Does Taco Bell refry their beans in lard?!
Does Taco Bell refry their beans in lard?
Someone told me that their beans are refried in lard....is that true?
I understand that they start out dry, then water is added to em' to make em moist.
Could it be that they were refried in lard prior to being dried out?
Answers:
Having worked in restaurants that use refried beans, the instant hydrate type typically don't have lard in them. It's cheaper to produce without it. Instead they use vegetable based oils to add that "refried" flavor.
I have a Vegan friend who tells me that Taco Bell is the place to get a vegetarian bean burrito because they DON'T use lard in either their beans or their tortillas. According to their web site as well as several vegetarian web sites, there are multiple vegetarian options available at Taco Bell.
Traditionally, refried beans are made from leftover beans, and cooked with lard. Flour tortillas are also made traditionally with lard. But that's not necessary, doesn't typically happen in today's world, and apparently not the case with Taco Bell.
Enjoy your Bean Burrito or 7-layer burrito w/o sour cream, and be in veggie fast food heaven.
real mexican food places usually do, but i dunno about taco bell
They have listened to the PC people and are steam cooking everything that needs to be cooked. That is, in a jacketed steam kettle of sorts. This way you don't have to use saturated fats and the fats that are rendered out of the meat is poured off and discarded.
A Taco Bell employee would probably be the best person to ask, but in my opinion, they use dehydrated beans and just add water. The use of lard is not very popular at the moment when everyone is worried about fats and trans fats and good fats and bad fats, etc. I've used dehydrated beans and they taste pretty good.