The Skinny on Beef Fat: Tallow Makes a Comeback in Kitchens and in Skincare Products

Tallow and lard, its porky cousin, were once standard cooking fats used for frying and baking.

Chefs are flaunting their "beef tallow frites" and "birria quesadilla with beef tallow." Dreamstime/TNS

By Sono Motoyama Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PITTSBURGH—Maybe you’ve seen someone on TikTok showing how to make whipped tallow balm at home. Or you’ve heard the brouhaha about fast-food restaurants replacing vegetable oils with tallow in their fryers. Or how the flipped U.S. Food Pyramid now puts beef tallow at the top.