Lard's Greasy Past

Did you know that lard has an interesting history? Picrotoxin was used as an early insecticide in the preservation of lard. So how and why did it also get included in food?
00:00 Intro
00:37 This is Lard
01:20 Humans have used lard for thousands of years
02:18 How the process of hydrogenation began
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[@avejoe]

So Cool! You can make just about anything from lard.

[@random3972]

I wanted to make a content like that are you monetize?

[@LunoRawke]

Raw lard looks like pieces of rose quartzes.

[@Eleora1997Msia]

i lived in islamic country so spotting pork related topic is hard.
still can found in Chinese community.
well my dad used to said lard is a type of chesse , that used to cooking in every chinese food tasty.
but sorry to said , i don't like lard , is too fat and might dangerous to health. I only took few if the pig were organic raise...

[@ipfreely9245]

I just gained 5lb watching this video,so many uses from cooking to soaps and of course candles.
My parents use to love the fat from meats, they'd always love dripping fat sandwiches. 🤢