# Mutton flaps

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{{short description|Cut of meat from a domestic sheep}}
'''Mutton flaps''', or '''breast of lamb''', are an inexpensive [cut of meat](/source/Lamb_and_mutton) from a [sheep](/source/sheep).

Consisting of a sheep's lower [rib](/source/Ribs_(food)) meat, mutton flaps are considered a low-quality cut in Western countries, as opposed to [pork](/source/Pork_ribs) and [beef ribs](/source/Short_ribs).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-01-18 |title=How mutton flaps are killing Tonga |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35346493 |access-date=2023-03-20}}</ref> They have been described there as a "tough, scraggy meat", if not properly prepared.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/lamb_breast |title=Lamb breast recipes|website= BBC Food | accessdate=2016-01-24}}</ref> Their high [fat](/source/fat) content has also contributed to their unpopularity in many Western countries, although they are widely used as [gyro](/source/Gyros) meat in the [United States](/source/United_States).<ref>{{Cite web|title = You have probably eaten mutton flaps more times than you'd like to admit|url = http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/21/mutton-flaps-are-real-and-youve-probably-eaten-them-5636631/|website = Metro|access-date = 2016-01-22|first = Francesca|last = Kentish|date = 21 January 2016}}</ref>

Mutton flaps are a staple in the [South Pacific](/source/Australasia)<ref name="BBCwatson2016">{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Katy |last2=Treanor |first2=Sarah |date=2016-01-19 |title=How mutton flaps are killing Tonga |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35346493 |access-date=2016-01-19 |website=BBC News}}</ref> where their high fat content has been linked with the development of [obesity](/source/obesity) problems.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|title = Fatty diet wreaks havoc in islands|url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10881192|newspaper = New Zealand Herald|date = 2013-05-03|access-date = 2016-01-19|issn = 1170-0777|language = en-NZ}}</ref> In 2000, [Fiji](/source/Fiji) banned their import.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/3207616/Pacific-nations-in-flap-over-nothing |title=Pacific nations in flap over nothing?| date= 6 January 2010|first=Michael |last=Field|website=stuff.co.nz|accessdate=2016-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10623091 |title=Fat to the health fire| date= January 30, 2010|first=Geoff |last=Cumming|website= NZ Herald|accessdate=2016-01-24}}</ref> On 1 July 2020, [Tonga](/source/Tonga) banned the import of mutton flaps from [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), claiming their consumption plays a major role in increasing obesity among the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mutton flaps ban in Tonga effective July 1|url=https://parliament.gov.to/media-centre/latest-news/latest-news-in-english/731-mutton-flaps-ban-in-tonga-effective-july-1?switch_to_desktop_ui=576&fbclid=IwAR0TsGYClszqGdeL9oPooRZf5__bWaofrWNT5UZzzqh82s4sGKtArs_YSkE|access-date=2021-02-04|website=parliament.gov.to}}</ref>

== Method of cooking ==
In [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), a similar cut of meat called [breast of goat](/source/Goat_meat) is cooked by cutting it into pieces and grilling using skewers. This dish, called ''[sate kronyos](/source/Satay)'', is especially popular in [Bantul](/source/Bantul), [Yogyakarta](/source/Yogyakarta).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Purwoko |first1=Trisna |last2=Ramadhan |first2=Muarif |title=Berburu kuliner unik sate kronyos di Bantul |website=inews.id |access-date=8 December 2022 |url=https://www.inews.id/multimedia/video/berburu-kuliner-unik-sate-kronyos-di-bantul |language=Indonesian}}</ref>

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [Lamb and mutton](/source/Lamb_and_mutton)
* [Turkey tails](/source/Pygostyle)

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Category:Lamb and mutton dishes

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