# Why isn't lamb more popular in the US? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [May 23, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-lamb-more-popular-in-the-us/1001971 "2024-05-23T14:13:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 75
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Grilled lamb chops, mmm! And one of the best meals I ever had was a buffet at a Glasgow hotel. A highlight was a tender rack of lamb. A couple of John Buchan’s books, set in Scotland 100+ years ago, mention “mutton ham” as a special treat. I suppose that means a leg or shoulder of salted smoked mutton? If anyone hasn’t read Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter” yet, or seen the TV version, here it is: > **[Lamb to the Slaughter--Roald Dahl (1916-1990)](https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lamb.html)** > > This Web site is dedicated to the wonderful world of the short story and to all who enjoy reading shorts stories as I do. I will try to add a few short stories every month. The wikipedia article contains spoilers: > **[Lamb to the Slaughter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_to_the_Slaughter)** > > "Lamb to the Slaughter" is a 1953 short story by Roald Dahl. It was initially rejected, along with four other stories, by The New Yorker, but was published in Harper's Magazine in September 1953. It was adapted for an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (AHP) that starred Barbara Bel Geddes and Harold J. Stone. Originally broadcast on April 13, 1958, this was one of only 17 AHP episodes directed by Hitchcock. The episode was ranked #59 of the Top 100 Episodes by TV Guide in 2009. The stor "Lamb... --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-lamb-more-popular-in-the-us/1001971)._