mutton Table of Contents Introduction References & Edit History Quizzes What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz Read Next 7 Questions About Mammals Answered Nutritional Powerhouses: 8 Foods That Pack a Nutritional Punch Would You Eat Bugs? Why Is Pizza So Popular in the U.S.? Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World Discover 6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction 7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants 7 Deadliest Weapons in History What Is the Emoluments Clause? 7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years? 9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes Contents Entertainment & Pop Culture Food mutton Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Print Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/mutton Feedback External Websites Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. External Websites Academia - Lamb, Mutton, and Goat in the Babylonian Temple Economy National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Evaluation of Mutton Adulteration under the Effect of Mutton Flavour Essence Using Hyperspectral Imaging Combined with Machine Learning and Sparrow Search Algorithm The Spruce Eats - What is Mutton? Ask the Chatbot a Question Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Related Topics: sheep meat sheep (Show more) mutton, flesh of a mature ram or ewe at least one year old. See lamb.
