47 minutes ago, Dejah said:Lard always makes deep frying better! It was hard when we had the restaurant. Switching to veg shortening just didn't produce the same results with batter, chicken wings, etc
Understandable.
I searched all over the Popeye's nutrition info and there's no indication of what they're using to fry with. But a little digging into some interviews with execs seems to confirm that they've switched from lard to vegetable oil, and they're bragging about their searches for sustainably produced palm oil.
Pretty sure that's not palm oil in their red beans & rice, though. But there's something going on in there besides beans and rice. Here's a clipping from their nutrition site. The RB&R have more than 55% of their calories from fat, while the regular Cajun rice has only 25% calories from fat.
