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Is that from beef then? I wonder how the flavor is different from pork fat, which is probably milder tasting.

• ohiovr 8y ago
  (not op here) I have found that if lard has a flavor it is usually rancid.
  • ohiovr 8y ago
    https://www.southerncastiron.com/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-lard/ https://www.southerncastiron.com/5-things-you-didnt-know-abo... lard has no flavor
  • dredmorbius 8y ago
    Rancid fats are oxidised. Look for fresh, and well-packaged lard.
• jfk13 8y ago
  Most likely from beef, yes: suet is to beef as lard is to pork, according to my understanding. (Could also be from mutton, though.) I haven't tried a direct comparison; my local butcher saves me a big hunk of suet (at no charge) from time to time when he's been processing a beef animal, and it's lovely once rendered. Maybe I should ask him about lard next time I'm in there.
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  • thenewwazoo 8y ago
    Suet is more like back fat (unrendered fat). Tallow is the rendered-fat beef equivalent to lard.
  • munificent 8y ago
    Suet is raw fat. Lard (pork) and tallow (beef) have been rendered — cooked to liquid, strained, and then cooled back to solid.
    • namdnay 8y ago
      Specifically, I believe that Suet is raw fat from around the kidneys of a cow