Several decades ago, beef tallow was a must-have in kitchen pantries across the United States. The cooking fat was famously used to fry McDonald’s signature french fries until the ’90s, when the fast-food giant switched to vegetable oil.
On social media, beef tallow is being touted as a wellness superstar to use in place of seed oils from canola oil or corn oil for reduced weight and chronic disease, and to improve skin issues like acne.
Beef tallow is making a comeback. Should you be eating it?
