List of goat dishes facts for kids
This article is about goat dishes, which are meals made using goat meat. Goat meat comes from the domestic goat, a type of animal called Capra aegagrus hircus.
When the meat comes from adult goats, it's often called chevon or mutton. If it's from young goats, it's called cabrito, capretto, or kid. Around the world, goat meat is eaten less often than other meats like pork, beef, or poultry. However, it's a very important food in many cultures!
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Tasty Goat Dishes from Around the World
Goat meat is used in many different kinds of dishes across the globe. It can be found in spicy curries, hearty stews, and even delicious grilled meals.
Goat Curries: A Flavorful Adventure
Curries are dishes made with meat or vegetables cooked in a rich, spicy sauce. Goat meat is perfect for curries because it soaks up all the amazing flavors.
- Aloo gosht
- Bengali mutton bhuna
- Bhuna gosht
- Dalcha
- Goat curry
- Massaman curry
- Mutton balti
- Mutton curry
Meat Pies: A Warm Treat
Meat pies are delicious pastries filled with savory meat. Goat meat can be used to make a tasty filling for these pies.
- Mutton pasty
Rice Dishes: Meals in One Pot
Many cultures combine goat meat with rice to make a complete and satisfying meal.
Kabsa is a popular dish that can be made with goat meat. It often includes wild vegetables like asparagus. This type of dish might even be related to how paella started!

Soups and Stews: Comfort in a Bowl
Goat meat is often used to make warm and comforting soups and stews. These dishes are perfect for a chilly day.
- Birria
- Chui jhal – This is a stew from Khulna, Bangladesh.
Other Popular Goat Dishes
Goat meat is incredibly versatile and appears in many other exciting dishes.
- Apohtin
- Argentine mutton barbecue
- Bhutan – This is a spicy dish from Nepal made with goat tripe.
- Bocksbraten – A special roast goat dish from Germany, often eaten during church festivals.
- Boodog – A unique dish from Mongolia where hot stones are placed inside a goat's body to cook it.
- Cabrito – This is roasted young goat, a favorite in many places.
- Capra e fagioli
- Chakna
- Chapli kebab
- Nepalese char grilled goat.
- Chivito
- Mutton Chow mein
- Congolese mutton stew
- Dhansak
- Gosht
- Ground Chevon Hamburger.
- Mediterranean Goat Casserole.
- Mutton Varutharacha Curry.
- Goat roti
- Mutton Gulai
- Haleem
- Mutton handi
- Heugyeomso-tang – A Korean stew made with black goat.
- Spanish goat meat hotpot
- Hyderabadi biryani
- Mutton Karahi
- Isi ewu – A traditional Igbo dish from Nigeria, made with a goat's head.
- Italian capretto
- Kabsa
- Kaldereta
- Keema Matar
- Keema Khichuri
- Pasanda
- Punjabi Dhabe da keema
- Khichra
- Khorkhog
- Indian style mutton kofta
- Kokoretsi
- Mutton korma
- Mannish water
- Maraq
- Marathi Tambda Rassa
- Mutton Momo
- Mughlai keema paratha
- Mutton pulao
- Nasi kebuli
- Nihari
- Bhuteko Masu (Nepalese Pan fried mutton)
- Mutton paya
- Roganjosh
- Sate kambing – Grilled goat meat mixed with special seasonings.
- Sate klatak
- Seco (food)
- Shami kebab with goat
- Mutton Vathal (South Indian cuisine)
- Sup kambing
- Swan Puka
- Nepalese Taas
- Tajine
- Indian goat Tandoori
- Thukpa
- Tongseng
- Tsamarella
- Goat Vindaloo
- Australian goat Meat pie (Australia and New Zealand)
- Galaoti Kabab – An Indian kebab made from goat fat and meat from a young goat.
Images for kids
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Sate kambing prepared using goat meat
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Tongseng prepared with goat meat