I’m not sure why mutton isn’t available. Sheep are raised both for lamb, and also for wool. Once a sheep is old enough that it’s not useful for wool production, it’s usually slaughtered. But where does the mutton from that mature sheep go? I just don’t know. All I know is that it’s very difficult to find in the US.
Just keep lamb for a while and you get mutton. Easy.
Usually the ripening process of lamb is cut short so it cannot become mutton anymore :(
I’m not sure why mutton isn’t available. Sheep are raised both for lamb, and also for wool. Once a sheep is old enough that it’s not useful for wool production, it’s usually slaughtered. But where does the mutton from that mature sheep go? I just don’t know. All I know is that it’s very difficult to find in the US.