Mangalitsa Lard 1000g - Pork Fat

Mangalitsa lard is rendered pork fat from free-range, grass-fed pigs. With a harmonious flavour and creamy texture, it is a healthy choice for cooking.

How can I use it?

This pork lard, slowly rendered from mangalitsa bacon, has a mild yet distinctive taste that impressed the judges at the Great Taste Award, making it a versatile essential in your pantry:

• It's an excellent ingredient for both sweet and savoury baking.
• The lard is delightfully creamy and easy to spread, even at room temperature, which makes it perfect for enhancing the flavour of your sandwiches or toast.
• For a gourmet treat, sprinkle it with a dash of smoked paprika powder.
• Thanks to its high smoke point, it serves as a natural alternative to refined vegetable oils for roasting potatoes, as well as for shallow or deep frying, adding depth and a rich pork flavour to your recipes.
• Use it to prepare a traditional Hungarian beef goulash.

Free from additives and preservatives, the lard is keto and paleo diet friendly.

Health Benefits

• Mangalitsa lard is considered one of the best varieties of pork fat and is a healthier option compared to beef tallow. It is rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, along with a variety of antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins.
• It is naturally lower in cholesterol than regular lard, and its consumption may even help reduce bad cholesterol levels.
• Regular intake can improve circulation, boost cardiovascular and brain health, and reduce inflammation.

Award Winner

Received 3 stars at the 2025 Great Taste Awards.

Comments from the judges: "Rich, glossy looking lard with the most stunning savoury pork aroma which follows onto the palate. It's even better when melted. It is like tasting the best crispy bacon, clean, natural, pure and so full of classic, savoury delicious pork flavour. This would be heavenly when used to roast potatoes."

Szomor Farm

Established in 1989 within the Kiskunsági National Park, this farm is located in the former floodplain of the Danube River and is part of the second-largest saline steppe in the Hungarian Great Plain.

The animals are allowed to roam freely and graze on a natural diet in this unique grassland. Raised outdoors at a slow pace, their free-range lifestyle leads to healthy and fit specimens that produce meat rich in flavour and beneficial Omega fatty acids.

The charcuterie is expertly crafted using traditional recipes and the finest local ingredients, resulting in a distinctive range of authentic mangalica delicacies that showcase the best of this native breed.

Ingredients & Nutritional Information

Mangalitsa bacon, mangalitsa lard.