Lamb mince

[chris_and_julie]

Greetings

Tried to buy some lamb mince the other day in Le Clerc. It doesn't seem to exist and the chap on the butchery counter looked at me as though I had asked him to mince his own right leg - mind you with my French prnounciation!

So a plea - does it exist locally, fresh or frozen? Beef moussaka doesn't sound the same.

Thanks

[Admiral]

Top marks in the bravery stakes for asking.  Lamb is regarded as quite a high-end meat in France and would therefore never suffer the indignity of being minced.

I asked the butcher in Montmorillon for minced lamb a couple of years back and was shown the door.  After he and his mates had had a good laugh about the mad Anglais.

Having said that, this is the same bloke I ordered a ham from once upon a time.  A couple of weeks later he presented me with a round cut through the leg, no bone, no fat and no skin.   He wasn't amused by my response.

I fear if you want minced lamb you'll have to do it yourself......but you'll need a good food processor and plenty of patience to clean all the fat out of it later.

Bonne chance.

PS: if you ever see minced beef listed as Boeuf Bolognaise in the supermarket, don't buy it.  Make your own.  It is plain, uninspiring and unacceptable.

[Clive Gardner]

We moved up from the Gironde earlier this year,havn't looked for minced lamb here but were able to buy it in Bergerac in a supermarket chain called Grandfrais don't know if they exist up here,they also did minced veal,hope this may be of help

[Brian]

There's a Grand Frais at the Family Village in Limoges.

[chris_and_julie]

Top marks in the bravery stakes for asking.  Lamb is regarded as quite a high-end meat in France and would therefore never suffer the indignity of being minced.

I asked the butcher in Montmorillon for minced lamb a couple of years back and was shown the door.  After he and his mates had had a good laugh about the mad Anglais.

I'm thinking of asking him if I can have some minced fillet steak this week!

Chris

[Clive Gardner]

Just a quickie,you can get minced lamb from Montybutcher.fr  .They are a Scottish butchers that have a farm shop and that also do markets.They are at "Chez Durand" St Barbant 87330 not far from Eco Entrepot.I have no connection to this business but have had some lovely home reared and prepared meats/pies etc,just check out their site.They are doing the Christmas market at Les Herolles on the 18th December and orders can be taken prior to this,hope this may be of use

[Clive Gardner]

Went to Poitiers a couple of weeks ago and found GrandFrais there where a very helpful butcher minced us up some lamb on the spot