Vegetarians And Lard

Several decades ago a foreign visitor was aghast to learn that "Tortillas Are Loaded With Lard" It wasn't long before the rumor spread, got entrenched then became rote.

Tortillas de Harina de Trigo, flour tortillas of the north and very high elevations were indeed were made with lard. But check the price of lard these days at your local tienda. Wow. Aceite comistible vegetal is far less pricey and tortillas de maize are the rule in most of México. Some pastelerias insist on using lard in heavy cakes like Tres Leches.

But cheap vegetable oil like 1.2.3. rule the roost.

It's sad that very rural indigenas are forced involuntarily to be vegan. Vegan is wonderful however when buckets of sugary sweets and salt is dusted on the best of vegan fare, it takes the bloom off the rose.

Modern Frijoles de Olla is usually made without oil or lard. I caught one senior lady running a restaurant in San Marcos Gro using one of those upright hand mixers with the blades at the bottom inside a ring. When I passed through the kitchen to the baňo I caught her red handed. She tried her best to shield my view by orbiting around la olla in a suspicious manner