Radio 4 15.30-16.00 the food programme

[glensman]

Why do millennials not cook with lamb?

might be worth listening to.

 

[slackjawedyokel]

At a guess, I'd say it's cos it's not as convenient as other meats. People want meat without bones that they can stick in a wok and have on the table in 10 minutes. You can get lamb joints and chops easily, lamb mince is less common and good diced lamb (that you can make a quick curry out of for example) very rare.
Come to think of it, we don't eat lamb much either. By the time the kids are in bed and it's approaching 8pm you just want something quick without the faff factor.

 

[Woolless]

Bump. Starting in eight minutes.

 

[Woolless]

Plenty there for the marketing men and product development people to get their teeth into. There is hope for lamb consumption but a few things need to change!

 

[Paddington]

Agreed with the poor marketing of lamb in this country, the "slam in the lamb" ad was for NZ lamb I seem to recall. We use our own lamb mince and diced lamb for lots of things, yet it has always surprised me that farming neighbours with hundreds of sheep do not eat their own lamb but will pay £11/kg for a butcher's joint.

 

[Formatted]

Another question is; why do we continue to produce lamb if people are eating less of it?

 

[Woolless]

Another question is; why do we continue to produce lamb if people are eating less of it?

That is something that may come into sharp focus after Brexit.

 

[glensman]

Another question is; why do we continue to produce lamb if people are eating less of it?

I suppose because people are still eating what is produced even though that is gradually reducing.