All about Cooking Oils-By Dr Harold Script: All cooking oils are not the same Many years back there was not much of a choice of cooking oils. Lard obtained from pig fat was very popular. I remember in the 1950s in Singapore they used lard in street noodle outlets. Lard has about 40% of saturated fat:50% of monounsaturated fat and 10% of polyunsaturated fat. Smoking point is 218 deg. C. ideal for deep and stir frying. It is low in saturated fat unlike other animal fats, butter, tallow, and high in heart friendly monounsaturated fat. Today most oils used in street food outlets and hotels is vegetable oils. Lard wasdemonized though much better for health than the faked processed vegetable oils.Lard has a better flavour and texture when used as a cooking oil.Vegetable oils from corn and rape seed which produces canola oil, are cheaper and popular, used for most dishes today. Fish and chips outlets ...

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