Same anatomical primal but younger animal — abbacchio is whole-animal-young, regular lamb rack comes from older lambs.
Translation takeaway
These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.
Keep Abbacchio and Lamb Rack together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Abbacchio | Lamb Rack |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | — | Lamb Rack |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | — | Rack of Lamb |
| 🇫🇷France | — | Carré d'agneau |
| 🇪🇸Spain | — | Costillar de cordero |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | — | Rack de cordero |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | — | Rack de cordero |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | — | Carré de borrego |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | — | Carré de cordeiro |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Abbacchio | Carrè d'agnello |
| 🇩🇪Germany | — | Lammkarree |