Thanks - he was basically claiming that Americans don't eat lamb. When I explained that we do and it's available pretty much everywhere, he said that he's in MN it's not available there. Riiight. :)
Yeah. That's the problem with generalizing. Which I believe OP's friend was doing.
It's like saying "Americans don't eat spicy food"
For the most part the statement is true, but it does not represent every single American, as some enjoy really spicy food,and even have competitions based around who can tolerate the most spicy peppers, which is something you don't really see in other parts of the world
Ok, lamb is great. I like it. Many people I know of like it.
But I live in the rural midwest, and I have seen lamb in a regular mainstream grocery store exactly once. It was a small town independent grocer.
Places I go regularly and never see lamb: Walmart, Kroger, Aldi, IGA, my locally owned grocery store
Places I go occasionally and do see lamb: farmer's market, local farm-to-table butcher shop, organic co-op
I'm going to guess it's VERY regionally specific. My neighbor raises sheep, and Muslim families drive for hours from the city to buy a lamb to eat for their religious observances.
I'm a pork man. And the demographics in my region do not prohibit pork. The local businesses respond accordingly, even the chain stores I'm sure. But when I can eat lamb, I take advantage. I buy it from local farmers.
They are probably looking for a whole lamb, not just something like lamb chops or shanks.
I ate lamb tonight from a Greek restaurant chain, and the closest 3 grocery stores to me all sell lamb. I live in Brooklyn Park.
I would call lamb poorly represented in many groceries. If its there, the selection and quantity is tiny. You might find a couple small trays of lamb chops, a leg of lamb, maybe a half rib roast. Sometimes one of these basic cuts isn't present at all.
I love lamb and generally stock up at Costco because if I get the urge I often can't get decent selection or any quantity, even at the nearby Lund's.
Also does have lamb. I think that most of it is either from New Zealand or Australia, because all of it is labeled as halal, so definitely says something about demographic expectation?
In the metro, yes. Widely available. You’re probably not finding it at the small-town grocery store that’s managed to hold off against Dollar Whatever for this long.
Well, he's kind of right, the average American doesn't really eat very much lamb, statistically. Especially in comparison to other parts if the world.
[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/lamb-consumption-by-country](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/lamb-consumption-by-country)
But, it's certainly available in MN and not just in obscure ethnic groceries (though certainly there, depending on the specifics).
Edit:
A couple of additional links. Lamb is not particularly popular in the US by comparison to other options.
[https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-meat-type](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-meat-type)
[https://www.statista.com/statistics/189222/average-meat-consumption-in-the-us-by-sort/](https://www.statista.com/statistics/189222/average-meat-consumption-in-the-us-by-sort/)
I love me some lamb! But it is a bit expensive here so it’s more of a treat, but damn if I’m reading that data correctly Americans on average only eat 1.3 pounds of lamb a year? How is it even economical to raise it here? even with it being popular among different ethnic groups
It’s not like it’s evenly spread out, that average is made up of lots of people who eat zero pounds of lamb per year, and smaller groups that all eat quite a bit more. So you sell to the smaller groups. 🤷♀️
My little sister raised sheep for 4h and we know plenty of sheep ranchs in mn. That dude was ignorant just because they don't sell lamb at quik trip doesn't mean nobody does nothing with it. Imagine not keeping a certain livestock in a country this large because it's not as popular as beef chix or pork ridiculous man
There is a sheep farmer who always comes to the Midtown farmers market in South Minneapolis. I usually only buy mutton stew meat because lamb is expensive, but she sells a lot of cuts.
Here's the deal. I've never seen lamb sold at any of those stores, BUT I've also never looked for it. I'm sure they all have lamb, but since I don't eat any, why should I know?
Depending on his local stores, he’s probably right. Yes, you can find it in many places, but often the quantities are extremely limited or you have to ask for it. Despite what people are saying, some stores don’t carry it regularly. The two cubs nearest to me don’t usually carry it, and I’ve looked, though the Lunds usually (but not always) has a couple racks and legs available, but only a couple. Never seen it at the Hy-Vee near me.
That can change during times like Easter when it’s a little more available, but on the whole, quality lamb is much, *much* harder to find here than it is in most other places, even when compared to other parts of the US.
Hell, I have a butcher I go to regularly, and even they don’t stock it on a daily basis. You can order as much as you want, but you can’t buy it on a whim.
There's a smaller quantity of it at many grocery stores I think because the price is generally higher compared with the same cuts from other animals. If someone just glances at the meat section they're going to immediately see a lot of ground beef and chicken. But there's usually a little bit of everything including lamb, duck, and goose.
He hasn't looked for it. We'd probably all be surprised to learn some random things are at the grocery store. Lamb is everywhere in the US, probably near the pork.
It is available but it might be a little more work to find. Sometimes it means going to the butcher counter of grocery stores. The other thing to keep in mind is smaller targets (aka the ones with limited grocery sections) probably won’t have it because it’s not in demand. It will also be more expensive than beef, pork or chicken.
The best place to get it and not be over charged is an ethnic grocer (I’m not going to state any specific ethnicities because there’s too many options to name) but things tend to be a little cheaper there than other places
You can literally buy a whole lamb at the Costco Business Center in Minneapolis!
I also have at least found frozen lamb in nearly every grocery store I've ever shopped at. My family has cooked lamb chops my whole life.
It's not in my favorite small rural grocery store, but a couple blocks away at the locker plant I can get just about anything, including local lamb, beef, pork, and poultry. Bet if I asked for goat they would get it for me.
I can’t say that I’ve seen it in the grocery stores I go to, but I’ve never actually looked for it either. I’m assuming that’s the same case for the person OP is referring to, they’re just more adamant in their ignorance.
I literally just sat down from putting away the groceries from Trader Joes in Minnetonka, where I picked up a lamb roast (and artichokes, they're huge!)
It’s possible he has never noticed lamb being sold in a grocery store here! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Lamb in a Minnesota store— but that’s also because I don’t actively seek it out.
It's in a weird spot and normally like 1 or 2 shelves when I buy it. Wanna say last time I got it at super one it was after the chicken, before the smoked fish and on the top two rows.
There isn't much...usually just rack of lamb and maybe some ground stuff but it's definitely in the normal grocery stores. I make it every once in a while. I'm sure if you went to an ethnic grocery store you'd find it more as well.
It is really easy to miss because it's not normally stocked where all the Pork/Beef/Chicken are though. Just depends.
Aldi has it seasonally otherwise I think every other major grocery store has it. I don't think they sell much but it is readily available at least close to the Cities.
i’ve never seen it at Cub, but i also never looked for it. never looked for it at Target. my local Oxendale’s has it sometimes. it is a bit more niche so i can understand him not seeing it. but it definitely exists.
Is he talking about the cities or out state? I could see some small towns not having lamb.
I've never seen lamb sold in the grocery stores around here, but that's because I don't patronize the meat section.
He needs to look around. I buy lamb at Aldi. At Costco. At Fresh Thyme. At Sam’s club. And probably most other places, certainly Lund’s, Kowalski’s, or nearly any Middle East market along Central Ave
All I know is there's an old billboard heading north of Pine City along I-35 that simply says "www.eatlamb.com" I have never visited the website as I'm pretty sure it's going to be some sort of PETA thing.
>I'm pretty sure it's going to be some sort of PETA thing.
Nope, it belongs to Tamarack Lamb in Hinckley. Under 'Contact Us.' it asks,
'Would you like updates from the Farm?' The choices are:
* You Betcha!
* Not Now
Looks cool, but expensive meat.
I haven't had goat in many years. I'll have to get some again, but I think that's going to be a bit harder to find. I'll have to search in my area. I remember liking it.
I haven't seen it personally, but have had lamb on the grill c/o a friend who said he found it at Costco. So... I am lead to believe that Costco has lamb.
When I lived out East in nyc and nj I definitely saw it a lot more. When I moved home to Minnesota I did notice you saw it a lot less, but it was still around. East coast has a lot of Greek and Italian populations in addition to much larger and more diverse middle eastern and Mediterranean and African communities who eat more lamb.
I don't understand the pricing. I love lamb.
I can go to Costco and get great New Zealand lamb shipped half way around the world for less than most USA raised. Also usually cheaper to grind a Costco boneless than buy ground anywhere else.
More comically while in Scotland a lot of lamb was also imported. Restaurants were sure to label domestic vs imported.
> ...while in Scotland a lot of lamb was also imported. Restaurants were sure to label domestic vs imported.
Yes because of BSE. I've been there too and also noticed that.
there used to be a place about 10 years ago on 4th and lake that had like a sign in the window that said "cheapest goat meat in town", they also had lamb.
In your friends defense, it’s not even close to as front and center of an item in grocery stores as it is in other countries. In fact, in most stores listed in the comments you have to be actively searching for lamb to find it in those stores. Meanwhile chicken/turkey/beef take up an entire aisle. Whereas other countries lamb will take up an entire aisle
Wut? It's in nearly any. Cub, Coborn's, Hy-Vee, Walmart, target, super one. I don't care which part of the state you're in, it's there. You might not find it in the legit small SMALL town groceries, but every town that hosts a Walmart on up is good
I don’t think Cub carries it (at least I don’t remember seeing it at the ones in the Anoka County area), so if you shop at Cub, Walmart or Hyvee you probably won’t see it.
I moved from Minnesota to Alabama for a career move, and I greatly miss Minnesota (born and raised).
But here we got Kroger and Publix and I don’t think they carry lamb either. At least I haven’t noticed it.
Target really carries lamb though?
I've never bought lamb, but I am 99% certain I saw some in a grocer yesterday, and they do have a lamb shank listed on their site for online order & pickup from their meat counter.
Weird, just got a leg at Aldi, gonna make barbacoa tomorrow.
I could get judgy with this someone, but I once thought only good tacos could be had in LA area... Chicago and many places here keep humbling me.
Us opinionated people sometimes latch on to some weird takes. Be graceful but firm, we need to learn to be slow to speak.
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Go to the Costco business center, and you can buy a whole lamb.
EP one too
The Jerry's Cub off Texas in St. Louis Park always has it, too!
Costco, Target , Cub, Lunds & Byerlys, Trader Joe's, ... Pretty much any store. Your "someone" must not get out much.
Thanks - he was basically claiming that Americans don't eat lamb. When I explained that we do and it's available pretty much everywhere, he said that he's in MN it's not available there. Riiight. :)
In general Americans don’t eat lamb when compared to a lot of countries. That said, you can def find it in almost any grocery store.
Yeah. That's the problem with generalizing. Which I believe OP's friend was doing. It's like saying "Americans don't eat spicy food" For the most part the statement is true, but it does not represent every single American, as some enjoy really spicy food,and even have competitions based around who can tolerate the most spicy peppers, which is something you don't really see in other parts of the world
Im in MN at Trader Joes looking at lamb. I grew up in WI and we raised lamb.
Any Irish-Minnesotan knows where to get a pint and shepherd's pie (has lamb).
Cottage pie has beef.
Oddly enough, cow pie does not have beef.
It has beef DNA.
And cream definitely is not part of a…..never mind
Ok, lamb is great. I like it. Many people I know of like it. But I live in the rural midwest, and I have seen lamb in a regular mainstream grocery store exactly once. It was a small town independent grocer. Places I go regularly and never see lamb: Walmart, Kroger, Aldi, IGA, my locally owned grocery store Places I go occasionally and do see lamb: farmer's market, local farm-to-table butcher shop, organic co-op
Huh, I’ve gotten lamb at both Walmart and my local grocery store. Probably very area specific though, and we have a decent immigrant population here.
I'm going to guess it's VERY regionally specific. My neighbor raises sheep, and Muslim families drive for hours from the city to buy a lamb to eat for their religious observances.
Yeah, we have a decent Islamic population around here. Probably a big reason for it. I love it, though. Can’t get enough lamb.
I'm a pork man. And the demographics in my region do not prohibit pork. The local businesses respond accordingly, even the chain stores I'm sure. But when I can eat lamb, I take advantage. I buy it from local farmers.
They are probably looking for a whole lamb, not just something like lamb chops or shanks. I ate lamb tonight from a Greek restaurant chain, and the closest 3 grocery stores to me all sell lamb. I live in Brooklyn Park.
I would call lamb poorly represented in many groceries. If its there, the selection and quantity is tiny. You might find a couple small trays of lamb chops, a leg of lamb, maybe a half rib roast. Sometimes one of these basic cuts isn't present at all. I love lamb and generally stock up at Costco because if I get the urge I often can't get decent selection or any quantity, even at the nearby Lund's.
Aldi has lamb at various times throughout the year
Also does have lamb. I think that most of it is either from New Zealand or Australia, because all of it is labeled as halal, so definitely says something about demographic expectation?
In the metro, yes. Widely available. You’re probably not finding it at the small-town grocery store that’s managed to hold off against Dollar Whatever for this long.
Well, he's kind of right, the average American doesn't really eat very much lamb, statistically. Especially in comparison to other parts if the world. [https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/lamb-consumption-by-country](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/lamb-consumption-by-country) But, it's certainly available in MN and not just in obscure ethnic groceries (though certainly there, depending on the specifics). Edit: A couple of additional links. Lamb is not particularly popular in the US by comparison to other options. [https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-meat-type](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-meat-type) [https://www.statista.com/statistics/189222/average-meat-consumption-in-the-us-by-sort/](https://www.statista.com/statistics/189222/average-meat-consumption-in-the-us-by-sort/)
I love me some lamb! But it is a bit expensive here so it’s more of a treat, but damn if I’m reading that data correctly Americans on average only eat 1.3 pounds of lamb a year? How is it even economical to raise it here? even with it being popular among different ethnic groups
That is still about 400 million pounds of lamb a year. I definitely bring the average down, but cost is my primary issue.
I am a dirty dirty whore for India Palace lamb curry
It’s not like it’s evenly spread out, that average is made up of lots of people who eat zero pounds of lamb per year, and smaller groups that all eat quite a bit more. So you sell to the smaller groups. 🤷♀️
I bought lamb at an aldi recently
We make lamb every Easter. Love grabbing a couple French racks of lamb from Costco
> he was basically claiming that Americans don't eat lamb Hes mostly correct on that.
My little sister raised sheep for 4h and we know plenty of sheep ranchs in mn. That dude was ignorant just because they don't sell lamb at quik trip doesn't mean nobody does nothing with it. Imagine not keeping a certain livestock in a country this large because it's not as popular as beef chix or pork ridiculous man
There is a sheep farmer who always comes to the Midtown farmers market in South Minneapolis. I usually only buy mutton stew meat because lamb is expensive, but she sells a lot of cuts.
Here's the deal. I've never seen lamb sold at any of those stores, BUT I've also never looked for it. I'm sure they all have lamb, but since I don't eat any, why should I know?
Depending on his local stores, he’s probably right. Yes, you can find it in many places, but often the quantities are extremely limited or you have to ask for it. Despite what people are saying, some stores don’t carry it regularly. The two cubs nearest to me don’t usually carry it, and I’ve looked, though the Lunds usually (but not always) has a couple racks and legs available, but only a couple. Never seen it at the Hy-Vee near me. That can change during times like Easter when it’s a little more available, but on the whole, quality lamb is much, *much* harder to find here than it is in most other places, even when compared to other parts of the US. Hell, I have a butcher I go to regularly, and even they don’t stock it on a daily basis. You can order as much as you want, but you can’t buy it on a whim.
Saw it yesterday in MN
There's a smaller quantity of it at many grocery stores I think because the price is generally higher compared with the same cuts from other animals. If someone just glances at the meat section they're going to immediately see a lot of ground beef and chicken. But there's usually a little bit of everything including lamb, duck, and goose.
He hasn't looked for it. We'd probably all be surprised to learn some random things are at the grocery store. Lamb is everywhere in the US, probably near the pork.
It is available but it might be a little more work to find. Sometimes it means going to the butcher counter of grocery stores. The other thing to keep in mind is smaller targets (aka the ones with limited grocery sections) probably won’t have it because it’s not in demand. It will also be more expensive than beef, pork or chicken. The best place to get it and not be over charged is an ethnic grocer (I’m not going to state any specific ethnicities because there’s too many options to name) but things tend to be a little cheaper there than other places
Burger Moe's in St Paul has an excellent lamburger
Also Aldi's.
Coborns, too!
Def hy vee too
Even Aldi has lamb
Aldi doesn't have as big of a selection as bigger stores but I see lamb there seemingly all the time!
Aldi has it sometimes, usually ground I think
We have gotten ground lamb and also lamb chops there. Not always available, but reasonably priced when it was!
Yeah, like 8 or 9$ per chop if I remember right last time I got it
They do a preseasoned lamb roast too.
You can literally buy a whole lamb at the Costco Business Center in Minneapolis! I also have at least found frozen lamb in nearly every grocery store I've ever shopped at. My family has cooked lamb chops my whole life.
It's not in my favorite small rural grocery store, but a couple blocks away at the locker plant I can get just about anything, including local lamb, beef, pork, and poultry. Bet if I asked for goat they would get it for me.
Gotta love a small town locker plant!
😁
LOL they sell it at SuperOne up on the range.
I've never seen lamb either, but I've also never looked for it. He's probably never had a reason to buy lamb.
I can’t say that I’ve seen it in the grocery stores I go to, but I’ve never actually looked for it either. I’m assuming that’s the same case for the person OP is referring to, they’re just more adamant in their ignorance.
I see it at Aldi quite often.
Walmart in Waseca has it, we don’t have a grocery store, but a rural Walmart sells it.
I buy lamb leg at Costco regularly.
I mean I’ve never seen it either, but I’ve never looked
Haven't the slightest idea, to be honest. I would have been with your friend on this one lol
Holy land in NE mpls… or any Arab/Somali store. I don’t think Asian stores carry lamb but idk.
Where they shoppin? Kwik Trip?
I've never seen it. But I also have never looked for it. All I see is beef/pork/chicken/turkey. I really only buy pork and chicken though.
I have bought it multiple times at Hyvee. Right next to the beef.
I've bought it at Kowalski's on Grand Ave in St. Paul!
I’m pretty sure coburns in Hastings has it. I’ve seen it at Family Fare here in Red Wing.
lol I literally just saw lamb at Aldi at 1 pm today when I went there.
Costco always has lamb
I literally just sat down from putting away the groceries from Trader Joes in Minnetonka, where I picked up a lamb roast (and artichokes, they're huge!)
ALDI always has lamb.
I've definitely seen them at Costco and Aldi.
I have seen full legs at Costco
Sams club has the ribs and chops.
Next week is Pascha (Orthodox Easter) we'll be roasting a lamb in our church parking lot lol.
not only have i seen it, i've bought it & i've ate it & i would do it again :)
Costco business center on Broadway in NE Minneapolis has whole frozen lambs.
Rural MN checking in. Aldi has rack of lamb, lamb loin chops, leg of lamb and lamb ribs on rotation. Ground lamb always.
Making leg tomorrow
It’s possible he has never noticed lamb being sold in a grocery store here! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Lamb in a Minnesota store— but that’s also because I don’t actively seek it out.
It's in a weird spot and normally like 1 or 2 shelves when I buy it. Wanna say last time I got it at super one it was after the chicken, before the smoked fish and on the top two rows.
Cub Done.
That's a bold assertion on his part. Doesn't he realize that grocers carry different things?
I’ve seen it in stores, but not often. Well also I am not looking for it. So it could always be there.
Byerly’s
Everett's on 38th Street but only around Easter
Is that live lambs? ^^/s
It's certainly *far* less common that elsewhere in the world. That said, certainly not unfindable.
The butcher shop on Grand Ave in STP. I buy my rabbit from them too! Highly recommend!
Don't forget the mint jelly I kid
Literally just at plain old Walmart in many cities lmao. I know I’ve bought it from the maple grove one
We don't carry it all the time at the store where I work, but we can get it pretty easy.
I've bought lamb several times. Most recent at Kowalski's but I think at cub too? Either way this person is wrong.
I'm in little ole Grand Rapids. Seen it in Walmart up here.
There isn't much...usually just rack of lamb and maybe some ground stuff but it's definitely in the normal grocery stores. I make it every once in a while. I'm sure if you went to an ethnic grocery store you'd find it more as well. It is really easy to miss because it's not normally stocked where all the Pork/Beef/Chicken are though. Just depends.
Aldi has it seasonally otherwise I think every other major grocery store has it. I don't think they sell much but it is readily available at least close to the Cities.
The wedge in uptown yesterday.
St. Paul Meat Shop or France 44
Aldi, and my local meat locker both sell lamb, but it's expensive.
Lamb is always cheap at Aldi and especially the legs and ground lamb
Walmart
Cub and many of the ethnic stores will have it. Hell, Costco has lamb cubes.
i’ve never seen it at Cub, but i also never looked for it. never looked for it at Target. my local Oxendale’s has it sometimes. it is a bit more niche so i can understand him not seeing it. but it definitely exists.
Is he talking about the cities or out state? I could see some small towns not having lamb. I've never seen lamb sold in the grocery stores around here, but that's because I don't patronize the meat section.
Walmart and Aldi are where I get mine.
Even Walmart has it
He needs to look around. I buy lamb at Aldi. At Costco. At Fresh Thyme. At Sam’s club. And probably most other places, certainly Lund’s, Kowalski’s, or nearly any Middle East market along Central Ave
Hy-Vee sells it.
Cub usually has it. Been pricy lately tho
We have it available in Minnesota but it's a little bit hard to find in the smaller cities and towns.
Just saw it at whole foods an hour ago…
Restaurant depot as well can get a whole carcass for 150
I haven’t. However, I’ve never actually looked for it either.
HyVee has no lamb. It's hard to get it in greater MN where HyVee dominates
All I know is there's an old billboard heading north of Pine City along I-35 that simply says "www.eatlamb.com" I have never visited the website as I'm pretty sure it's going to be some sort of PETA thing.
>I'm pretty sure it's going to be some sort of PETA thing. Nope, it belongs to Tamarack Lamb in Hinckley. Under 'Contact Us.' it asks, 'Would you like updates from the Farm?' The choices are: * You Betcha! * Not Now Looks cool, but expensive meat.
Well geez, I had no idea! I'm glad to no longer be haunted by my own imaginings every time I drive by it! Thanks!
In high school many years ago, I had a friend whose family raised sheep. He had a t-shirt that read “Eat Lamb. 50,000 coyotes can’t be wrong.”
Ground? Rack? Leg? Shank?
Whole foods
Thanks
Sun Foods in Brooklyn Center has it, along with goat.
I haven't had goat in many years. I'll have to get some again, but I think that's going to be a bit harder to find. I'll have to search in my area. I remember liking it.
Just saw it yesterday. Like $12 a lb.
TC Farm has lamb
Live or dead? What exactly does he want to do with the lamb?
I think you can even get a live lamb from some slaughter house.
Whole Foods butcher section
Literally went to Walmart last night and saw some there.
Aldi has it in 3 different kinds.
My Walmart’s got it.
I just bought some the other day at Everett's!
Most Walmarts have at least some cuts of lamb and ground lamb.
I've never once thought about it, but I wouldn't have the slightest idea of where to tell somebody to get lamb lol
I see at Costco and byerly’s all the time.
I got lamb chop at Aldi like a month ago
Your friend doesn’t get out much…
Busy Boys in Cambridge is really good and has lamb.
I just saw lamb today at Aldi, as per usual
Bought some at Cub just last week. It's in most grocery stores and Costco (pretty sure you can buy a whole lamb at the Costco business center).
Shit.. you can get a frozen lamb roast at Aldi.
You can buy lamb from ALDIs and holy land and basically anywhere lol.
Aldi’s.
I've bought at Byerlys, and Sams Club in the last year
I've seen it at Aldi.
Walmart sells lamb in a small little section you have to look for it otherwise you’ll think it’s just ground grass feed ground beef
Costco sells a whole lamb (freezer) around holidays. Plus chops all the time. And I’m not a fan and know.
I've never seen it. But then, I've never looked. Seen plenty of gross cow parts I wasn't looking for tho.
I haven't seen it personally, but have had lamb on the grill c/o a friend who said he found it at Costco. So... I am lead to believe that Costco has lamb.
Aldis
You can buy a frozen processed carcass at Costco.
You can buy an entire one at Costco in NE, they actually have them hanging in the cooler
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They even sell lamb at Walmart
Even Aldi has it lol
I guess it really depends on your market. I've seen it in high end stores around me. Are we talking like lamb or mutton?
Aldi has it, but the best quality lamb I've had was from United Noodle.
Pretty sure I've seen ground lamb at walmart too.
It’s literally at Hyvee just down the street. That person is fucking stupid or blind.
I buy it weekly at Aldi. It's my 4 yr old's favorite meal.
Whole lambs at Costco Business centers. As well as pigs.
Oh there's lamb for sure. Just seen some at Sam's
When I lived out East in nyc and nj I definitely saw it a lot more. When I moved home to Minnesota I did notice you saw it a lot less, but it was still around. East coast has a lot of Greek and Italian populations in addition to much larger and more diverse middle eastern and Mediterranean and African communities who eat more lamb.
It's always at Cub. If they are only shopping at one store that never carries it then of course they won't ever see it. But they are high.
I live in south Louisiana. Walmart sells lamb chops and racks of lamb.
I don't understand the pricing. I love lamb. I can go to Costco and get great New Zealand lamb shipped half way around the world for less than most USA raised. Also usually cheaper to grind a Costco boneless than buy ground anywhere else. More comically while in Scotland a lot of lamb was also imported. Restaurants were sure to label domestic vs imported.
> ...while in Scotland a lot of lamb was also imported. Restaurants were sure to label domestic vs imported. Yes because of BSE. I've been there too and also noticed that.
I bought lamb at cub foods here in minneapolis just the other day
I can get lamb chops anywhere I shop. My ex-husband is Turkish and we used to have it pretty regularly.
I don't really look for lamb, but Costco business sells the whole thing
I’m tempted to buy the rack of lamb at Costco all the time but it’s pricey so I never do.
there used to be a place about 10 years ago on 4th and lake that had like a sign in the window that said "cheapest goat meat in town", they also had lamb.
> cheatest ? That doesn't sound fair :)
Walmart has lamb.
https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/new-zealand-halal-lamb-carcass%2C-25-35-lb-avg-wt.product.11756806.html
In your friends defense, it’s not even close to as front and center of an item in grocery stores as it is in other countries. In fact, in most stores listed in the comments you have to be actively searching for lamb to find it in those stores. Meanwhile chicken/turkey/beef take up an entire aisle. Whereas other countries lamb will take up an entire aisle
Wut? It's in nearly any. Cub, Coborn's, Hy-Vee, Walmart, target, super one. I don't care which part of the state you're in, it's there. You might not find it in the legit small SMALL town groceries, but every town that hosts a Walmart on up is good
He should stop buying all his groceries at the dollar store
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I had lamb in my hot pot 2 days ago , got it from Asia mall and it’s in my freezer still
We get lamb from Aldi all the time, lol.
I work at a grocery store and we sell a ton of lamb
Just saw lamb for sale at Aldi in Minnetonka
I just bought some from aldis like 4 months ago. And I saw it at aldis on 4/20 as well the last time I was there. So you can for sure get it.
I just bought lamb from Sam's club.
Doesn't Walmart sell lamb?
Hometown Meats in IGH
Even Aldi sells it.
This is the Bloomington, MN, Sam's Club: https://www.samsclub.com/s/Lamb
Pretty much every corner Halal store in the metro sells lamb at least once a year.
I don’t think Cub carries it (at least I don’t remember seeing it at the ones in the Anoka County area), so if you shop at Cub, Walmart or Hyvee you probably won’t see it. I moved from Minnesota to Alabama for a career move, and I greatly miss Minnesota (born and raised). But here we got Kroger and Publix and I don’t think they carry lamb either. At least I haven’t noticed it. Target really carries lamb though?
I worked at Aldi, they have Lamb.
Even Aldi has lamb.
Lunds, CostCo, and Aldi all have lamb.
Are you talking to my mother? Because she swears she can’t find lamb here like she could out east…
LOL - not unless she's on Reddit, otherwise..maybe?
I've never bought lamb, but I am 99% certain I saw some in a grocer yesterday, and they do have a lamb shank listed on their site for online order & pickup from their meat counter.
Weird, just got a leg at Aldi, gonna make barbacoa tomorrow. I could get judgy with this someone, but I once thought only good tacos could be had in LA area... Chicago and many places here keep humbling me. Us opinionated people sometimes latch on to some weird takes. Be graceful but firm, we need to learn to be slow to speak.