I find their meat, both lambs & mutton, to be very strong for my taste. But I do realize that for people who grew up eating a lot of lamb & mutton, this is not an issue. I think Herdwick sheep would make for some great conservation rangeland stock, much like Romanovs, Castlemilk Moorits, and Icelandics.
@@finchbird2419, depending on the breed & method of raising, some lamb & mutton can be very gamey tasting. When I introduce people to lamb & mutton, I go with this guide for them. Lamb, being an animal that is processed between 6 and 12 months old, is going to have a lighter flavor. Mutton, which is the full grown sheep, " at 1 year and older, has a much more pronounced gamier flavor in most cases. But again, I said that lamb & mutton, depending on the breed and the method of raising, yields different flavor profiles. Case in point, Australian & New Zealand 100% grass-fed lamb & mutton is considered some of the best and top of the line. It has a more pronounced flavor (gamier) than a sheep or lamb that was raised with a 70 to 85% grass-fed / 30 to 15% grain supplemented ratios of feed. Enter, AMERICAN LAMB.....Americans who did not grow up on lamb & mutton, prefer a milder flavored lamb & mutton, when being introduced / experimenting with this new (to them) meat. That's why when we turn new customers on to lamb and mutton in our restaurant, we go with an Americanized version. American lamb is raised predominately n the mid west, Colorado, Pacific Northwest, and the plains states of America, and are the aforementioned ratios of grass to grain. This is the lamb & mutton that you will find in ore family-friendly establishments around America, as well as in Western Kentucky, which LOVES lamb & mutton to the point where they have a specific BBQ niche. It is very succulent, tender, & mild. So, if you are a novice to lamb & mutton, start out with American lamb, and then, if you like it, venture into the more high end / gourmet versions from Australia, New Zealand, Irish, Scottish, British versions that have a more gamier flavor. Its just a matter of preference is all.
