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Mongolians eat more meat than
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any other country The average person in Mongolia eats nearly 309 pounds of meat per year, per a 2021 study in the journal Nutrients. Based on data from World Population Review, over 151 pounds of that is mutton and goat. Com- pare that to Bahrain, which ranks second at just 51 pounds. Turkmenistan ranks third with just under 45 pounds, and then Chad at just under 42 pounds.
When you go to a grocery store in the United States, you have some basic choices for meat. Beef, chicken and pork are com- mon wherever you go, and you’ll also be able to find a selection of seafood. But when it comes to lamb, mutton and goat, your choices are usually very limited. Our World in Data shows that Americans eat roughly 317 pounds of meat per year but only 1 pound of that is lamb. There’s a reason the Mongolian people consume not just large amounts of meat but high quantities of lamb and goat. About 40% of the population is nomadic — they don’t have permanent homes. Mongolia’s extreme climate, combined with the nomadic lifestyle and lack of arable land, means farming is not a viable option for most. Shepherding is a traditional part of the nomadic lifestyle, and sheep and goats have long been central to Mongolian culture. In the past, Mongolian people needed high-fat and high-protein diets to survive the temperature extremes of the land. While urban areas in Mongolia have adapted their diets to reflect a greater range of foods, such as more vegetables, many people still live nomadically or in rural areas. Read More: https://www.tast-
ingtable.com/1884231/asian-country-eats- the-most-lamb-goat-per-person/. n
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