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		sitharus on Sept 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why don’t Americans eat mutton? Mutton is adult sheep, older than hogget which is older than lamb. Goat is goat.

objektif on Sept 27, 2023 [–]

Well may be in the US I guess. But if you go to India mutton means goat.

sitharus on Sept 27, 2023 | [–]

I'm not in the US. Mutton is sheep over a year old in the UK, NZ, Australia, USA and Canada at least.

Interesting to know about India though, TIL!

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