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I think the argument is that animal fat is harder to maintain and more expensive than super-cheap "never" spoiling industrial fat ? BTW isn't beef fat used to
by gutnor 7y ago
I think the argument is that animal fat is harder to maintain and more expensive than super-cheap "never" spoiling industrial fat ?
BTW isn't beef fat used to make Belgian fries ? I agree with you though, traditional fries made with animal fat is in a league of its own.
In the UK, you can find lard pretty much everywhere. The little Tesco express down the road will have some.
- n-i-c-e 7y agoThe lard you find in supermarkets is tasteless, hydrogenated dross, fit only for making soap. If you want actual lard, and you don't want to pay through the nose to get it from a specialty provider, you can visit your local butcher and ask for fat trimmings (tell him you're going to feed them to your dog if he has any misgivings) and render it yourself. It'll cost you next to nothing and it's extremely good for you. While you're there, pick up a few marrow bones too. And some offal. I get about 40% of my calories from lard/tallow, and I've never felt better.
- gutnor 7y agoLiving in London right now. Finding bone marrow, fat trimmings, or most of the cheap by-product of whole animal butchering is not as easily available even from a good local butcher. Some butcher still do, I manage to find some stuff in halal butcher and random butchers around town, but 40 min travel to find a bag of bone is not something you do past the exitement of the first time.