He nods to the past with a dessert called "chicken oil pancake, " which uses lard and evokes old menus that often used "chicken" in the names of dishes (even meatless ones) because it was considered a delicacy.

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But olive oil was no better than butter or lard.

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Olive oil, he argues, is no better for the heart than lard.

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