“Hearst Magazines and Verizon Media may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” The once-ubiquitous, then ridiculed, then long out-of-fashion cooking ingredient has been ...

Also, when and how to use it. Liudmila Chernetska / Getty Images 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 ...

It's hard to imagine now a world in which lard was a sought-after ingredient. But that's exactly what it was during the Second World War, when, along with other fats and oils, it was rationed in both ...

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.

Pickle some pig feet, grind up your own breakfast sausage, make your own lard, and more. Everything but the squeal! Pickle some pig feet, grind up and season your own breakfast sausage, make your own ...

The name of this cookbook says it all. Yes, it is all about cooking with lard, or "The lost art of cooking with your grandmother's secret ingredient." My grandmother used lard sometimes and her food ...