Tesco worry..is this REALLY lambs liver?

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Ok..I am possibly/probably being paranoid, BUT...inlight of this past weeks Tesco news.. bare with me! I need some reassurance!

Bought some Lambs liver for my dog from the counter in tesco, asked especially and they only had some in the fridge not yet prepared for sale. It was still in its direct from source sealed pack,dispatch numbers etc on it,over this they re labelled & sold direct but they were arguing it had been discontinued & that they were not allowed to sell it in its original pack.....now I have lambs and sheep..and have to say..this is NOT,the size I expected i'm positive its not lambs liver. Its far deeper red than usual and takes up an entire roasting tray for just two whole pieces.. Slaughter house details & dispatch number are enclosed..over a kilo in weight..think I should take pics & send it off for testing? or cook some of it for the dog..It is trully MASSIVE. What do I do? (late home & he needs supper..nothing else defrosted. As dumb as this will sound, I am actually rather worried...the roasting tray takes up an entire oven shelf..there's not alot of space left on the tray...or were these cloned tescos own breed giant lambs that make elephants look like dwarfs?Dog won't be fussed, I'm just very dubious as I cannot get over exactly how massive it is...it slopped out in two bits..:confused:
 
Calf would be more likely size wise, but both labels say lamb ...I am not convinced..what with all the miss labelling. It doesn't smell like lambs liver,not that I sniff a lot of offal...but....
 
Well its obviously something's liver so I'd cook it up for the dog regardless

If you are worried keep a bit back and send for testing
 
Fusses around looking for the like button on mandwhy's post!

Lamb becomes mutton surprisingly late in life - or at last appearance. It certainty ain't the little fluffy cottontail you'd expect from the name - so I doubt there would be significant difference in size between lamb and sheep liver.
 
mandwhy said:
Serve it with some fava beans and a nice Chianti?
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:D...cupboard is bare!luckily dog doesn't drink!

Mike007 said:
At what point does a lamb become a sheep.
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...very true...but this 'sheep'...a rare mutant giant breed perhaps?

WelshD said:
Well its obviously something's liver so I'd cook it up for the dog regardless

If you are worried keep a bit back and send for testing
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I think I will...thank you...as long as its not 'long pig' liver...just hoping I can bring myself to use the same bakeware again!:eek:
 
A calves liver is basically the same shape as lamb's, but when laid out the depth of it from the table will be a good 3 inches +, whereas lamb will be thinner.
The colour can vary with both as this depends how much contact it's had with the air.
 
Queenbee said:
when its liver becomes the size of a horse :D

I think (although alec swan is the one to ask) under 12 months: lamb, 12-24 months wether, 24 months + sheep/mutton
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This is kind of what I'm worrying a little..it has to be a good 2-2.5 ins thick..and is approx 3 hands by 1.5 hands and the other bit 2 hands by 3.5 hands....so it would have to be from sheepzilla

Alec is probably tucked up in bed like a sensible person!...
 
next question..can i cook salmon from frozen with skin..its a chunky bit steaky fillet..tho pink so quite sure its definitley salmon!..I don't think i can face cooking the liver for him now *green face*
 
slinkyunicorn said:
Feed the liver raw - he is a dog he doesn't care if it cooked:D

And yes you can cook salmon from frozen - again he is a dog and won't care if itz not cooked properly all the way through:D
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Thank you v much Mike & S.U

.....sadly not that easy he can't tollerate raw..tried several times..and you can't blame that on my cooking!;) the dark red slop is now very well wrapped up in the fridge..salmon i oven..now have to start on my supper..but seriously lost my appetite!:D cake it is
 
SaharaS said:
next question..can i cook salmon from frozen with skin..its a chunky bit steaky fillet..tho pink so quite sure its definitley salmon!..I don't think i can face cooking the liver for him now *green face*
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absolutely, pop in a plastic bag and add to the microwave on a low setting, perfectly steamed salmon... break into pieces, add to cooked pasta and add some black pepper and green pesto.... Yumm :D

Send liver to be tested, I would, especially with the entire 'discontinued thing':(
 
Big Ben said:
ROTFLMAO.

:eek: Salmon, for the dog, *cries*
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ofcourse! Was organic whole Scottish Salmon too! He has veal tomorrow & venison steaks (as per label) the next day!

Queenbee said:
absolutely, pop in a plastic bag and add to the microwave on a low setting, perfectly steamed salmon... break into pieces, add to cooked pasta and add some black pepper and green pesto.... Yumm :D

Send liver to be tested, I would, especially with the entire 'discontinued thing':(
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I definitely will..they were all very odd arguing and the sealed pack had a label removed tho there is a dispatch label with kill date etc..Have pics if anyone interested but am seriously failing in the ever having managed to post on here department!

He's having it with organic yeo natural yoghurt and organic wholegrain spaghetti ,broccoli, lemon & basil..he gives his paw for which ever herbs I show him that he wants! *puts on tin hat & quickly scuttles off to find cake...having seriously gone off supper!* will try the steamed pesto one myself when appetite resumes!:D
 
So you made an entire meal for your dog and had a cake yourself?! Lol! Bless!
You do know there is an entire isle dedicated to pet food in all supermarkets! :-)
Re the liver, I would keep the packaging, take pics, remove a bit off for testing and feed the rest to the dog!
 
I wouldn't be thinking it was anything like horse etc as they traced the horse DNA to imported protein powder (so it has a higher percentage 'meat') which was added to the tainted products. Why not take it back to the shop and query or just send a pic to BBC news, they may be interested...
 
Rebels said:
I wouldn't be thinking it was anything like horse etc as they traced the horse DNA to imported protein powder (so it has a higher percentage 'meat') which was added to the tainted products. Why not take it back to the shop and query or just send a pic to BBC news, they may be interested...
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That was the case for most of the tainted products but some of the burgers were 29% horsemeat - that aint protein powder that be Dobbin...:-DD

I would get it tested - I suspect it will come out as calf liver/ox liver (which is crap enough being mislabelled) but if it were horse then that really needs to be identified for their own sake so they can sort out that issue too.
 
When we have one of our lambs killed about 12months old the liver is much much bigger than you would expect and actually quite heavy so I wouldn't worry. My guess is that as people think of lambs as being small tesco trim them up loads to make them look like people would expect it to look like.
 
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