You're purchasing the meat of a two-year-old sheep from the butcher. Your chef says this meat is lamb. The butcher says the meat is referred to as mutton. Who is correct?

Question

Question 6 options:

A)

Both your chef and the butcher are correct.

B)

Your chef is correct.

C)

Neither the chef nor your butcher is correct.

D)

The butcher is correct.

Answer 1

D) The butcher is correct.

In culinary terms, "lamb" refers to the meat of a sheep that is less than one year old, while "mutton" refers to the meat of a sheep that is older than one year, typically over two years. Therefore, the meat of a two-year-old sheep is correctly classified as mutton.