Can’t miss places – and can’t miss dishes
September 12, 2018
Animal fat shortenings are enjoying a renaissance not only because they’re natural and traditional, but because of their superior quality. They’re environmentally friendly, consistently more flavorful — and they’re better for you than heavily processed, industrially produced seed oils such as soybean, canola and corn.
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September 10, 2018
While we’ve all been going about our late summer business,Taco USAauthor Gustavo Arellano and KCRW Good Food host Evan Kleiman and their team have been devouring tortillas around SoCal as part of Gustavo's Great #TortillaTournament – an event, sponsored by Coast Packing Company, the West’s largest supplier of healthy animal fat shortenings, that wraps up this Sunday, Sept. 16.
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August 9, 2018
In its latest installment of “Taste the Difference,” Coast Packing, the leading supplier of animal fat shortenings in the Western U.S., is again taking its #FatMap to the Lone Star state, following up recent stops in Houston and Dallas. While the 25 eateries on the San Antonio Restaurant Week #FatMap run the gamut of culinary styles, all include dishes prepared with lard and/or beef tallow.
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July 31, 2018
Coast Packing Co. Marks #NationalBeefTallowDay with First-Ever #BeefTallowFrenchFries ‘Tweet-to-Win’ Contest -- and
'Taste the Difference’ #TastiFryExperience at the OC Fair
As Coast Packing Company has been saying for generations, everyone loves beef tallow French fries. Back in the day, beef fat fries were what made a certain major burger chain famous.
In recognition of #NationalBeefTallowDay, which took place in July on #FRYdayThe13th, consumers had the opportunity to tweet their love for French fries fried in beef tallow far and wide. And they did, some poetically.
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July 28, 2018
Since its inception in 1964 at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, N.Y., the chicken wing has become a national staple. Americans consume nearly 30 billion wings annually – about 1.3 billion on Super Bowl weekend alone. At an average rate of 24 wings per month – 290 wings a year — that translates to 18,000 chicken wings over a typical lifespan.
In honor of National Chicken Wing Day, one popular fast casual/sports bar franchise is offering a special nationwide promotion for wing-lovers.
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July 9, 2018
As Friday’s first #NationalBeefTallowDay approaches, Coast Packing Company and Tasti Burger® will mark #FRYdayThe13th with a completely yummy French fry “Taste the Difference” experience, on stage at the Orange County Fair.
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July 3, 2018
Coast Packing is hungry for the public’s most poetic/ecstatic/witty/tasty tweets proclaiming their desire for beef tallow French fries as Coast rolls out the first-ever #BeefTallowFrenchFries “Tweet-to-Win” Contest. It’s an opportunity for participants to take home some serious bling (nothing less than a hand-crafted, life-size, 22ct gold-plated sterling silver French fry ring from GoldieRox.com) while celebrating the first annual #NationalBeefTallowDay which, not so coincidentally, also happens to be #NationalFrenchFryDay. The contest kicks off on July 5th.
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May 1, 2018
Cinco de Mayo, which marks the surprise defeat of Napoleon III in Mexico in 1862, has become a celebrated foodie holiday -- but it’s no surprise that lard remains a staple of traditional Mexican cooking, especially at those Los Angeles and Orange County establishments showcased on a special Coast Packing Company online gastronomic “taste map,” prepared for the occasion.
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April 17, 2018
Umami Burger founder Adam Fleischman literally wrote the book on bold flavors, so it should come as no surprise that he looks for ways to boost the taste profiles of his food. One incredibly effective method he’s found is to use animal fats.
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April 5, 2018
Looking for a local eatery that uses authentic #lard in their refried beans to make one excellent burrito? Well, look no further…for #NationalBurritoDay we have mapped some LA restaurants where locals can now find and #TastetheDifference of refried beans cooked with lard, instead of industrially-processed vegetable oils. Bonus for us, some even use lard in their traditional style tortillas! Take a look at the map below for a spot near you.
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