Season of the lambs

Year of the Ram? Year of the Sheep? For meat-eaters, the real question is where to find the best of this spring special, says Mike Peters.

Ask Beijing residents about their favorite place to eat lamb, and you'll stir a lively debate.

My colleague Ye Jun, a longtime food writer for China Daily, swears by Xixia Palace at the Beijing Ningxia Hotel. Two French friends, a couple that loves to party, always take out-of-town guests to Afunti, a hopping Xinjiang Uygur joint with good lamb and a floor show on the side: happy-feet music, belly dancers, fire-juggling martial artists and more.