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Why is Meat from Rare Breeds so Special?
The Breeds - Hogget Lamb
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Balwen – A Welsh mountain breed which is quite small in size. The meat is lean and tender with good flavour. [PHOTO]

Boreray – One of our rarest breeds from the distant St Kilda Islands. One of the larger Primitive breeds, the meat is dark, lean and full flavoured. [PHOTO]

Castlemilk Moorit – One of the Primitive breeds from the Borders region of Scotland. Small in stature, select a leg or a shoulder for a family joint of rich, dark meat. [PHOTO]

Hebridean – One of the larger Primitive breeds originating in the Western Isles, Hebridean sheep are now found throughout Britain. A good flavoured lean meat with the qualities expected in a lamb of this type. Ideal for a special meal. [PHOTO]

Manx Loghtan – A Primitive breed from the Isle of Man, this breed is justly renowned for the quality of its meat which is lean and well-flavoured. [PHOTO]

Of Manx Loghtan lamb – “… delicious tender meat with a little hint of game” – Mark Hix, Chef Director of The Ivy and Le Caprice restaurants, London

North Ronaldsay – From the Orkney Islands this small Primitive breed is unique in eating seaweed from the foreshore as its preferred diet. There are now small numbers eating herbage on mainland Britian so you may find this well-flavoured meat on offer occasionally. [PHOTO]

Shetland – The Shetland is the link between Primitive and more conventional breeds and whilst lean and quite densely textured, the meat is not as dark and fully flavoured as the other Primitive breeds. [PHOTO]

Soay – A small bodied, Primitive breed, the Soay provides delicious, full-flavoured meat. Try boned and rolled shoulder stuffed with a fruit-based stuffing such as apricot. [PHOTO]

For something quite different, watch out for smoked lamb from some of these breeds. A Scandinavian speciality, light smoking adds piquancy and flavour. o

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