# Why can't you ever find a lamb sandwich? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 30, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244 "2005-08-30T14:10:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244/21 "2005-08-30T17:28:15Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I love lamb too, but it’s an expensive meat to buy at the supermarket. Find the Muslim areas of town and then thank me. Lamb meat is often cheaper than supermarket beef there. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244/22 "2005-08-30T22:38:24Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > Plenty of sandwich shops here have lamb on the menu Yes, it’s available in most sandwich shops here too. ---
**Author:** ![MackoUr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MackoUr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MackoUr)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244/23 "2005-08-31T03:00:22Z")
I had a lamb sandwich last week at the Basque food both at the Western Idaho State Fair. Come visit southwest Idaho / northern Nevada, Basques are everywhere turning out some good lamb dishes. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244/24 "2005-08-31T04:22:23Z")
MMMMM… just got back from Elko, NV where the Star had the audacity to not only make us wait 1 1/2 hours for our table (we had a reservation damnit!) but were also out of baked lamb… bastards… I will second finding ethnic sources for lamb or look for folks like me :). My friend in Panaca sells hair sheep (Kathadin, Dorper) lambs for about $80- she takes “your” lamb (this way you don’t have to worry about USDA regs) to the butcher, you pay her, you pay the butcher and you get about 40-50 lbs of great lamb for about $125 total (thats like $2.50-$3.00/lb). OR… you can just raise them like I do , I paid the butcher $43 to process one of my own lambs- got 50# of lamb that will probably last me all year and then some. I did have to feed the lamb for a year, but my sheep pay for themselves (I give stockdog lessons). ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244/25 "2005-08-31T08:13:13Z")
> [@Smokinjbc](#): > > …she takes “your” lamb (this way you don’t have to worry about USDA regs) to the butcher, you pay her, you pay the butcher and you get about 40-50 lbs of great lamb for about $125 total (thats like $2.50-$3.00/lb). I was about to say something very much like this, the main difference is to find a good Greek neighborhood and the butcher they all use. Beyond that - what he says above. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244/26 "2005-08-31T10:25:46Z")
Some people find lamb unpalatable as a cold meat, as the fat is wax-like when it solidifies; dunno if this is a factor, but I thought I’d mention it - it’s easier to keep sliced pork moist and tasty on a deli counter than it is lamb. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244/27 "2005-08-31T12:41:36Z")
What \*she \* says above… 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-ever-find-a-lamb-sandwich/319244.md?page=1)