Dripping, also known as beef or pork dripping, is an animal fat produced from the fatty or otherwise unusable parts of cow or pig carcasses. It is similar to lard and tallow. It is used for cooking, especially in British cuisine, significantly so in Yorkshire, though towards the end of the 20th century dripping had fallen out of favour, due to its being regarded as less healthy than vegetable oils such as olive and sunflower oil. Traditionally, fish and chips were fried in beef dripping, and thi… (More on Dripping)