Lard is a type of semisolid fat that’s widely used in baking and cooking to give foods a rich flavor and creamy texture. However, it’s also high in saturated fat and made from pork, a meat that people ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A few months ago Paul Burton, charcuterie manager at Westcombe Dairy in Somerset, posted about something he’d ...