animal fat
Grease from creatures
Animal fat is fat derived from animals rather than plants—the rendered tissue of mammals, poultry, or fish.
Common forms include lard (pig), tallow (beef or mutton), and schmaltz (chicken).
Animal fats were the primary cooking fats for most of human history before vegetable oils became dominant: The recipe calls for animal fat, not butter.
They remain prized in certain cuisines and for making soap and candles.
Clarified pork fat
- tallowRendered animal fat
- schmaltzPoultry fat or sentimentality
- gheeButter with milk removed
- drippingsFat released during cooking
suet · shortening · grease · rendering · clarified butter · cracklings · confit · basting
Concentrated portable meat provisions
- confitMeat preserved in fat
- lardingInserting fat into meat
- bardingWrapping meat in fat
- pottingPlacing in soil vessels
curing · charcuterie · rendering · tallow candles · salting · jerky · cold storage · larder
State of abundance
- umamiFifth taste sensation
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- mouthfeelOral texture perception
- unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest
succulent · depth · hearty · indulgent · browning · caramelization · crispy · crackling
Measures of food energy
- fuelEnergy source material
- adiposePertaining to stored lipids
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
stored energy · ketosis · glycerol · cellular respiration · oxidation · endurance · blubber · hibernation
Waxy lipid in blood
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- omega-3Polyunsaturated dietary fat
- trans fatsChemically altered dietary lipids
- monounsaturatedHaving one double bond
polyunsaturated · triglycerides · macronutrients · bioavailability · ketogenic · metabolism · absorption · HDL
lard
Clarified pork fat
drippings · suet · shortening · grease · rendering · clarified butter · cracklings · confit · basting · frying
pemmican
Concentrated portable meat provisions
potting · curing · charcuterie · rendering · tallow candles · salting · jerky · cold storage · larder · sealing
richness
State of abundance
unctuous · succulent · depth · hearty · indulgent · browning · caramelization · crispy · crackling · rendered
calories
Measures of food energy
- fuelEnergy source material
- adiposePertaining to stored lipids
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
insulation · stored energy · ketosis · glycerol · cellular respiration · oxidation · endurance · blubber · hibernation · warmth
cholesterol
Waxy lipid in blood
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- omega-3Polyunsaturated dietary fat
- trans fatsChemically altered dietary lipids
monounsaturated · polyunsaturated · triglycerides · macronutrients · bioavailability · ketogenic · metabolism · absorption · HDL · LDL
- Fats and Oilsvegetable oil, olive oil, coconut oil, canola oil, sunflower oil
- ancient materialsflint, bone, stone, wood, antler
- animal productswool, leather, hide, pelt, fur
- cooking fatslard, shortening, tallow, vegetable oil, bacon grease
- fats and greasesgrease, lard, tallow, suet, drippings
- animal byproductstallow, lard, gelatin, bone meal, blood meal
animal fatvegetable oil
Plant-derived culinary lipid
vegetable fat · plant-based oil · seed oil · olive oil · nut oil
fat, animal, fatty, fatten, fatter, fattening, fattest, fatted, nonfat