Pig lard is certainly the bomb, but I’ve seen the two used in different ways, I’ve eaten many homemade biscuits made with lard, but I’ve never put a dab of lard on top of it or added a little lard to my baked potato.
We used to fry Ore-ida French fries in lard. Simply the best way to eat them. I’ve recently returned to Lard for making beignets. I read that the health risk was minimal to non existent using lard on occasion.