Topic: A Fat Lot of Good

[tempest63]

Did anyone here listen to the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme podcast, A Fat Lot of Good? Dispels a lot of the myths about what oils etc. are good for us and what are not.
Ghee seems to be King of the Castle and a very warm welcome back to Lard.

Very good educational podcast, worth a listen.

T63

[Sverige]

What about dripping? Or is that still filed under A for avoid?

[Peripatetic Phil]

Neither dripping nor lard (nor butter, nor full-fat milk, nor Jersey cream) have ever been filed under 'A for Avoid' in my household -- roasts, batter puddings, etc., are cooked in dripping, pancakes in lard, 1/4" slices of butter separate the two halves of a toasted hot-cross bun, etc.  We eat by taste, not by dictat or fiat -- my wife weighs just over eight stone, and at the age of 69 I weigh 12 stone 4, so neither of us are "barrels of lard" by any stretch of the imagination.

** Phil.

[loveitspicy]

I agree with you Phil -

Lard was proved somewhere that it is actually good for you - i will try and dig it out again..

p.s. i love butter in scrambled eggs and all the usual - baking etc

best, Rich

[london]

One of my favorites as a kid was toast and beef dripping and at Christmas turkey dripping.

London.

[tempest63]

The new thinking is drop the vegetable oils which can become harmful when heated and go back to butter, lard, ghee and coconut oil.

[Ghoulie]

I spotted a Lard Lad donut eaterie at Universal Studios in Florida 2 years back.

[Sverige]

You can spot plenty of Lardy lads and lasses in Florida, many of them trundling around the theme parks on their "strollers" (electric wheelchairs for people too lazy to walk).

[Ghoulie]

They hire those to get preferential positions in the queues (lines) - treated as Disabled.