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Saddle of lamb substitutes

Saddle of lamb is the traditional name in United Kingdom. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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Substitutes for Saddle of lamb that can be delivered rather than hunted down at a counter.

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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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