In general, British newborn lambs are only a month or two old at Easter, and not ready for our dinner plates. So where do our Easter lamb joints come from?
A favourite Sunday roast in the UK, lamb is traditionally a spring meat and the go-to choice at Easter. But, as Jamie and Jimmy discover on Friday Night Feast, our appetite for lamb so early in the year causes problems for British farmers.
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