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ryzvonusef on Sept 26, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why don’t Americans eat mutton?

Adam Ragusea did a video on this exact topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77IoP9r4hOI

one of the interesting points he mentioned was the presence of "skatole" as one of the determinants of the sheepy taste.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skatole

yeah...

tptacek on Sept 26, 2023 [–]

This is a Harold McGee thing, originally, and skatole is a determinant of the gamey or barnyardy flavor of lamb as well; further, it's probably more prevalent/dominant in higher-end heritage lamb than in factory lamb.

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