač) heaped with hot coals and ashes, with potatoes and vegetables.

🇽🇰Kosovo

Meat with Yogurt

Mish me Kos

Slow-braised lamb served over bread and topped with baked yogurt sauce.

🇵🇰Pakistan

Methi Gosht

میتھی گوشت

Lamb cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves, slightly bitter and deeply savoury.

🇵🇰Balochistan, Pakistan

Mutton Rosh

مٹن روش

Lamb boiled in salted water alone until it falls off the bone, served with the reduced broth and nothing else.

🇮🇳India

Mutton Sukha

மட்டன் சுக்கா

A dry, spicy mutton preparation from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, cooked with onions, chilies, and spices.

🇬🇧Scotland, United Kingdom

Orkney Lamb

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

🇬🇷Greece

Paidakia

Παιδάκια

Grilled lamb chops.

🇵🇰Pakistan

Palak Gosht

پالک گوشت

Lamb cooked with spinach, a green, garlicky curry.

🇭🇷Dalmatia, Croatia

Paška janjetina

In Dalmatia, Paška janjetina is spring lamb from Pag with saline-herbal flavour.

🇦🇿Azerbaijan

Qovurma

Lamb fried hard in its own fat with onion and turmeric until the edges caramelise, sometimes potted under fat to keep.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Quzi

قوزي

Lamb with rice and nuts, similar to Khuzi but with different spice profile and preparation method, tender roasted lamb with aromatic rice and crunchy nut topping, a celebratory dish.

🇦🇩Andorra

Roast Kid with Chopped Nuts

Cabrit amb fruits secs

Roast kid with chopped nuts; kid is traditionally eaten on special occasions in Andorra; young goat roasted with a crust of chopped nuts; a festive and celebratory dish; reflects the Pyrenean tradition of raising goats; found at traditional restaurants and celebrations; the kid of Andorran festivities; a special-occasion dish.

🇪🇸Castile and León, Spain

Roast Suckling Lamb

Lechazo asado

Milk-fed suckling lamb (20-30 days old) roasted in a traditional wood-fired oven (horno de lena), a prized dish of Castile and Leon.

🇮🇳Mumbai, India

Salli boti

સાલી બોટી

Parsi mutton is cooked with tomato, vinegar, and spices, then finished with crisp potato straws.

🇨🇳China

Scallion Lamb

葱爆羊肉

Lamb slivers seared with great quantities of spring onion, garlic and a splash of vinegar, thrown together in under a minute.

🇬🇧Scotland, United Kingdom

Scotch Lamb

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

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Shepherd's Pie

Minced lamb cooked down with onion, carrot and stock, topped with mashed potato and baked until the peaks brown.