pork fat

Pig's cooking grease

Pork fat is the fatty tissue from pigs, used in cooking for flavor and texture.

Rendered pork fat becomes lard.

Unrendered forms include fatback and salt pork, used to flavor beans, greens, and other dishes.

She fried the potatoes in pork fat.

In many cuisines, pork fat is prized for its rich flavor and high smoke point.

Related

rendered · greasy · country ham · drippings · crispy · sizzling · belly · rind · chicharrones · suet · tallow · pancetta · smoky · unctuous · savory · frying · deep frying · skillet

Categories
Opposites
animal vs. plant-based fat source

pork fatvegetable oil

Plant-derived culinary lipid

vegan butter · olive oil · coconut oil · seed oils · canola oil

dietary restriction compliance

pork fatbeef tallow

Rendered bovine fat

schmaltz · chicken fat · ghee · butter

fat content and leanness

pork fatpork tenderloin

Lean cylindrical pig muscle

lean meat · pork loin · tenderloin · lean protein

Family

pork, fat, porky, porks, porker, fats, fatty, fatten, fattened

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G