Lechazo de Castilla y León

Lechazo de Castilla y León is a protected-origin food product in the European Union consisting of milk-fed lamb meat, produced in Castile and León (Spain).

[1] The GI encompasses 483 farms from all of the grain-producing counties of Castilla y León, producing more than 167,000 lechazos per year.

[2] The Spanish term lechazo refers to a young sheep that is still suckling.

Per the I.G.P., lechazo de Castilla y León must be of the Churra, Castellana or Ojalada breeds, and the lambs must have been fed only their mothers' milk.

Lechazo meat is a highly esteemed delicacy in the region.