Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Also, when and how to use it. Liudmila Chernetska / Getty Images It might not be an ingredient you hear about very often today, ...

If you have an affinity for french fries, you've probably heard restaurant chefs and fast food chains discuss what they're cooking their fries in. Two popular types of fat that are used worldwide for ...

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 ...

It is often said that the four essential elements of cooking are salt, fat, acid, and heat. And while most people know their lemon juice from their red wine vinegar, or their crystal from their kosher ...

As it turns out there was — in Real Life — a Fat Bank opened somewhere in our fair land, a fat bank made for people to store their own fat from surgical enhancement procedures that could be used ...

Swap saturated fats for unsaturated fats to help lower LDL cholesterol. Replace butter, coconut oil and lard with olive, ...

It's hard to imagine now a world in which lard was a sought-after ingredient. But that's exactly what it was during the Second World War, when, along with other fats and oils, it was rationed in both ...

So where do you think we are in the war on fat? First, as I pay attention to the world around me, too many people have lost control of their own waistlines. Second, I think that too many people are ...

A truly dramatic shift in Americans’ eating behavior is playing out in the area of fat consumption. Animal fats, demonized for decades as prime contributors to obesity and heart disease, are being ...

Bill Spadea shares his love for crispy fried potato wedges, perfectly paired with a modern Philly cheesesteak—made with pork ...

Also, when and how to use it. It might not be an ingredient you hear about very often today, but lard has been used in kitchens around the world for centuries—and for good reason. Lard is a versatile ...