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  • Feb08

  • New Orleans in the spotlight

    With the Saints winning their first-ever Super Bowl and Mardi Gras just about a week away, all eyes are on New Orleans. Rich in culinary history, New Orleans is known for its legendary Café du Monde beignets. These piping-hot pillow-shaped treats, fried in 100% cottonseed oil and piled high with powdered sugar have been a Southern favorite for generations. Get recipes and tips to make these legendary treats at home.

  • Feb03

  • Carnival countdown: beignet, deconstructed

    Café du Monde has mastered the official state donut of Louisiana, the beignet. It’s easy to recreate Cafe du Monde’s heavenly fried pillows of doughy, powdered sugared goodness at home, if you follow a few simple steps. For starters, “fry your beignets in 100% cottonseed oil… its neutral flavor will not overpower the simple sweetness of the beignet.” For additional tips from the pros, click here.

  • Jan26

  • The star of Tinseltown: Vinolio French fries

    Hollywood restaurant, Vinolio, offers quality comfort dishes made with the finest ingredients, including cottonseed oil. The restaurant’s French fries are a major standout, not only for their unusual appearance – stacked like Lincoln Logs – but for their “clean” fry taste. Chef Jack Ourfalian attributes this fresh taste to his use of cottonseed oil. For a review of Vinolio, and its delicious fries, check out LAist.

  • Jan25

  • Carnival countdown: Mardi Gras on a budget

    According to New Orleans Event Planner Thea Pagel, you don’t have to be Martha Stewart or have her purse to throw a great Mardi Gras party. “All it takes is a great sense of fun, a good guest list and a few inexpensive party favors. Balloons and beads can fill a home with Mardi Gras atmosphere without deflating the budget. Greet guests with colorful strands of bead necklaces, or transform the necklaces into napkin rings to add sparkle to the table.” When it comes to party planning on a shoestring, beignets also fit the bill, calling for simple, affordable ingredients. Click here for an easy beignet recipe and a list of stores that carry Café du Monde-recommended cottonseed oil.

  • Jan19

  • Carnival countdown: bead-worthy beignets

    With just 27 days to go until Fat Tuesday, it’s not too early to start planning your Mardi Gras party. There’s no shortage of “ingredients” available for recreating the street-celebration spectacle at home, from colorful costumes, beads and boas, to joie de vivre-evoking New Orleans-style music. But make no mistake: the most important ingredient in throwing a memorable mini Carnival is the authentic New Orleans food you will serve. Like Café du Monde-style beignets, made with 100% cottonseed oil. Click here for an easy beignet recipe!

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  • Dec08

  • Cottonseed oil: a popular oil throughout history

    As America’s original vegetable oil, cottonseed oil has been the oil of choice for many generations. In fact, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., recently featured cottonseed oil in its “100 Years Ago” section, noting that in 1909, the oil was gaining in popularity. Cottonseed oil was chosen over olive oil for canning sardines, and it worked so well that it was introduced in Norway. Cottonseed oil continues to be used overseas and close to home, remaining a popular oil for everything from storing sardines to deep frying turkey!

  • Nov10

  • Cottonseed oil making foodservice headlines

    Known for its neutral flavor and stability, cottonseed oil works wonders on a number of fried foods, including potato chips. Foodservice publications have recently taken note, writing all about this premium trans fat-free oil. To read all about it, check out Food Product Design, Food Processing and Food Technology.

  • Oct09

  • Taste the first chip, made with the original vegetable oil

    Using the same recipe and packaging as the original potato chip, invented first by George Crum, the reintroduced Moon Brand Saratoga Chips are made with just three ingredients: Yukon gold potatoes, sea salt and cottonseed oil. These chips are getting noticed for their flavor and crunch, due to America’s original vegetable oil, cottonseed oil. Check out the tasty reviews at The Business Review, Saratoga.com and TheNibble.com.

  • Aug04

  • Analysts Forecast Increase in Cottonseed Oil Consumption

    Even with fewer cotton acres and a lower supply of cottonseed, cottonseed oil consumption is expected to increase an astonishing 25 percent, according to new statistics from USDA analysts. The oil, popular among restaurants and snack food manufactures, is perfect for trans-fat free frying. To read more about the growth, check out Southeast Farm Press, Southwest Farm Press or the September issue of Mid-South Farmer.  - Tour Manager

  • Jul16

  • The fries are in at In-N-Out

    West Coast chain In-N-Out Burger is known far and wide for its double-double burger, fries, secret sauce and milkshakes. While the menu isn’t extensive, the attention to detail makes this burger joint stand out above the rest. In-N-Out hires personal butchers and boasts its own bun bakery. Plus, French fries are peeled and cut at each location and then fried in pure cottonseed oil. For sure, In-N-Out uses some of the best ingredients around!  Want more details? Check out the Examiner.  - Tour Manager