Pork fat

Pork fat, sometimes in the form of lard or bacon fat, was the fat of pigs and boars. It was generally for use in cooking.

Description
Pork fat was popular for culinary applications in places like Cormyr, the Dalelands, the North (although there it was not as popular as goose or goat fat for cooking),  Tethyr, the Vast  and the Western Heartlands. The lard of wild boars was generally interchangeable with that of domestic pigs.

Pork fat could be either liquid or semi-solid, requiring that it be scooped. It was perishable and thus often stored in the same environments as pork or vegetables, but it could also be packaged in casks for transport, such as on ships. It was generally quite flammable.

Culinary Uses
In cooking, pork fat was measured by the "knife". It was often used to cook or fry other foods, such as fish, game fowl like quail, mushrooms, onions, and potatos, Ladling liquid pork fat over meats as they roasted on a spit&mdash;causing the fire beneath to roar&mdash;was a particularly decadent preparation method. Pork fat was also used as an ingredient in dishes ranging from high-class pâté to low-class bloodlick, as well as in sausage and as an ingredient used to make bread or pie and pastry dough.

In places like Raven's Bluff, rancid pork fat was sometimes boiled into a stew to feed to prisoners.

It was said that some elves had a form of rations that were patties made of corn, dried fruits, nuts, seeds and small candies that were held together by lard, honey, molasses and/or sugar.

Other Uses
In magic, a pinch of lard was used as a material component in the grease slick spell. It could also be used by alchemists and druids in the making of ointments by mixing it with dry or caky substances to allow it to be applied to the skin.

Pig fat could also be used as a lubricant. For example, it could make a smooth surface slippery, such as for setting a trap similar to a use of oil of slipperiness. Grapplers could also apply it to their skin to give them an edge against being grabbed, and in a pinch, pork fat could be applied to a naked human to allow them to squeeze into spaces intended for smaller folk. Some sages suggested applying a coating of pork fat over exposed skin prior to battling a steel dragon or black dragon in order to protect from the effects of the beasts' breath weapons.

Availability
Pork fat could be found in pantries and larders across Faerûn.

Notable Locations
Inns, taverns, and restaurants notable for their use of pork fat included:
 * The High Moon Inn in Highmoon used it as a cooking medium.
 * Hot Highsun Handbreads in Gladehap used pork fat in their rabbit pate.
 * The Watchful Eye in Essembra used it when making the dough for its famous stuffed turkey pie.
 * Waukeen's Rest on the Risen Road served potato wedges fried in pork fat.
 * Wyrmkindler Sausage Works in Gladehap used pork fat as part of the filling in their stag sausage.

Rumors & Legends
There was said to exist a wondrous item known as the everful jug of lard which could provide an endless supply of pork fat for cooking.