Question

You're purchasing the meat of a two-year-old sheep from the butcher. Your chef says this meat is lamb. The butcher says the meat is referred to as mutton. Who is correct? A. Neither the chef nor your butcher is correct. B. Both your chef and the butcher are correct. C. Your chef is correct. D. The butcher is correct.

Answer 1

its mutton, because the sheep is at least 2 years old, thus the butcher is correct, come on chef. if youve been cooking for long long then how would you not know it isnt mutton by now?

Answer 2

Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

The meat of a sheep whose age is less than 12 months or one year is called a lamb, while the meat of a sheep whose age is above 12 months/one years is called mutton. A sheep between the age of one to two year is known as yearling and its meat is referred to as hogget.

Therefore, mutton is a terms used for meat of sheep between the age of one to two years

Hence, option D is correct.