suet.
Generally suet is used; tallow is not.
Suet
Rendering fat in cooking is done by heating fat slowly over low heat until it melts and separates from any solids. The liquid fat is then strained and can be used for cooking or flavoring dishes.
Fat rendering is the process of melting down animal fat to separate it from any impurities. This purified fat can then be used in cooking to add flavor and moisture to dishes, as well as for frying and sauting foods.
Rendered fat is the liquid fat that is obtained by melting down animal fat or skin. It is commonly used in cooking to add flavor and moisture to dishes, as well as for frying and sauting foods.
The substance derived from pigs that is commonly used in cooking and known as pig fat is called lard.
Lard is generally used to describe cooking lard which is fat from the abdomen of a pig. Human lard is an informal term used to describe excess body fat in humans (and is not used for cooking!)
If the cooking oil is the primary fat in the cooking, your cookie will not bind together, and it will be really hard after you've baked it. Quite inedible, too.
Some people use lard...
The amount of fat in a food product is not changed by cooking as long as the food is not cooked in fat. So a hard egg yolk and a runny yolk both have the same amount of fat.
Cooking oil is purified fat from plants.
No, lard is not a swear word. Lard is pig fat that is rendered and clarified for use in cooking.