I like tomatoes and hot food but I don’t like to add much fat to my food, be it oil or butter. I won’t use lard.
Am I going to ruin the sliced tomatoes by grilling them on a pan just with salt and pepper?
I’m talking about 4 to 6 regular tomatoes per serving, half an inch thick slices.
People desire to put things where you wouldn’t expect them a lot. I grew up in southeast US and when my grandparents would visit (vegetarian their whole life cause Hindu) would visit it was a nightmare to go out because even things like collard greens would have pork added. Lard is/was a common thing to fry with as well. We all know McDs made fries in beef tallow originally, the switch to vegetable oil in 1990 was nice for them.