The great Ketchup debate

What cut of lamb are you having, Ev?

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/grilled-lamb-chops-recipe/index.html

Chop

Ev wrote:http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/grilled-lamb-chops-recipe/index.html

Chop

Look good. Resist the temptation to cook them any longer than specified. Lamb is very easy to overcook.

Ev wrote:who likes lamb? Trying it for the first time tonight.

The only meat to make souvlaki with -- pork souvlaki is *not* souvlaki.

My FIL, on the other hand, ate nothing but lamb for several months when stationed somewhere during WWII and the very thought of it makes him ill.

Lamb also has a very distinct smell when cooking. It takes a bit of getting used to.

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:who likes lamb? Trying it for the first time tonight.

The only meat to make souvlaki with -- pork souvlaki is *not* souvlaki.

My FIL, on the other hand, ate nothing but lamb for several months when stationed somewhere during WWII and the very thought of it makes him ill.  

Lamb also has a very distinct smell when cooking.  It takes a bit of getting used to.

Pretty sure it is. I had some a couple of weeks ago.

I've had chicken souvlaki too...

Ev wrote:I've had chicken souvlaki too...

Indeed.

Ev wrote:I've had chicken souvlaki too...

No. You had chicken brochette in a pita with fixings.

When I first came to Canada my dad had to go runs some errands in the city (Montreal). I tagged along. It was around lunch time and we were on Jean Talon, and he stepped into a Souvlaki place. O! M! G! It was fantastic! And it was lamb!

But that was the '70s; the good ol' days.

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:I've had chicken souvlaki too...

No. You had chicken brochette in a pita with fixings.

When I first came to Canada my dad had to go runs some errands in the city (Montreal).  I tagged along.  It was around lunch time and we were on Jean Talon, and he stepped into a Souvlaki place.  O! M! G!  It was fantastic!  And it was lamb!

But that was the '70s; the good ol' days.

He must have ordered the lamb souvlaki. He could have opted for pork or chicken, probably.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:I've had chicken souvlaki too...

No. You had chicken brochette in a pita with fixings.

When I first came to Canada my dad had to go runs some errands in the city (Montreal).  I tagged along.  It was around lunch time and we were on Jean Talon, and he stepped into a Souvlaki place.  O! M! G!  It was fantastic!  And it was lamb!

But that was the '70s; the good ol' days.

He must have ordered the lamb souvlaki. He could have opted for pork or chicken, probably.

Not in the '70s.

wprager wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:I've had chicken souvlaki too...

No. You had chicken brochette in a pita with fixings.

When I first came to Canada my dad had to go runs some errands in the city (Montreal).  I tagged along.  It was around lunch time and we were on Jean Talon, and he stepped into a Souvlaki place.  O! M! G!  It was fantastic!  And it was lamb!

But that was the '70s; the good ol' days.

He must have ordered the lamb souvlaki. He could have opted for pork or chicken, probably.

Not in the '70s.  

For sure. That or the mixed grill.

wprager wrote:
Lamb also has a very distinct smell when cooking. It takes a bit of getting used to.

The delicious smell of cooking baby.

wait, so what meat is a sheep then?

Ev wrote:wait, so what meat is a sheep then?

Mutton.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

Ev wrote:wait, so what meat is a sheep then?

Mutton.

Mutton chops:

Lamb verdict: decent. A little weird aftertaste. Wasn't bad but I would much rather have steak.

Ev wrote:Lamb verdict: decent. A little weird aftertaste. Wasn't bad but I would much rather have steak.

I found it took getting used to personally.

As long as you can put up with the smell while cooking you can grow to love it.