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Barnsley chopvsSaddle of lamb

lamb · Close equivalent

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.

Translation takeaway

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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Raw Barnsley chop — Lamb Loin cut
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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Raw Saddle of lamb — Lamb Loin cut
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

CountryBarnsley chopSaddle of lamb
🇺🇸United StatesBarnsley chopSaddle of lamb
🇬🇧United KingdomBarnsley chopSaddle of lamb
🇫🇷France—Selle d'agneau
🇵🇹Portugal—Sela de borrego
🇮🇹Italy—Sella d'agnello

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