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Lechazo is a Spanish dish made from "cordero lechal".


Overview

The meat used is from unweaned lambs, and is similar to
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, or the meat of "cochinillo" (Spanish suckling pigs like
tostón asado {{Short description, Spanish pork dish Tostón asado or cochinillo asado is a dish consisting of roast suckling pig. It is commonly used in the Spanish cuisine of Castile, with the variants of Arévalo and Segovia being the most popular ones, althou ...
). The autonomous region of Castile and León has a distinctive version of lechazo referred to as " Lechazo de Castilla y Leon". It is one of the most important dishes of the cuisine of the province of Burgos. Aranda de Duero is known as the heart of the dish, with numerous restaurants that specialize in lechazo and feature "hornos de leña", or wooden stoves, in which the
lamb Lamb or The Lamb may refer to: * A young sheep * Lamb and mutton, the meat of sheep Arts and media Film, television, and theatre * ''The Lamb'' (1915 film), a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in his screen debut * ''The Lamb'' (1918 ...
is roasted. The lamb used in lechal must derive all its
nutrition Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficien ...
from its mother's
milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modulati ...
, and must be no more than 35 days old and weigh between 9 and 12 kilograms at the time of slaughter.


See also

* *
List of lamb dishes This is a list of lamb and mutton dishes and foods. Lamb and mutton are terms for the meat of domestic sheep (species '' Ovis aries'') at different ages. A sheep in its first year is called a lamb, and its meat is also called lamb. The meat of a ...
*
Spanish cuisine Spanish cuisine consists of the cooking traditions and practices from Spain. Olive oil (of which Spain is the world's largest producer) is heavily used in Spanish cuisine. It forms the base of many vegetable sauces (known in Spanish as ''sofrit ...
*
Castilian-Leonese cuisine Castilian-Leonese cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of the region of Castile and León in Spain. This cuisine is known for its cooked dishes (''guiso'') and its grilled or roasted meats (''asado''), its high-quality wines, the ...
* Cuisine of the province of Valladolid


References


External links


Official Site of Aranda de Duero's 8th Gastronomic Competition of Roasted Lechazo


* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080610025915/http://canales.nortecastilla.es/agroalimentos/dos/lechzaocastilla.php El Norte de Castilla - Lechazo de Castilla y León
IGP Lechazo de Castilla y León
Spanish cuisine Lamb dishes National dishes {{spanish-cuisine-stub