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On 5 November 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Lamb and mutton to Sheep meat. The result of the discussion was Not moved.

Seinfeld

Something should be mentioned about the episode where Jerry is on a diet and is forced to eat mutton by a date of his. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.231.86 (talk • contribs)

I definitely agree! I tried to add this and wikipedia immediately deleted it, saying that it wasn't relevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.75.87.60 (talk • contribs)

Easter and the Last Supper

Lamb is eaten all year round, there are many mideastern restaurants which serve it every day. The claim that it's most commonly eaten on Easter is wrong. There is even some argument about whether the Last Supper was a Passover (in which case they would have eaten lamb), or if it was vegetarian.

Cuts of lamb

This looks like a good addition.

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Rather than using the picture colours to explain the jargon, it would be nice to explain in plain English (Wikipedia articles are supposed to be clear in the text rather than needed the image to be undertood, for accessibility)

Also would be useful to include at least one other country's classification. quota (talk)

Requested move 5 November 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Raladic (talk) 04:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lamb and mutton → Sheep meat – "Sheep meat" already covers both lamb (i.e. young sheep) and mutton (i.e. mature sheep), but it is more concise and avoids the "X and Y" format (which is awkward, and best avoided where possible according to the article title guidelines.) 🦬 Beefaloe 🦬 19:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Not the WP:COMMONNAME by a very wide margin. Sheepmeat would I think be more common I think, but little better. Johnbod (talk) 02:53, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Both lamb and mutton are a lot more commonly used terms than sheep meat. Turtletennisfogwheat (talk) 04:08, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME. Nobody calls it "sheep meat". -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:49, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. WP:Commonname. Theparties (talk) 00:48, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.