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Saddle of lamb

Saddle of lamb substitutes

What to use when you can't find Saddle of lamb at your butcher

Saddle of lamb is the traditional name in United Kingdom. Outside that tradition, butchers carry comparable lamb cuts under different names — sometimes the same anatomical piece, sometimes a close cousin. The alternatives below are grouped by country so you can match what your local butcher actually carries.

United Kingdom

Barnsley chopclose substitute

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.

United States

Lamb Loin Chopclose substitute

Same anatomy: a saddle is both loins attached as one roast; a loin chop is a cross-cut single-loin slice from that same section. Saddle is the whole, chops are the divisions.

Lamb Rackapproximate

Anatomically adjacent — rack is the rib end (8 ribs), saddle is the loin section behind it. A whole rack-plus-saddle is sometimes called a *long saddle* or sold as a guard-of-honour preparation.

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