[discostu]

No they’re not. Lard tastes good. Olive oil is OK for some stuff, most of the rest taste lame.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Lard is excellent, tastes good, and I use it all of the time, but I don't think of it as oil in the kitchen because I can't use it in salads and like stuff. Lard is excellent for starting a roux, and makes better pie crust than anything short of bear fat.

I don't really like the taste of olive oil ... it is slightly bitter to me, but I do like to dip a crusty bread in olive oil and herbs. I love grapeseed oil.