I personally have always hated the taste of raw suet, lamb suet or otherwise. Even worse, it seems to, soon after, give me yellow diarrhea of sorts, giving the impression that my body does not want to absorb it.I therefore look for other kinds of raw fat such as raw brain, raw marrow and raw fat on muscle-meat. I always loved the taste of raw white fat on leg of lamb, though always hated the taste of raw white fat on beef etc. Admittedly, raw legs of lamb from New Zealand tend to have it all cut off, so buy from farmers' markets or direct from farms.
Generally speaking, 104F/40C is the max one should heat anything to, if you want to avoid the heat-derived toxins etc.
Thanks TylerDurden. Given these heat limits, rendering the fat may not be the best approach.
I also love the raw fat on leg of lamb.
I have a couple of follow-up questions:
How well, according to you, does a raw leg of lamb (with the fat on) do as far as protein-to-fat ratios are concerned?
Is raw brain all fat? How does it taste? Does one have to consider any special factors while eating raw brain as compared to eating other parts of the animal?
Thank you for your time.