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[[File:Plato de lechazo, Valladolid.jpg|thumb|''[[Lechazo]] asado'' (roast [[domestic sheep|lamb]]), shown above, is a [[Cuisine of the province of Valladolid|typical dish from the province of Valladolid]] and others [[Castile (historical region)|castilian]] provinces.]] |
[[File:Plato de lechazo, Valladolid.jpg|thumb|''[[Lechazo]] asado'' (roast [[domestic sheep|lamb]]), shown above, is a [[Cuisine of the province of Valladolid|typical dish from the province of Valladolid]] and others [[Castile (historical region)|castilian]] provinces.]] |
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'''Lechazo de Castilla y León''' is a protected-origin food product consisting of milk-fed [[lamb and mutton|lamb]] meat, produced in [[Castile and León]] ([[Spain]]). The [[Geographical indication]] (GI) was authorized in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Norte|title=La IGP del lechazo de Castilla y León aspira a certificar 200.000 canale|url=http://www.elnortedecastilla.es/prensa/20060922/zamora/lechazo-castilla-leon-aspira_20060922.html|accessdate=3 February 2015|publisher=Norte de Castilla|date=22 September 2015|location=Zamora|language=Spanish}}</ref> The GI encompasses 483 farms from all of the grain-producing counties of [[Castilla y León]], producing more than 167,000 ''lechazos'' per year. The Indicación Geográfica Protegida (I.G.P.) Council headquarters is located in [[Zamora, Spain]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=López|first1=Cándido|title=La Cocina Española|date=1989|publisher=Plaza&Janés|location=Barcelona|isbn=9788401602016|edition=2ª}}</ref> |
'''Lechazo de Castilla y León''' is a protected-origin food product in the European Union consisting of milk-fed [[lamb and mutton|lamb]] meat, produced in [[Castile and León]] ([[Spain]]). The [[Geographical indication]] (GI) was authorized in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Norte|title=La IGP del lechazo de Castilla y León aspira a certificar 200.000 canale|url=http://www.elnortedecastilla.es/prensa/20060922/zamora/lechazo-castilla-leon-aspira_20060922.html|accessdate=3 February 2015|publisher=Norte de Castilla|date=22 September 2015|location=Zamora|language=Spanish}}</ref> The GI encompasses 483 farms from all of the grain-producing counties of [[Castilla y León]], producing more than 167,000 ''lechazos'' per year. The Indicación Geográfica Protegida (I.G.P.) Council headquarters is located in [[Zamora, Spain]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=López|first1=Cándido|title=La Cocina Española|date=1989|publisher=Plaza&Janés|location=Barcelona|isbn=9788401602016|edition=2ª}}</ref> |
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The Spanish term ''lechazo'' refers to a young sheep that is still suckling. Per the I.G.P., ''lechazo de Castilla y León'' must be of the [[Churra]], Castellana or [[Ojalada]] breeds, and the lambs must have been fed only their mothers' milk. Lechazo meat is a highly esteemed delicacy in the region. Roast lamb and [[Meat chop|lamb chop]]s are a prized traditional food in Castile, and a widespread dish in the region's restaurants and taverns. |
The Spanish term ''lechazo'' refers to a young sheep that is still suckling. Per the I.G.P., ''lechazo de Castilla y León'' must be of the [[Churra]], Castellana or [[Ojalada]] breeds, and the lambs must have been fed only their mothers' milk. Lechazo meat is a highly esteemed delicacy in the region. Roast lamb and [[Meat chop|lamb chop]]s are a prized traditional food in Castile, and a widespread dish in the region's restaurants and taverns. |
Lechazo de Castilla y León is a protected-origin food product in the European Union consisting of milk-fed lamb meat, produced in Castile and León (Spain). The Geographical indication (GI) was authorized in 1997.[1] The GI encompasses 483 farms from all of the grain-producing counties of Castilla y León, producing more than 167,000 lechazos per year. The Indicación Geográfica Protegida (I.G.P.) Council headquarters is located in Zamora, Spain.[2]
The Spanish term lechazo refers to a young sheep that is still suckling. Per the I.G.P., lechazo de Castilla y León must be of the Churra, Castellana or Ojalada breeds, and the lambs must have been fed only their mothers' milk. Lechazo meat is a highly esteemed delicacy in the region. Roast lamb and lamb chops are a prized traditional food in Castile, and a widespread dish in the region's restaurants and taverns.