06/28/2026
American lamb and imported lamb are completely different animals.
You’ve probably had lamb before. Maybe you liked it, maybe you didn’t. Here’s what most people don’t realize: the lamb you tasted might not taste anything like the lamb someone else tried.
The lamb in your grocery store? That’s New Zealand or Australian, consistent, young, grass-fed, predictable. It’s a commercial product. You know what you’re getting every time.
American lamb is different. Most of the options come from individual farmers with their own approaches. Some finish on grain, some don’t. Some push it further, some keep it mild. Age, diet, finishing, it all changes the flavor. One farm’s lamb tastes nothing like another’s.
That consistency in commercial imported lamb works for big box retail. But if you’ve only had grocery store lamb, you’re missing the actual variety that exists right here. There’s a lot more happening than most people realize.
