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Gascon Pork Lard

Gascon pork lard comes from leaf fat, the finest part of the fat. Mild and easy to digest, it effortlessly adds depth to your dishes. Lard is a superior alternative to cooked butter and ordinary cooking oils in everyday cooking. Ideal for cooking if you have dairy allergies or intolerances.

from: 22,00€

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Size	300g, 650g
Best before	3 years
Ingredients	Gascon pork leaf fat
Packaging	Glass jar

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Gascon Pork Lard

With a smoke point of 210°C, lard is a superior alternative to butter in hot preparations.

A Gascon pork lard made from leaf fat, the finest part of the fat.

Mild and easy to digest, it effortlessly adds depth to your dishes.
Gascon pork lard is a superior alternative to cooked butter and ordinary cooking oils in everyday cooking:
vegetables, meat, fish, potatoes, frying, pastry and brioche.

It has been at the foundation of French cuisine since the Middle Ages, in dishes such as pâté en croûte.

A few recipes from our restaurant:

Questions & Answers

Why is lard better than butter for cooking?
Raw butter is a magnificent product on good bread, for example, especially if it is churned butter from cows raised outdoors.

However, during cooking, when butter exceeds its smoke point between 120 and 150°C, it burns and degrades.

Are you familiar with that acrid smell of burnt fat? That is the moment you consume undesirable compounds such as acrolein, a carcinogenic substance.
And your digestion suffers, even more so if you are lactose intolerant or allergic.

Lard contains no casein, no lactose and no whey.
It is a pure cooking fat, more stable and suited to high temperatures.
You can use it to roast vegetables, meat, fish and potatoes, or for frying, pastry and brioche.

Lard is extremely easy to digest.
That is where the surprise lies.
You imagine a heavy fat.
And you discover a fat that you barely notice.

Why is it a good fat?
Because lard:
- is rich in oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid beneficial for cardiovascular health.
Its consumption reduces LDL cholesterol (the “bad” cholesterol) and increases HDL cholesterol (the “good” cholesterol).
- It contains more unsaturated fatty acids than saturated fatty acids, unlike butter.
- It provides essential vitamins (especially vitamin D) and minerals.
How is this pig different?
Today, there are 25,000,000 pigs in France, 95% of which are raised in confinement at a density of 10 pigs per m², where they live for 6 months on antibiotics and industrial feed.
The Gascon pig represents just 0.01% of pigs in France.
It is a slow-growing heritage breed, hardy and known for the quality of its fat.
It is raised for 15 to 24 months in agroforestry, fed on fruit, roots and organic cereals.
Its white, fine and stable fat transforms cooking.
Why is this pig so different?
How to replace butter with lard?
Replace butter with lard at a ratio of 80 g of lard for 100 g of butter.
Why?
Because butter contains water. Lard is a more concentrated fat.
Therefore, less is needed in a pie crust, shortcrust pastry or brioche.
At what temperature does lard heat up?
The smoke point of Gascon pork lard is 210°C.
That of butter is between 120 and 150°C.
Is lard just fat? It is the fine fat of the pig, used for millennia.
It is made from leaf fat, the abdominal fat of the pig.
It is a white, fine, supple, stable and easy-to-digest fat that allows for a different way of cooking. If the animal is ordinary, the fat is ordinary.
If the animal is exceptional, the fat becomes an ingredient that transforms your cuisine.
Once you adopt it, you will never look back.
What are the benefits of lard?

Why is it more expensive than ordinary lard?

This is due to the quality and the length of time the Gascon pigs are raised, the time spent on butchery, sorting and preparing this exceptional lard.
Not to mention its benefits for your health
Can you make desserts with lard?
And it is even one of its most interesting uses.
It works very well in shortcrust pastry, tart shells, airy brioches and biscuits like Saint Hildegard’s biscuits.
Will the desserts taste like pork?

No, your desserts will not taste like pork.

A good Gascon pork lard is mild, discreet and without a strong odour.
It provides texture: crispness in your tarts and softness in your brioches.
And no, you won’t regret having a second slice of raspberry tart after an hour:
lard is light and easy to digest.

Simple rule: to replace 100 g of butter, use about 80 g of lard.

Is it better than frying oils?
Many frying oils are chosen because they are neutral, not because they are good.
They often result in heavy fried food, especially when heated to high temperatures and reused. Gascon Pork lard provides a delicate and digestible result. It is ideal for potatoes, vegetable or fruit fritters (even acacia flowers), rissoles...
And unlike a neutral oil, this lard comes from an identified ancient breed, renowned for the quality of its fat.
If you want to know why the fat from this pig is wholesome, click here
Can you really taste the difference?
Yes, even in the simplest of uses. Try it in three ways: - sautéed potatoes,
- pan-fried vegetables,
- shortcrust pastry. You will immediately taste the difference. It brings length, complexity, and depth to your dishes without masking the flavor of the ingredients.
And as for digestion, you will no longer suffer from those daily discomforts (bloating, heaviness, acidity).
Who is this lard for?
For those who are tired of cooking with heavy, industrial fats lacking in character.
For those who want to eat better without complicating their lives.
For those who know that a fine product often begins with an invisible detail: the cooking fat.For those who know that “good fat” is not an enemy, but a friend.
Provided it is chosen wisely. It is for you if you desire a simpler, wholesome, digestible, and more flavorful way of cooking with ease.

Testimonials

Customer testimonials

The lard brioche is a delight, very easy to digest.
The flour is a product I have used for years for pastries; it is excellent and I wouldn’t change it.
As for the pâtés, the lard, and the fatback, these are products full of flavor that we never tire
of.
Delivery is fast, and the products are very well protected.
I highly recommend Maison Duler.
It is always a pleasure to taste and discover their new offerings.

Pascale G.

I am very satisfied with your products.
We use your lard very regularly.
My sons have very sensitive digestion, and your lard is very well tolerated as a daily cooking fat,
and I am convinced it contributes to their health balance.
Thank you again for the quality of your products.
Magali B.

Do not fear fat! That of the pig, tender, perfectly baked in its lard brioche...
Have no fear, this one is so well raised and prepared that it will make you melt!
Florence de G.