A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Solid fat trimmed from a sheep-meat cut, kept in pieces rather than rendered into oil. In one skewer preparation, fat from a lamb-leg fat cap is cut separately from the lean meat.
In the kitchen
Raw fat pieces alternated with lean meat on Xinjiang cumin skewers.
For these skewers, the fat is cut into small thin pieces for threading. These are fat-cap trimmings, distinct from tail fat and rendered oil.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有羊脂肪吗？
Does this dish contain Raw sheep fat?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
