Lamb is now everywhere on restaurant menus. And also on many Easter banquets. The Old Testament explains why this is so. And then we give tips on how to make the roast better.
Lamb meat is among the finest we can roast. How nice that this is easier to do today than it used to be. Lamb has long been easy to find, a) through the range of very good frozen goods from New Zealand and b) through the Turkish grocery stores, which often carry fresh meat even in smaller towns. Most of the lamb comes from Germany.
On the other hand, the knowledge of why we actually eat lamb at Easter has disappeared. So before we discuss temperatures and cooking times, let’s take a quick dive into the well of the past, the Bible, Old Testament, Exodus, called Exodus.