A popular fast food chain announced its plans to revamp its french fries at all its locations.
Steak ‘n Shake announced that it will begin cooking its french fries in 100 percent beef tallow, which is fat that surrounds a cow’s kidney.
The beef tallow ingredient will be replacing the vegetable oil – a common ingredient in french fries.
‘Our fries will now be cooked in an authentic way, 100% beef tallow, in order to achieve the highest quality and best taste,’ Chris Ward, chief supply chain officer for Steak ‘n Shake, said in a January 16 press release.
The restaurant chain confirmed the french fry ingredient change will be implemented in all restaurants by the end of February.
‘The consumer wants the best and deserves the best,’ Kristen Briede, Chief global development officer for Steak n Shake, stated in the press release.
‘By adopting 100% beef tallow, Steak n Shake is delivering the best fries possible.’
Steak n’ Shake announced the change shortly after Chick-fil-A faced controversy for changing its waffle fry recipe.
Steak n’ Shake announced it would begin cooking french fries with 100% beef tallow instead of vegetable oil
Tallow is a substance that is made solid at room temperature.
Kitchen extraordinaires can make the ingredient by removing fatty tissue surrounding an animal’s organs, according to Mayo Clinic.
Besides cows, tallow can be found in buffaloes, sheep, goats, and deer.
The substance is usually cooked at high temperature and is either deep fried or roasted.
Beef tallow is made up saturated fats like stearic acid, and its monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are healthier than other kinds.
The ingredient change also came three months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr insisted fast food restaurants start using beef tallow.
Steak n’ Shake confirmed the change would be implemented in all its restaurants by the end of February
Kennedy mentioned beef tallow while slamming fast food restaurant chains in October 2024.
‘Did you know that McDonald’s used to use beef tallow to make their fries from 1940 until phasing it out in favor of seed oils in 1990?,’ Kennedy wrote in a social media post.
‘This switch was made because saturated animal fats were thought to be unhealthy, but we have since discovered that seed oils are one of the driving causes of the obesity epidemic.’
Kennedy then claimed the obesity epidemic rose shortly after fast food restaurants decided to remove beef tallow.
‘People who enjoy a burger with fries on a night out aren’t to blame, and Americans should have every right to eat out at a restaurant without being unknowingly poisoned by heavily subsidized seed oils,’ Kennedy wrote.
‘It’s time to Make Frying Oil Tallow Again.’
Following his call for beef tallow, Kennedy began selling t-shirts and baseball caps with the words ‘Make frying oil tallow again.’
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Fast food favorite makes sudden change to its fries following Chick-fil-A backlash