Most North Americans only eat bacon fried on a griddle or in a pan or on the BBQ. But bacon can be eaten in many ways, e.g. just smoked and dried (kind of like how one eats salami) and for … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fat is Your Friend
New Year’s Day 2014
First of all: Happy New Year, everyone. New Year’s Day is a special celebration in most cultures where great significance is given to everything that we eat. It is quite common to attribute an almost magical power to ordinary food … Continue reading
Nicer Biscuits with Pork Cracklings
Unlike the biscuits with pork cracklings that I have shown earlier these were made by someone who actually knows how to bake good biscuits. I just wanted to show how they really supposed to look like.
Foie Gras de Canard
Foie gras de canard (fattened duck liver) is the liver of a duck that has been force fed to become fat. Particularly its liver gets abnormally enlarged.
Just My Christmas Dinner
Really just my Christmas dinner.
Roast Duck Thighs and Breast
Duck meat cooked in the oven. It is seasoned only with some salt and garlic and then slow roasted in the oven.
Schnitzel
Schnitzel — a tenderized, breaded deep fried slice of meat — is one of the most common meat dishes around the world.
Hungarian Meat Loaf (Fasirt)
Generally the Hungarian word “fasirt” (fah-sheert) can refer to different kinds of spiced and fried meat dishes made of ground or sometimes chopped meat that is not filled into sausage casings.
Oven Roast Pork
A bit lean for my taste but after 5 hours in the oven it was sure melt in your mouth tender.
All the Ribs that I Can Eat
Today is Wednesday, so it is all you can ribs night in my local Montana’s.
Pork Cracklings
Pork cracklings or pork rinds are fried pig skin and pig fat. They have a wonderful smell when they are fresh.
Schmalzbrot with Lard
Another picture of a piece of Schmalzbrot this time it is lard spread on a piece of bread, then garnished with spring onions, salt and chilly powder.
Schmalzbrot with Duck Fat
Schmalzbrot (animal fat spread on bread) containing duck fat. I know it has bread in it, which in turn has starch (sugar) in it, which is something I am advocating against. See also: Why is Fat Your Friend. But there … Continue reading
Fried Zucchini Squash
Zucchini Squash fried in duck fat with garlic and salt.