What should I fry? Give me your favorite fried food ideas. [more inside]
posted by cosmicbandito on Mar 7, 2008 - 52 answers

What's the best vegan substitute for lard? [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library on Oct 8, 2006 - 30 answers

Where can I find a container to let me strain and store bacon grease? [more inside]
posted by BradNelson on May 15, 2006 - 13 answers

Lard: is it different in different places? In the store yesterday, I was looking for lard, which I have always understood to be odourless, flavourless (basically) rendered animal fat, essential for good pie crust. But when I got home with the box labelled "lard", I found it had a strong odour (and taste) of chicken fat. It didn't taste rancid, just totally different (and not what I was looking for). I'm from Toronto, but now live in Connecticut and shop at a store that caters to Hispanic cooking. Is it possible that lard is just something different here?
posted by jb on Nov 24, 2004 - 9 answers