This versatile fat makes my tamales, fried chicken, noodles, and baked goods so much better. Depending on the batch, lard's flavor can range from distinctly meaty to neutral and all-but flavorless.

Depending on the batch, lard's flavor can range from distinctly meaty to neutral and all-but flavorless. Leaf lard is highly prized and produces the whitest, most neutral-tasting fat, making it ideal ...

Also, when and how to use it. It might not be an ingredient you hear about very often today, but lard has been used in kitchens around the world for centuries—and for good reason. Lard is a versatile ...

When it comes to the differences between beef tallow and lard, some are obvious -- and others you can only learn from experience. Fortunately, Food Republic was able to sit down with Greg Hozinsky, ...

At the beginning of every month, I make a fresh batch of lard. I swing by my local butcher shop and lug home bags of leaf lard, the ropey-looking section of pork fat that clings to the pig's kidney ...