664852 Wed Nov 04 23:50:22 -0800 2009 7 2 Los Angeles Area 0 5157285 I'm looking for a good source of unrendered pork fat in Orange County (ideally Westminster area). If not, a good butcher shop to purchase freshly rendered lard. Any suggestions? Wed Nov 04 23:50:22 -0800 2009 51760 joshekg 1 5157295 I don't know about OC, but where I live the Food4Less in a Latino part of town has packages of pork fat. Liborio Markets also sell the fat and, if I recall, render their own lard. I like to make it myself both for quality control -- although Liborio's must certainly be better than Farmer John's -- and for the cracklin' left behind when you strain rendered fat. Thu Nov 05 00:25:39 -0800 2009 5157285 281830 Harry Nile 1 5157568 Hey There... Go to Celstino's in Costa Mesa.. you might want to call ahead, but they will happily prepare some Pig Fat from a carcass that they butcher weekly. They are located on 17th street.. FYI, you can see photos on my Flickr page here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistermunchie/sets/72157622452988880/ Thu Nov 05 05:57:49 -0800 2009 5157285 1121909 Mister Munchie 1 5158065 Sieu Thi Thuan Phat (Westminster Superstore), on Beach Blvd. just north of the 405. Thu Nov 05 09:00:09 -0800 2009 5157285 10811 Das Ubergeek 2 5163841 Thanks. Didn't know they carried it there, since it's not out in the meat display. After asking a couple of people, they finally figured out what I was looking for and I was able to get 10 lbs of pork fat for $2.90 (total, not per #). After rendering it, I got about 3 quarts of lard and lots of cracklings. I guess it's time to make cornbread. Sat Nov 07 15:03:28 -0800 2009 5158065 51760 joshekg 3 5167493 Sorry, I should have given you the Vietnamese term for it, which is mở heo. Mon Nov 09 11:15:57 -0800 2009 5163841 10811 Das Ubergeek 4 5172034 I'll remember that for next time, though pantomiming fat can be fun. Wed Nov 11 00:54:42 -0800 2009 5167493 51760 joshekg