Any Lard fans out there?

[Dug]

how did keto work out for you? jw .. ive tried a few times but man i love carbs it seems

I lost 35lb in about 8 months which is actually not that crazy compared to some other people. But to be fair I was pretty lenient about it and if I was more disciplined I could have lost a bit more I think. Alcohol + Keto isn't the best but I made it work somehow lol

[Fat Mac]

Almost tempted now, just for the challenge...

now i want to watch someone eat a block of lard!!

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now i want to watch someone eat a block of lard!!

Seconded, someone PM Shoenice or LA Beast.

[Independent voter]

Refried beans and pie crust are the only two places I know of that require lard.

[Jayburner]

Refried beans and pie crust are the only two places I know of that require lard.

don't forget yukon gold potatoes sliced into fries.

[Allybeboba]

Only time I use it is when I am making homemade tamales.

[Jayburner]

Considering we cooked everything in lard up until about the 90s, yes. EVERYTHING tasted better back then.

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[Jayburner]

thats awesome Rich lol.

[Symphonic]

When I lived in Peru for a couple years (2005 - 2007) I used Lard when making brownies. The locals have never heard of brownies before, and I loved to bake this for them! I just used it in place of vegetable shortening (like Crisco). Yumm!

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Considering we cooked everything in lard up until about the 90s, yes. EVERYTHING tasted better back then.

But did it really?

Personally, I find - and always found - lard pretty disgusting. I mean, I generally don't really cook with oils and fats because I hugely dislike it, but lard is another level of "nono".

[Stormspark]

As fats go, lard is actually one of the healthier and better ones to cook with. You generally won't find it in most grocery stores, as it carries a stigma still from the days where we thought all fat = cholesterol and all cholesterol = horrible for you. You should still be able to get it from specialty meat shops.

I have a butcher that saves me pig fat, which I routinely then render down in a slow cooker/crock pot and save to jars. Lard is AMAZING to bake with.

This. Lard is pretty much the best thing you can ever fry stuff in.

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But did it really?

Personally, I find - and always found - lard pretty disgusting. I mean, I generally don't really cook with oils and fats because I hugely dislike it, but lard is another level of "nono".

Aren't you a vegetarian? Of course you hate lard.

[Stormspark]

I'm not opposed to fat, I'd just much rather eat a lot of something that tastes great as opposed to eating the same amount of calories condensed into a block of pure fat.

You don't eat lard. You fry things in it.

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Aren't you a vegetarian? Of course you hate lard.

Yeah, but even before that I hated it.

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When searching for "lard" I get some paste-like thing. Never seen that.
Pig fat is available in meat stores. But it looks more like this


I'm not really a fan of pork. But people here seem to enjoy that stuff regularly.

[Louisa Bannon]

Beef pot roast fried in lard: core out the center of a round roast that is all done up in twine with a nice fatty rind on the outside, pack the center with salted bacon, fry in lard alongside carrots, potatoes, and onions. Superb! Grandma's recipe...

Your welcome.

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Sounds disgusting, is this an American thing? Never heard of people frying food in the fat of an animal.

[GarlicGuy]

I only use it when making tamales.

[Gemini Soul]

Thanks, now I'm gonna have to make homemade fries. But fried in Olive oil and topped with Sea Salt!