[optimuspaul]

I was going to say something like this. I have encountered "lard" in Europe quite a lot, but lard in the US is a little different. Anyway, "pure" fat is definitely an acquired taste and I agree with the GP that fat does concentrate all sorts of flavors good and bad and can be quite nasty.

[pvaldes]

And we are talking of flavours, but fat can concentrate also dangerous substances like lipophilic pesticides and venoms.