FROM GRILLED SATAY SKEWERS TO A RICH ROGAN JOSH, HERE’S OUR PICK OF THE FINEST LAMB DISHES ON MENUS WORLDWIDE
CEVAPI
There are many regional variations of cevapi, a grilled minced meat dish popular across the Balkans. At Croatian-inspired Rose Mary, in Chicago’s historic Fulton Market district, the mixed lamb and beef version is served with sweet and spicy ajvar (a smoky roasted red pepper and aubergine dip), tangy kaymak (a dairy product similar to clotted cream) and red onion, all sandwiched into a soft, fluffy flatbread. $20 (£16). rosemarychicago.com
SCHÖPSERNES
Traditional to Austria’s Lungau region, schöpsernes is a harvest festival dish that uses meat from the first lambs brought down from their summer’s grazing. At Gasthof Hotel Andlwirt, a generous platter of roasted lamb cuts, aromatic with rosemary and garlic, is served alongside white cabbage salad, potatoes and cranberry. Available from mid-September to 1 November. €24 (£20.50). andlwirt.at
SLOW-ROAST LEG OF LAMB
At this rural pub, head chef Dan Brown endeavours to source all ingredients locally. The lamb for his Sunday roast is reared in a field opposite the pub and the vegetables — honey-glazed beetroot, spring greens, courgette puree and roast potatoes — are supplied, where possible, from within a 25-mile radius. There’s Yorkshire pudding and proper gravy, too. £18. cotleyinnwambrook.co.uk
PIT-ROASTED LAMB
Barbacoa, a traditional method of pit-roasting meat, is a speciality of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. At lively El Hidalguense, lamb is rubbed with salt, wrapped in agave leaves and cooked overnight, over oak, in an underground pit. It’s served with tortillas, salsa, onions, coriander and avocado. Fridays to Sundays only. From MXN790 (£36) per kilo. instagram.com/elhidalguense_restaurante
MUTTON PLATES
At sixth-generation-family-run Old Hickory Bar-B-Que, rich meat is slow-cooked on a hickory-smoked barbecue and regularly basted with a mix of water, vinegar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. It’s enjoyed in a local stew known as burgoo or served with bread and sauce: choose from chopped mutton, mutton loin or mutton ribs, served with pickles, onions and sides including cornbread and green beans. From $
