Question

is lamb and mutton is the same thing?(am a vegetarian)

Answer 1

no both are not same lamb is the meat of lamb (goat's children )and mutton is the meat of goat.

Answer 2

A sheep in its first year is called a lamb, and its meat is also called lamb. The meat of an adult sheep is mutton, a term only used for the meat, not the living animals. In the Indian subcontinent the term mutton is also used to refer to goat meat.