Agneau de Lait des Pyrénées

Agneau de Lait des Pyrénées are milk-fed lambs of Manech Red head, Manech Black head and Basque-Béarnaise breeds raised in the French region of Pyrénées Atlantiques. As the name suggests, the lambs feed exclusively on their mother's milk which results in their meat being succulent, delicate, extremely tender and with a low-grain texture.

Because the lambs are slaughtered at a young age when they are no more than 45 days old, the flavors are less pronounced than in meat from older lambs, and the fat coverage is somewhat higher. The meat of Pyrénées lambs is traditionally enjoyed for Easter and Christmas festivities, prepared either roasted or as grilled lamb chops.