Recipes with Mangalitsa and Lard

An heirloom variety of pig from Hungary. This pork is hard to find, expensive, and very high in fat content. It has a delicate creamy flavor with a highly prized lard that is lower in saturated fat than most commercially available breeds. More about Mangalitsa

Lard is a type of fat which is derived from pigs specially bred for this purpose. The fat is obtained from the fatty tissues under the skin. The Lard is removed from the fatty tissues by a process known as Rendering. The quality of Lard varies ac... More about Lard