Mutton
Nicola's Mutton is typically 2-3 years old, and this means that the meat is significantly different to that of lamb (which is up to a year old). It is deeper, darker, and has a stronger taste, and is therefore suited to slower cooking. But Nicola is at pains to point out that at 2-3 years, the sheep are still quite young, and therefore the meat is firm but not at all tough...!