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Top 100 Lamb and Mutton Dishes in the World

Last update: Thu Mar 20 2025
Top 100 Lamb and Mutton Dishes in the World
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Lamb Dish

ERZURUM, Turkiye
4.6
Cağ kebabı
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Cağ kebabı is a kebab variety originating from the Turkish city of Erzurum. It is made with lamb that is marinated with onions, salt, and pepper for about 12 hours, and the meat is then placed on a big horizontal skewer and cooked over a wood fire.


The usta (master of his trade) will take a long skewer and slice off tender and succulent pieces of lamb until the skewer is full. The dish is traditionally consumed either straight from the skewer, or with the meat wrapped in warm, freshly baked lavash flatbread.

MOST ICONIC Cağ kebabı

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Sate kambing is a traditional dish and a type of satay prepared with goat or mutton as the main ingredient. The meat is cut into chunks or cubes and it's marinated in a combination of ingredients such as kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), galangal, ground shallots, pineapple juice, and (often) chili peppers.


After it's been marinated, the meat is placed on skewers that are larger and thicker than the ones used for chicken satay as the texture and thickness of mutton or goat is tougher than chicken. The skewers for sate kambing are usually made from bamboo. 

MOST ICONIC Sate kambing

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Barbecue

CRETE, Greece
4.6
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MAIN INGREDIENTS

Antikristo is a traditional technique of cooking meat on Crete. A young lamb (or a goat, on rare occasions) is cut into four pieces (called goulidia), salted, then placed on big wooden skewers that are arranged around the fire in a circular formation, taking into consideration the direction of the wind, the intensity of the fire, and the distance between the fire and the meat.


This process lets the meat cook in its own fat and salt with the heat coming from the flames instead of coals. The name antikristo means across the fire, describing this unique technique. The meat is slowly cooked, sometimes up to 6 hours, and it develops different flavors in the process. 

MOST ICONIC Antikristo

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Street Food

BURSA, Turkiye
4.5
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Döner kebab is a delicacy that is known throughout the world, consisting of grilled pieces of meat that are shredded from a vertical skewer. The meat is typically seasoned with fresh herbs and spices. Originally, the meat used in döner was exclusively lamb, but today in Istanbul, there are kebabs prepared with a combination of lamb and beef, or sometimes only with beef.


Meat that is grilled vertically on a skewer isn't a new thing, as it has been mentioned in the 18th-century Ottoman travel books. The sandwich form döner kebab, which means rotating kebab, appeared in the early 1970s in Berlin. 
VARIATIONS OF Döner kebab

MOST ICONIC Döner kebab

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Lamb Dish

ADANA, Turkiye
4.5
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Adana kebap is a popular skewered meat dish named after one of the most famous kebab cities in the country, Adana. This kebab is made with ground lamb and tail fat that are kneaded together with garlic, onion, paprika, and hot red pepper flakes, giving it a deep red color and a spicy flavor.


The whole concoction is typically placed around large and flat metal skewers, then grilled. Once it's done, the grilled meat is traditionally served on a platter over flatbreads, peppers, and tomatoes, or stuffed into pita bread along with a salad consisting of parsley and red onions. 

MOST ICONIC Adana kebap

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Lamb Dish

HOKKAIDO REGION, Japan
4.5
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Jingisukan is a Hokkaido-specialty consisting of grilled mutton or lamb. The dish is always prepared tableside on the convex-shaped grills. The guests are served with sliced meat, which can be plain or marinated, and are then encouraged to grill the meat themselves, along with various vegetables such as onions, cabbage, leeks, or peppers.


Typical accompaniments include special soy sauce-based condiments, chili sauce or grated garlic. The origins of consuming mutton in Japan date back to 1918 when the government promoted sheep farms, but the practice only remained on Hokkaido, and though restaurants specialized in preparing Jingisukan can be found elsewhere, the dish has remained a favorite on Hokkaido and in its capital Sapporo. 

MOST ICONIC Jingisukan

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A specialty of the city of Bursa, İskender kebap is named after a butcher called İskender Efendi, who first prepared this flavorful dish. It consists of thinly sliced lamb that is grilled and combined with a spicy tomato sauce and pita bread, while melted sheep butter and yogurt are traditionally drizzled over the dish at the table.


It is recommended to pair this kebap with şıra, a Turkish beverage that is known to aid digestion.

MOST ICONIC İskender kebap

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Stew

ISTANBUL, Turkiye
4.5
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Hünkar beğendi is a traditional dish consisting of a flavorful lamb stew that is served on top of a creamy roasted eggplant purée. The purée is often thickened with milk and cheese, while the whole dish is sometimes topped with a tomato-based sauce or garnished with freshly chopped parsley.


It is believed that the dish is native to Istanbul and was first prepared for the wife of Napoleon III in the late 19th century.

MOST ICONIC Hünkar beğendi

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Grilled lamb chops are a traditional Greek dish that is popular throughout the country and usually enjoyed as the main course. Lamb chops are usually marinated in various combinations of olive oil, lemon juice, and a variety of fresh herbs before they are grilled on traditional charcoal barbecues.


They are commonly paired with potatoes, salads, or the creamy and refreshing tzatziki sauce.

MOST ICONIC Païdakia

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Lamb Dish

GREECE and  one more region
4.5
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Kleftiko is a typical Greek dish that is commonly prepared at festive events and celebrations, consisting of a succulent piece of lamb or goat meat that is wrapped in foil and baked in airtight ovens. Also spelled as klephtiko, the name comes from the Klephts, mountain rebels from the Greek Revolution who cooked the food underground, so that no aromas or steam could escape, as it could reveal their positions.


The cooked food was typically stolen, as klepht is also the root of the word kleptomaniac, describing a person with the urge to steal. Today, the meat is slowly cooked in a bowl so that it remains juicy and falls off the bone. Kleftiko is usually cooked with potatoes that soak up some of the flavorful meat juices. 

MOST ICONIC Kleftiko

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Lamb Dish
CASTILE AND LEÓN, Spain
4.5
12
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Lamb Dish
KERMANSHAH PROVINCE, Iran
4.5
14
Lamb Dish
CENTRAL ANATOLIA REGION, Turkiye
4.5
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Noodle Dish
UZBEKISTAN  and  3 more regions
4.4
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Lamb Dish
AEGEAN REGION, Turkiye
4.4
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Lamb Dish
GAZIANTEP, Turkiye
4.4
21
Beef Dish
GILAN PROVINCE, Iran
4.4
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Lamb Dish
MARRAKESH, Morocco
4.4
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Lamb Dish
CHILE  and  one more region
4.4
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Lamb Dish
CRETE, Greece
4.4
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Lamb Dish
CASTILE AND LEÓN, Spain
4.3
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Stew
JAMMU AND KASHMIR, India
4.3
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Stew
ROMANIA
4.3
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Ground Meat Dish
AZERBAIJAN  and  one more region
4.2
42
Lamb Dish
DALMATIA, Croatia  and  one more region
4.2
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Lamb Dish
SOUTH AFRICA
4.2
45
Ground Meat Dish
ALEPPO, Syria  and  one more country
4.2
46
Phyllo Pastry
DAMASCUS, Syria
4.2
47
Stew
SHAKI, Azerbaijan
4.2
48
Rice Dish
KABUL, Afghanistan
4.1
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Lamb Dish
IRAQ  and  one more region
4.1
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Lamb Dish
KAKHETI, Georgia  and  one more country
4.1
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Stew
IRELAND  and  one more region
4.0
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Lamb Dish
BALOCHISTAN, Pakistan
4.0
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Stew
RAJASTHAN, India
3.9
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Lamb Dish
ANKARA, Turkiye
3.9
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Casserole
LANCASHIRE, England
3.8
71
Stew
CENTRAL ANATOLIA REGION, Turkiye
3.8
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Stir-fry
MALAYSIA  and  2 more regions
3.8
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Mutton Dish
ISFAHAN PROVINCE, Iran
3.8
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Stew
AZERBAIJAN  and  one more region
3.8
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Goat Dish
BITLIS PROVINCE, Turkiye
3.7
83
Stir-fry
SURABAYA, Indonesia
3.7
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Casserole
ELBASAN, Albania
3.5
88
Stew
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
3.5
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Stew
BOLU, Turkiye
3.3
94
Stew
EXTREMADURA, Spain
3.3
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Pasta
AL WAHAT DISTRICT, Libya
3.0
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TasteAtlas food rankings are based on the ratings of the TasteAtlas audience, with a series of mechanisms that recognize real users and that ignore bot, nationalist or local patriotic ratings, and give additional value to the ratings of users that the system recognizes as knowledgeable. For the “Top 100 Lamb and Mutton Dishes in the World” list until March 20, 2025, 14,319 ratings were recorded, of which 5,386 were recognized by the system as legitimate. TasteAtlas Rankings should not be seen as the final global conclusion about food. Their purpose is to promote excellent local foods, instill pride in traditional dishes, and arouse curiosity about dishes you haven’t tried.