Long-held beliefs about animal fats being unhealthy are challenged as scientists discover consumption at moderate levels can ...

Lard was the canary in the coal mine of culinary correctness. Rendered pig fat was ubiquitous in human diets for centuries. It was used to fry everything from dough to chicken and was an essential ...

You've probably heard the advice a thousand times: swap out butter and lard for vegetable oils, and your heart will thank you ...

Startled by news about the dangers of trans fats, writer Pete Wells happily contemplates the return of good old-fashioned lard. Award-winning food writer Pete Wells has been the restaurant critic for ...

Lard is a type of semisolid fat that’s widely used in baking and cooking to give foods a rich flavor and creamy texture. However, it’s also high in saturated fat and made from pork, a meat that people ...

With butter consumption at a 40-year high, it seems that home cooks are ready to embrace animal fats once more — and yet lard remains almost universally reviled. I can promise you, though, that it ...

What secret ingredient makes the pie crust so crisp and flaky? If you're from the Midwest, you may have guessed: Lard. The pig fat reviled for decades as supremely unhealthy is undergoing a lipid ...

Chances are, you've heard that lard is enjoying a renaissance. From foodies proclaiming its superior baking properties to in-depth radio reports exploring its history in the American diet, lard has ...