The ultra-clean, synthetic diesel fuel is made from animal fats, such as beef tallow, pork lard and chicken fat.

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But I rose to the challenge, inspired by an Italian-American staple of his childhood, the pork-studded loaf known as lard bread.

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The rillettes in a potted-duck appetizer were packed tightly into a small glass jar and sealed with a thick layer of creamy, peppered lard for spreading on toast triangles, while a mammoth pork chop, marbled with luscious fat, tasted of buttered popcorn.

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Cut from choice portions of pork and beef shoulder, the franks are grilled then finished off with Bark Butter, a house mixture of smoked lard, butter and sea salt that gives Bark dogs an unmistakable flavor.

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