# Is there anything more curious to still find in grocery stores than lard? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 17, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659 "2017-04-17T19:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/21 "2017-04-17T21:26:39Z")
I was really into [LARD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard_(band)) for a time. I wish they’d do another release some day. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/22 "2017-04-17T21:28:27Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > I don’t know about kraut juice, but pickle juice sans pickles is sometimes sold. Can be used for cocktails or a “pickle back.” I’ve never seen pickle juice for sale (can’t say I even heard of it being sold on its own), but kraut juice is pretty common around here. Wish I could find pickle juice. Oddly enough, the last time I tried to buy kraut juice, my grocery was sold out of it. Damn Eastern Europeans buying up all my kraut juice! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/23 "2017-04-17T21:31:03Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > I take it you weren’t raised in a mostly Hispanic area; lard is a critical part of traditional Mexican cooking. Although I have noticed the iconic lard container you linked to is rarely available in the largest sizes anymore. Heck, the Mexican and Polish groceries around here will even have their house-rendered lard, which is a good bit different than that partially hydrogenated stuff. It has more of a porky taste, and is a yellowish color rather than the pure white of the boxed or bucketed stuff. That’s right. I’m a lard snob. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/24 "2017-04-17T21:31:15Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oddly enough, the last time I tried to buy kraut juice, my grocery was sold out of it. Damn Eastern Europeans buying up all my kraut juice! That doesn’t seem very PC. I just call it beer. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/25 "2017-04-17T21:33:18Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > That doesn’t seem very PC. I just call it beer. _chuckle_ ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/26 "2017-04-17T21:48:58Z")
> [@somepumpkin](#): > > Lamb? > Veal? > Panty hose? Did you used to date my sister? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/27 "2017-04-17T21:59:06Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > We’re maybe 75-80% Hispanic. I’m not aware of it being used a lot in that culture, but maybe I’m wrong? Hooooo-boy are you [wrong!](http://www.lomexicano.com/blog/FAQ-Mexican-Food) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/28 "2017-04-17T22:02:59Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Hooooo-boy are you [wrong!](http://www.lomexicano.com/blog/FAQ-Mexican-Food) Fresh turmeric root. That part of the post was about fresh turmeric root. I’m well aware of the love of lard (see my first post in this thread.) ETA: Actually, that post is the one you were quoting. So I’m not even sure how the heck you glossed over the topic sentence of my second paragraph, from which you pulled this quote, and completely missed the context. ETA2: Unless there is something about turmeric in what you posted, but I can’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/29 "2017-04-17T22:07:37Z")
I would imagine most of the Hispanics are buying the cans of _manteca_. I chuckle everytime I drive through that city. There are some things one can find in the baking aisle that are quite interesting leftovers. And if you have a store that still stocks a full complement of lunch meats, well, have fun trying some of THOSE! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/30 "2017-04-17T22:08:56Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Fresh turmeric root. That part of the post was about fresh turmeric root. I’m well aware of the love of lard (see my first post in this thread.) ETA: Actually, that post is the one you were quoting. So I’m not even sure how the heck you glossed over the topic sentence of my second paragraph, from which you pulled this quote, and completely missed the context. ETA2: Unless there is something about turmeric in what you posted, but I can’t find it. Ah, that makes sense. You seem to generally know a lot about cooking, so… yeah, I missed it. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/31 "2017-04-17T22:10:54Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Ah, that makes sense. You seem to generally know a lot about cooking, so… yeah, I missed it. It’s even in the first sentence of my post! “Outside my neighborhood, which is Hispanic and Eastern European, both cultures of which whom love their lard.” 🙂 Somebody needs a cup of coffee, methinks. 😉 (Perhaps me, too, for that “of which whom” construction.) ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/32 "2017-04-17T22:21:35Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > _chuckle_ Much more than it deserves, but thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/33 "2017-04-17T22:38:20Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Lard needs an updated name and and an ad campaign. “It’s the _other_ white grease!” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/34 "2017-04-17T22:42:14Z")
“Healthier than butter. If you live.” ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/35 "2017-04-17T22:42:35Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > How about Maggi sauce? I though only 80 year old Polish ladies still used it? There’s tons of it in the local Asian grocery stores; they just use it as another flavour of soy sauce. ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/36 "2017-04-17T22:46:05Z")
I don’t cook with store-bought lard (that’s what reserved bacon fat is for), but i do use it to keep a good seasoning on my cast iron pans. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/37 "2017-04-17T22:51:46Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > There’s tons of it in the local Asian grocery stores; they just use it as another flavour of soy sauce. Yep. While it was big growing up in a Polish household, it’s also big in Asian communities and Hispanic communities, at the very least. In fact, the bottle of Maggi I have in the house says “Jugo Sazonador” on it, as well as “Made in Mexico.” ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/38 "2017-04-17T22:54:02Z")
At least here in Minneapolis all the major chain supermarkets carry Armour brand lard. If it’s the one-pound bricks wrapped in wax paper and cardboard, it’ll usually be in the meat section; if in plastic tubs, the baking goods section. I couldn’t have told you it’s a special Hispanic favorite but the Armour containers all say LARD on one side and MANTECA on the other. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/39 "2017-04-17T23:20:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **ivylass** : > > It tickles me to find canning supplies. Although I did have to hit up a couple of places for pectin, but you can get mason jars no problem. Well, no problem other than the price. The jars cost more than whatever you’re putting in them, and the lids are even worse. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659/40 "2017-04-18T01:04:05Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Have you ever had a pie crust made with lard? It’s simply divine. > > Plus you need lard to make refried beans. I didn’t use lard to made my refried beans , we had Table Talk pies as kids and they’re have lard in the pie crust and it taste no better to me than crust made with butter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659.md?page=3)