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Health is only part of the issue. The growth of ethnic minorities worldwide whose dietary restrictions keep them away from lard is probably very significant.

Devout Hindus, Muslims, and Jews won't consume products containing lard derived from pigs. I'm surprised that factor wasn't covered at all in this article.

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Very true. I'll often ask when I'm dining out whether something was cooked with lard, especially at Mexican restaurants. Nearly everything in Mexican restaurants is cooked with lard.

...and maybe that's why it all tastes so fantastic! Of my favorite 5 restaurants, 3 are Mexican.

Having seen large-scale preparation of Carnitas, I can attest to the amount of fat and grease produced in the process. It gets over _everything_.

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