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10 Reasons Why You Should Be Cooking With Lard

January 3, 2022

Lard provides the ultimate in versatility for cooking, baking and frying. With superior creaming properties and zero trans fats, it enhances the flavor of breads, makes pie crusts delectable and is ideal for traditional Hispanic and Asian cuisines. Whatever you’re making, lard makes it better. Here are 10 reasons why you should be cooking with lard!

Recipes for Latin American Christmas Leftovers

December 26, 2021

With the Christmas season bringing food in abundance, using up all of those leftovers may seem like a daunting challenge. Here is a list of Latin American-inspired meals, made from traditional Latin Christmas leftovers - so there’s no need for any of that old lunch to go to waste.

What Do Contestants in Coast Packing’s #LardLovers Contest Find Lovable About Lard? Let Us Count the Ways

December 22, 2021

Lardlovers are anything but neutral about their favorite ingredient. Those partial to the popular farm fat invariably evoke memories, family traditions, a reverence for the kitchens in which they grew up and the dining room tables where they enjoyed memorable meals and unforgettable people.

We asked contestants in our latest #LardLovers Recipe Contest to weigh in on where lard fits in their pantry and in their cooking lives -- Learn what they said here!

And the 2021 Coast Packing #LardLovers Recipe Contest Winners Are… Jamie Parchman of Harlingen, TX and Mary McShack of Montgomery, AL

December 22, 2021

The people again have spoken – in this case, a group of judges skilled in the culinary arts – awarding top prizes to four contestants and their delectable creations, in Coast Packing Company’s Fifth Annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest. A month-long showcase of what the venerable animal fat can do in the hands of talented home chefs, the contest’s top honors went to first and second place entries in sweet and savory categories.

Cooking Up Sweet and Savory Things for #NationalLardDay, Coast Packing’s 5th Annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest Returns

November 1, 2021

Proving that there’s nothing like authentic ingredients to liven up a dish (or an entire meal), we've announced the fifth annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest – a tribute to the staying power of comfort food. We are issuing a call for any unique, unpublished recipe that uses lard, in sweet or savory categories (think pie crust, special bread or cookie recipe, fried chicken concoction, holiday tamale surprise, etc.). This year, we are also asking contestants to share their thoughts on what they love about cooking with lard!

In First Foray of Fall, Coast’s R&E Racing Team Returns to GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C. for PDRA Drag Wars, With Updated #FatMap919 Setting the Table

October 18, 2021

Welcoming fall, Coast Packing Company’s R&E Racing team and its ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro smoked the track during PDRA’s Drag Wars at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C. – and again waved the flag for hearty eating.

In New Coast Packing Co./Ipsos Survey, U.S. Consumers Prefer ‘Natural’ Over ‘Highly Processed’ Foods by Huge Margins

September 14, 2021

When it comes to natural vs. highly processed foods – what do consumers really think? According to our latest 2021 Animal Fats Study conducted by Ipsos Research, Americans aren’t wild about how the new crop of faux beef and pork products are manufactured – or about their similarity to the real thing.

Consumers increasingly get it - almost two-thirds of respondents indicated that they know that plant-based meat is a highly processed food.

At PDRA Northern Nationals, Coast Packing’s R&E Racing Team Hits the Maple Grove Raceway Strip in Reading, PA; #FatMap610 Pinpoints Spots Where Farm Fats Satisfy

August 25, 2021

For the PDRA circuit’s latest stop in Reading, PA -- we've updated our special online gastronomic #FatMap, showcasing local dine-in, take-out and delivery spots where race fans truly can “Taste the Difference.” Located midway between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Reading regards its culinary staples as pretzels, hoagies, scrapple, tomato pies and cheesesteaks – but leaves plenty of room for dishes prepared with farm fats lard and beef tallow, as #FatMap610 documents.

As Virginia’s Gateway Region Welcomed PDRA Summer Shootout, Coast Packing Roared Down the Strip – With Refreshed #FatMap804 Showcasing Lard and Beef Tallow Spots That Deliver

July 22, 2021

Hitting the strip in Dinwiddie in the Pro Boost class, Coast Packing Company’s R&E Racing Team tracked its award-winning ’69 ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro at PDRA SummerShootout, presented by Ty-Drive, on July 15-17 at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Coast Packing Co. to Mark #NationalBeefTallowDay With Fourth Annual #BeefTallowFrenchFries ‘Tweet-to-Win’ Contest

July 3, 2021

Back for another helping, the Fourth Annual #BeefTallowFrenchFries “Tweet-to-Win” Contest kicks off on July 5th, a fitting lead-in to #NationalBeefTallowDay on July 13! Get the details here...