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Sheep

Mechoui

In this Moroccan street specialty, whole-roasted lamb is cooked in underground clay pits and sold by weight.

Khorkhog

The true Mongolian barbecue.

For Centuries, People Thought Lambs Grew on Trees

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary puzzled scientists and philosophers.

Abbey Perreault August 15, 2018

Smiley

The cooked South African sheep's head is named for its bared teeth.

Piacentino Ennese

This Sicilian sheep's milk cheese is colored with saffron and studded with black peppercorns.

Stigghiola

The streets of Palermo are filled with the smell of succulent, sizzling lamb intestines.

When Bighorn Sheep Decide to Cross a Highway

For decades, they stayed on either side of Interstate 40, but those days appear to be over.

Cara Giaimo June 18, 2018

Svið

In Icelandic cuisine, few things are more traditional than half a sheep's head.

Kokoretsi

On Easter in Greece, whole lambs roast beside succulent skewers of their offal.

Barbecued Mutton

The slow-smoked sheep is a Western Kentucky specialty.

Oscypek

In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.

Ram's Head Soup

This widely varying dish may come with half a face, a lone floating jaw, or a chewy tongue.

Réttir

Iceland's annual tradition of rounding up 800,000 sheep.

Sour Rams' Testicles

This Icelandic delicacy is served at the coldest time of the year.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Remains of Dolly the Sheep

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The Mysterious Tree Carvings of America's Basque Sheepherders

Arborglyphs document a lonely life out West.

Kelsey Kennedy October 3, 2017

Everyone's Favorite Sheep Landscaping Crew Is Returning to Manhattan

Three hard-working ewes will soon begin work at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral in Nolita.

Cara Giaimo August 29, 2017

The Uncertain Future of North Ronaldsay's Seaweed-Eating Sheep

Concerned islanders are rethinking old traditions to ensure the survival of this very special breed.

Karen Gardiner August 22, 2017