Bacon is to Weed as Lardo is to...Crack?

Earlier this week The Wall Street Journal took a look at the increasingly popular NYC menu item, lardo, equating eating it to having a "digestive orgasm." Hog husband to the stars (star chefs, that is) Bev Eggleston provides expert testimony on what makes for an especially fine swine and Ignacio Mattos, chef at Il Buco, shares his method for transforming raw fat back into mouth-watering lardo. Watch the video below to learn more.

For more info about where these fine hogs come from read our recent interview with Bev Eggleston.

[Source: WSJ]