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In the world of nutrition, we're often reminded of the importance of eating fruits and vegetables to keep a balanced diet. But hold onto your hats, folks—a recent study has revealed that pork fat ranks as one of the healthiest foods on the planet, even outdoing many veggies. With a nutritional score of 73 out of 100, pork fat lands in the eighth spot on a list of the world's top 100 healthiest foods, according to BBC Future. Pork fat, also known as lard, is a fantastic source of B vitamins and minerals. Plus, it's more unsaturated and healthier than...

This will most likely be the best news you’ll hear all week: “Pork Fat is Officially One of the World’s Most Nutritious Foods.” Scientists analyzed over 1,000 raw foods to rank how nutritious they are, and they discovered that pork fat is up there with the likes of chia seeds, almonds and beet greens.“Pork fat was given the nutritional score of 73. It bested other healthy food items like squash, salmon, and walnuts.” And it’s far and away tastier. The study producing these surprising nutritional results was originally conducted in 2015 but just like other information the establishment doesn’t like,...

The words 'pork fat' and 'nutritious' don't quite go together, but that may soon change, given a surprising finding by scientists which was first published in 2015 but went viral only recently. According to a BBC report in January, researchers who analysed more than 1,000 raw foods found that lard is among the top 10 foods which provide the best balance of a person's daily nutritional requirements. Pork fat was ranked 8th in a list of 100 foods, with a nutritional score of 74 - the higher the number, the more likely it will meet your daily nutritional needs. It...

HEY, all you Chinese-speakers out there in TV land - Rosie O'Donnell thinks you should get a sense of humor! The Asian-American Journalists Association was fuming after O'Donnell went on "The View" Thursday and said that Danny DeVito's drunk turn on the show days earlier was "international news! In China it was like, 'Ching chong, ching-ching-chong, Danny DeVito!' " In a statement yesterday, the AAJA said, "We consider this a mockery of the Chinese language and, in effect, a perpetration of stereotypes of Asian-Americans as foreigners or second-class citizens. The use of the distorted phrases is insulting to the Chinese...

A real man’s sausage fry This is not for the faint hearted or politically correct. Take half an onion and slice it thin. Also take several garlic cloves and smash them. Put the onion and garlic in a pan and cook it up with some butter or oil. better yet use lard! Add some pieces of bacon and or salt pork and cook everything until the onions start to brown and the bacon gets crispy. When the pan starts to take some color add about a cup of un drained sauerkraut, some salt and pepper, caraway seeds, thyme, some chopped...