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Lamb Shoulder substitutes

Lamb Shoulder is the traditional name in United States. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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United States

Lamb Breastapproximate

Shoulder is the meatier substitute when a recipe calls for breast, with the same fat-to-collagen behaviour over a long cook.

Lamb Neckapproximate

Shoulder is the standard swap for neck in lamb stews and tagines — more meat per kilo, same slow-cook requirement.

Spain

Cordero lechalapproximate

Same age-class distinction — cordero lechal is roasted whole or in quarters, regular lamb shoulder is butchered as a primal cut.

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