lard; rendered animal fat
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lard; rendered pork fat for cooking
Specifically refers to the rendered fat from pigs, traditionally used in Chinese cooking for frying, stir-frying, or making pastries. Contrasted with vegetable oils (素油).
Nǎi奶
nai奶
shuō说
yòng用
hūn荤
yóu油
chǎo炒
cài菜
tè特
bié别
xiāng香
。
Grandma says stir-frying with lard makes dishes especially fragrant.
Zuò做
zhè这
zhǒng种
sū酥
pí皮
diǎn点
xīn心
xū需
yào要
yòng用
dào到
hūn荤
yóu油
。
Making this kind of flaky pastry requires lard.
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Xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
duō多
rén人
chū出
yú于
jiàn健
kāng康
kǎo考
lǜ虑
，
yòng用
sù素
yóu油
dài代
tì替
le了
hūn荤
yóu油
。
Nowadays, many people use vegetable oil instead of lard for health reasons.