"For this oil paste, you can use any kind of oil you like. To make the buns delicious, it's best to use an aromatic oil, like rapeseed oil, peanut oil, lard, butter, and so on."
"Lard is actually the most fragrant, but rendering it is a bit time-consuming, so a lot of people just can't be bothered."
Besides the pork belly, he had also scored a large slab of pork leaf lard for free. Foreigners don't eat the stuff anyway; it's usually just thrown out as trash. So, he had shamelessly asked the butcher for it directly.
"There are a few ways to render lard: the water method, the oil method, and the dry method. The dry method is pretty much the same as the oil method, the only difference being whether you add extra oil or not. Today, I'll be using the dry method."
He cut the pork fat into small chunks, tossing them into the iron pot as he went. The fire underneath was already lit.
