Use the tip of a small sharp knife to score lamb fat, drawing diagonal lines in a diamond pattern at 1-inch intervals.

They were bare-footed, dirty-fingered, and reeking with the odour of lamb fat which Murdo could smell from where he stood.

Because there was lamb fat as well.

It consists of two pancakes of kibbeh stuffed with ground lamb, cooked with lamb fat and various spices.

Kebabs of pure lamb fat, crisp and smoky, perfume every dining room.

(Small white turnips, peeled and cut into chunks, can be added to the pan for last 25 minutes of cooking, or sautéed in lamb fat.)

Some of the dishes seemed to consist principally of lumps of half-cooked lamb fat.

Dumplings and meat buns, for example, contain mostly gobs of lamb fat.

Always discard lamb fat, as the strong taste will taint a dripping pot.

Shawarma, (from çevirme, meaning "rotating" in Turkish) is usually made in Israel with turkey, with lamb fat added.