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Anybody know where to get caul fat in Ottawa?

From which animal? Lavergne Western Beef sells it from pigs. They call it "Leaf Lard". Just ask for it at the counter.

Perfect! Thanks for that Zymurgist!

I believe some other butcher shops do too. Pretty sure a friend told me he got some at Saslove's.

EDIT: whatcha makin'?

Hubby is making Crepinette of Venison with Gingerbread Sauce! With his cooking buddies though, so I won't be tasting it.

Bank street sausage sells smoked fat- not sure what kind of if there is more then one kind....

I always see it there,

Hmmm, I was under the impression that leaf lard is not at all the same as caul fat. Depending on what you are making, you can't sub leaf lard for caul fat. Could be wrong of course, but here's how I understand it:

Back fat - from the layer of fat from the back of the hog, great pork flavour so good for cooking/frying. here's a photo: www.devonrose.com

Leaf lard - from the fat that runs along the kidneys, very subtle flavour and widely used for pastry and baking. here's a photo: living-land.ca

Caul fat - the lace like fat that comes from the intestines, used for soap making and some culinary dishes. very neat photo of caul fat: francesdepontespeebles.com

I have no idea where to get it from a store, but we'll have more in the fall if you can't find any. I only have backfat & leaf lard available right now.

Oh, sorry, I did not realise that. I looked it up and the description I got sounded like leaf lard. You'd probably have to go to the slaughterhouse for that. Though Lavergne can probably order in caul fat from the slaughterhouse

Picked up caul fat from Saslove's on Wellington on Saturday. Frozen but it all worked out. Thanks for everyone's help.