[mkhattab]

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.

[dredmorbius]

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_.

[JoeAltmaier]

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