Is goat meat hot or cool in nature? Which is more gamey, goat or lamb? How much does it cost per jin? What are its effects and benefits?

China is the country with the richest goat breed resources in the world. Moreover, in recent years people's demand for goat meat has been growing. So is goat meat hot or cool in nature? Which is more gamey, goat or lamb? How much does it cost per jin? What are its effects and benefits? According to the Ningxia cattle and sheep ranch, inland goat meat is over 20 yuan per jin, Inner Mongolia mutton is over 50 yuan per jin, and Xinjiang Sibaha lamb is around 60 yuan per jin.

Which is more gamey, goat meat or lamb?

Goat meat is more gamey than lamb.

The reason goat meat is fairly gamey is that the fat of goat meat contains a fatty acid called 4-methyloctanoic acid, and when this fatty acid volatilizes it produces a distinctive gamey odor.

However, in terms of nutritional composition, goat meat is not inferior to lamb. By comparison, lamb has a higher fat content than goat meat, which is why lamb tastes more delicate and delicious. An important characteristic of goat meat is that its cholesterol content is lower than that of lamb, so it can help prevent hardening of the arteries and heart disease, and is especially suitable for people with high blood lipids and for the elderly.

Is goat meat hot or cool in nature?

In terms of food nature, traditional Chinese medicine holds that goat meat is cool in nature, while lamb is hot in nature. Hot-natured lamb has a nourishing effect and is suitable for postpartum women and sick people; cool-natured goat meat is best eaten sparingly by sick people, and after ordinary people eat it they should also avoid certain foods, and it is best not to eat cool-natured foods, melons and fruits, and so on.

What are the effects and benefits of goat meat and lamb?

Goat meat:

Goat meat is the meat of the blue sheep, a bovid animal. It tonifies deficiency and supports yang. It treats consumptive internal injury, weakness and impediment of the sinews and bones, soreness and weakness of the lower back and spine, impotence, leukorrhea, and infertility. Since the 1980s, experts such as Zhang Yongfei, based on the principle in the “Suwen: Weihun” chapter of the Huangdi Neijing that “the spleen governs the muscles of the body” and on modern biomolecular theory, used Chinese medicinal herbs as a means to establish a flavor additive called “JFZ - concentrated cypress seed feed” composed of multiple Chinese medicinal herbs including cypress seeds and cypress leaves; feeding “JFZ - concentrated cypress seed feed” 2.5-3.0 kg to goats 60 days before slaughter can convert ordinary goat meat into cypress seed goat meat.

Lamb:

In terms of taste, lamb is more delicious than goat meat. Lamb has a higher fat content than goat meat, so it tastes more delicate, fresh and fragrant. Because goat meat contains a fatty acid called 4-methyloctanoic acid, it is more gamey and its texture is tougher.

In terms of nutrition, goat meat has a lower cholesterol content than lamb, so it can help prevent hardening of the arteries and heart disease, and is especially suitable for obese patients with high blood lipids and for the elderly. Yang Li also said that from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, all mutton is a warm-hot food, but lamb tends toward hot, so it has a more nourishing effect and is especially suitable for people with a cold constitution, postpartum women, and people with a weak constitution. Goat meat, however, tends toward warm-cool, and is suitable for obese people and those prone to internal heat.

Appendix: How do you tell the difference between real goat meat and lamb?

1. Lamb is very soft and you can press your fingers into it. Press in a little with your hand, and it feels quite moist. But goat meat cannot be pressed into; if you grab it with both hands like this, it feels very firm.

2. The meat is bright red and extremely elastic. When pressed hard, the meat barely sinks in. When we often grill mutton, lamb is marinated a bit, while goat meat does not need marinating. When eating goat meat, you only need to drain off the blood water and it can go on the table for grilling. The original flavor, that wonderful taste from childhood, is back again.