Why do you serve mint jelly with lamb?

Chef's answer
People eat it with lamb because it tastes good, the flavours work well together and the mint cuts through the greasiness of lamb. A throwback from medieval cuisine which often combined meat with sweet fruit condiments or sweet aromas in part due to inexistence of new world ingredients and arguably to mask off flavors..
Frequently asked Questions 🎓
How to Cook Mutton. Mutton is more often going to be slow cooked, because it tends to be tougher, due to it being an older animal. Marinating meat for periods of time can also help give mutton a more tender profile.
The baby meat is always more tender, and well.. that's that. Lamb as a meat is more tender than its older counterpart of sheep (mutton). ... Some people eat MUTTON which is the name for meat from adult sheep, just as BEEF is the name for meat from cattle, (VEAL for meat from calves) and PORK is the name for meat from pigs..
Like cows, pigs, and chickens, lambs are raised in filthy factory farms, subjected to cruel mutilations, and horrifically slaughtered. ... But this cruel and painful mutilation is performed without anesthetics and often leads to infection, chronic pain, and rectal prolapse.
Goat Meat Always Comes From Young Animals Just as young sheep are called lambs, young goats are called kids. Goats that are slaughtered for meat are typically neutered males (a.k.a. wethers). They are usually slaughtered around the age of 9 months.
Taste can vary from person to person, but generally, goat meat is much milder than lamb and can be more accurately compared to beef..
The best clams for steaming like this are small quahogs (pronounced koh-hogs, also called littlenecks), or buy "steamers," which are long neck clams. Mussels and clams are both sold live, and should be stored in the refrigerator in a breathable container (not sealed in a plastic bag) until ready to cook.
A rare, or pink, lamb chop that has been seared well on the outside should be fine because any bacteria on the outer surface will have been killed by the heat. But minced or diced lamb or mutton should never be served pink. It needs to be thoroughly cooked and browned.
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