Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig. It is distinguished from tallow, a similar product derived from fat of cattle or sheep.
Wet-rendered lard, from pork fatback
Raw fatback being diced to prepare tourtière
1916 advertisement for lard produced by Swift & Company
A slice of bread spread with lard was a typical staple in traditional rural cuisine of many countries.
Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton suet, primarily made up of triglycerides.
Tallow made by rendering calf suet
An 1883 ad soliciting tallow from butchers and graziers for soap production in the Hawaii newspaper The Daily Bulletin
A tallow candle