Barnsley chopvsSaddle of lamb

lamb · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

A Barnsley chop is a single thick cross-cut from the saddle (T-bone-shaped, with both loin eyes on one bone). The saddle is the whole roast; the Barnsley is the chop variation.

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These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.

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Barnsley chop

Lamb · Loin

A double-loin chop cut across the saddle of the lamb, including both loin eyes plus the central spinal bone. A British butcher's tradition associated with Yorkshire — particularly …

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Saddle of lamb

Lamb · Loin

Both loins of the lamb still attached, butchered in one piece — the section of the back between the rack (rib end) and the chump (rump end), with the kidneys and fillets often…

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Names by country

Country	Barnsley chop	Saddle of lamb
🇺🇸United States	Barnsley chop	Saddle of lamb
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Barnsley chop	Saddle of lamb
🇫🇷France	—	Selle d'agneau
🇵🇹Portugal	—	Sela de borrego
🇮🇹Italy	—	Sella d'agnello

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