There is a kitchen shake-up at an American fast food chain.
Steak'n Shake has announced a major change to his beloved shoelaces fries. They say the inspiration came straight from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the new Trump administration's health and human services.
Starting in March, all steak'n shake locations will cook fries in beef tallow instead of vegetable oil. The company broke the news x The post has been declared. “Every place by March 1st. The fries will be rfk'd!”
Daniel Edwards, CEO of Steak'N Shake, said he joined “Fox & Friends” on Thursday and was discussing the change.
“We've actually been thinking about this for a while. My boss, our owner, is a guy named Sardar Biggrali,” Edwards said. “He called me once and said he knew, 'Why should Europeans have more fries than Americans?' ”
Edwards explained that Big Lari's love for frying beef beef began when he visited Belgium as a child.
That memory stuck to him, and for years he wanted a steak 'n shake to capture the same flavor.
Now, the chain is on the leap thanks to new suppliers who can meet the tallow needs of beef.
“We eventually found a supplier who could do it for us, and he said, 'We've come to do it, we've come to do it everywhere.” And we did,” Edwards said. “We rfk fries.”
Secretary Kennedy is a defender of the voices of using beef in cooking, claiming that seed oil, often commonly used in fast food, could contribute to increased obesity rates.
The science of that claim is still controversial, but while the American Heart Association says there is “no reason” to avoid seed oils, Steak'n Shake believes the switch is more than just health.
“They're getting really good,” Edwards said. Customers claim to notice a big difference in the new fries.
“These fries are cooked with beef tallow. They are crispy, golden brown and absolutely delicious,” he said. “If you try it, you'll love them. You won't want to go back to the old ways of fries. And it's the real way, the original way.”
The company bets that it can beat customers looking for its rich, old-fashioned flavour.
