Supermarket sandwiches...

[Owen Money]

Supermarkets have a large selection of ready-made sandwiches for sale these days, there's something for (almost) everybody. But, I've never seen Lamb sandwiches on the shelves, have you?

Is it because Lamb's too expensive/not very popular/doesn't make a good sandwich filling, or...?

I'm not a great lover of Lamb myself tbh (unless it's in a curry), but I know a lot of other people love it. So, what do you think?

[DTCwordfan]

love cold lamb.......with cucumber, cherry toms, mayo and rapsberry chipotle, between two hunks of bread.

[sandyRoe]

Would it not be a bit too greasy for a sandwich filling?

[factor-fiction]

Whilst I've eaten cold ham, beef, pork etc, I don't think I've ever eaten cold lamb now you come to mention it. I may try letting some go cold next time we make it. I can imagine it being tough though when it's gone cold

[plautus]

I suppose it's for the same reason that when you go to a deli counter you don't find lamb among the cold meats. Perhaps it has never been thought of as such.

[marje]

We had lamb for Sunday lunch last week and did eat the leftovers cold. It was nice and not at all tough.

[craft1948]

I remember in the film Meet Joe Black, Anthony Hopkin's character's favourite sandwich was mutton, I'd never heard of a mutton sandwich.

[hc4361]

I love cold lamb. I'm sure I've seen lamb and mint sandwiches in Tesco.

[plautus]

Mutton vanished over half a century ago with the arrival of refrigerated lamb from New Zealand. I cannot remember ever having had mutton, even in the years of rationing, though I believe it is a staple ingredient of Scotch pies.

[gollob]

Mutton has not disappeared at all. When a lamb become a year old it automatically becomes a sheep. Mutton comes from a sheep.. Try any Halal butchers
Lamb is hardly ever used for sandwiched because of it's fat content and at todays prices would be 5 times as dear as ham. So a Lamb sandwich would cost £4/£5 and not many people would buy at that price

[missprim]

I like cold lamb on a buttie with tomato sauce and a bit of salt.

[marval]

There is a sandwich shop near where I live, they used to do Lamb and Mint sandwiches. My ex boss used to love them.

[boxtops]

Cold lamb is delicious, but it can be a bit chewy - I'd buy it, I love it.

[diddlydo]

If the lamb is cooked rare, it's delicious cold.

[TheOtherHalf]

We make a sandwich at work called Lamb Crunch, with leftover lamb, chopped, mixed with onion and mayo and mint sauce. They go down a treat

[Owen Money]

Thank you all for your answers :)