Living the Thai way as an expat, hygine, Local Markets etc

[Spitfire]

Johan, just an observation like and none of my business etc........but.....

Put the spade and fork down dude.

[dtaai-maai]

But there are sheep around, just not on anything like the sort of scale we're used to at home. There used to be a little flock at the top end of soi 112, but now that I think of it, I haven't seen them for a while.

[Siani]

Not the happiest looking chappie but his off the bone mutton makes a great curry

Crazy 88

I've never seen sheep in Thailand (maybe I haven't been looking).

I've always assumed that mutton is a mature sheep ie beyond lamb stage. I know a lot of lamb is imported from New Zealand, but what is the origin of the mutton please?

An adult sheep is mutton, simple as that. Mutton is better for slower cooking as it is not young and tender like lamb. The indians use mutton a lot for curries, as do the french.

To describe an old woman, all dolled up..the you may say "mutton dressed as lamb"

[Spitfire]

To describe an old woman, all dolled up..the you may say "mutton dressed as lamb"

Give me some 30 year old Thai "mutton" any day, beats the hell out of out of the 18 year old Thai "lamb" imo.

OK, I'll get me coat!...............Wrong forum..........

[dtaai-maai]

Spitfire - 30? Old? Brave man...

[Spitfire]

Yes DM, it's my friend that's to blame..........

[poosmate]

Give me some 30 year old Thai "mutton" any day, beats the hell out of out of the 18 year old Thai "lamb" imo.

OK, I'll get me goat!.

[Korkenzieher]

Hmm. Never heard that before, and I suspect you wouldn't get away with it in the UK. However, if it is also goat, so be it!

[Spitfire]

Give me some 30 year old Thai "mutton" any day, beats the hell out of out of the 18 year old Thai "lamb" imo.

OK, I'll get me goat!.

Perhaps applicable for this guy.

[crazy88]

Used to get sheep running around on the klong road. Have not seen any for a while but no problem further south than here. Have not seen any goats for a while either. Maybe I ate them all

Crazy 88

[STEVE G]

If you're heading north, there's a small place on the left just before soi 56 that sells goat curry according to the board they have out the front.
I've never tried it, so don't ask me if it's any good.

[Nereus]

I do not know about the rest of the World, but in Australia a Lamb is a sheep that does not yet have any permanent teeth, only milk teeth and will be anything in age up to 18 months.

The next stage of development is Hogget, sometimes referred to as "2 tooth", which last about a year.

Any sheep that has more than 2 permanent teeth is called Mutton.

Goat is goat, and regardless of what liberties the Asians may take with the name, it does not taste anything like lamb, even if it is used in a curry.

[crazy88]

How old are they before you can shag them Nereus? Or do I need to join the farmcrawlers section in order to solicit such information?

Crazy 88

[Nereus]

How old are they before you can shag them Nereus? Or do I need to join the farmcrawlers section in order to solicit such information?

Crazy 88

You will have to ask a Kiwi that, crazy88. Find one wearing gumboots, as I beleive they are a dead giveaway!

[crazy88]

Those Dunlop ones with the buckle straps I would imagine. Green of course.

Crazy 88