Lamb is an iconic food of spring — the Paschal lamb of Passover, Easter's roast leg of lamb. In Islamic cultures, lamb is associated with sacrifice and generosity during the season of Ramadan.

Martha states that loin chops and loin roasts should marinate for 30 minutes–1 hour, and a rack of lamb to marinate for 1–2 hours and the shoulders and shanks for 2–24 hours.

"Just before the nation of Israel left Egypt, (God) commanded them to sacrifice the paschal lamb and then eat it with unleavened matzah and bitter herbs," according to Chabad.org. " (God) then ...