Lard is thankfully not so popular in cooking any more but many people and places still use it. So what is Lard exactly? The simple answer is that it the rendered fat of a pig, taken from around the kidneys usually although it can be made up from other parts of the pig. I remember my grandmother and my mother using lard in cooking and baking and it makes me ill just thinking about eating those end products. Vegan margarine is lovely. Try it ![]()