Lard is fat from a pig. Beef sallow (suet) is fat from a cow.
Calories per tablespoon of processed lard: 113
Various terms refer to:
(1) location in animal
(2) processing
Location in order of preference:
(1) from around the kidneys: leaf, soft lard
(2) from the back (loins): fat back, hard lard
(3) from the small intestines (mesentery)
(4) other site or unspecified
Processing terms:
(1) unrendered: not melted down or filtered
(2) rendered: melted
(3) filtered
(4) processed: bleached, hydrogenated, addition of preservatives
Salo is a Slavic food consisting of cured pork fat.
Bacon is traditionally pork belly (abdominal wall) or back that has been cured.
Hydrogenated lard is solid at room temperatures and does need to be refrigerated but contains trans-fats. Unhydrogenated lard needs to be refrigerated.
