Contrary to popular belief, the skin from the fat is edible.
Timur Khomichev fat sandpaper from the raft lard with skin consumption of lard Cooking 7 August 2024If you want the skin of salted lard to be soft and tender, you will have to take care to choose a piece with exactly this kind of skin - if it is initially tough, it will not be possible to “soften” it.
Elena Shimanovskaya fat salted lard lard salting sandpaper from the raft Cooking 14 May 2024We'll tell you what to do with lard before salting so that the skin turns out soft and tender.
Timur Khomichev fat salting lard salting soft skin of lard Cooking 31 January 2024