Like pork spareribs, lamb ribs require special treatment while grilling because they are loaded with fat.

And food: barbecued lamb ribs at the bar.

The best kebabs, if you don't mind a bit of gnawing, are the lamb ribs ($4.49).

Baked lamb ribs with Chinese wolfberries was supposed to invigorate the body.

I also ate the most wonderful lamb ribs imaginable.

Though lamb ribs are rarely packaged in supermarkets, there are options.

"I could buy lamb ribs for a dollar a pound," he said.

A terrific new restaurant named Resto serves lamb ribs just like the ones I described.

Those lamb ribs, for example, are coated in cardamom and Indonesian red palm sugar, among other ingredients.

And much the same could be said for lamb ribs, larger than those from a smaller rack, but just as sweet.