Anyone ever had "cracklins"?

[mkiiSupraMan18]

Not sure what they are actually called, I'd imagine those from the south would know what I'm talking about.

Anyway, they're basically hog fat boiled in grease.... sound good? Just imagine, pork rind taste.... and the tenderness of an exhaust manifold... I think they call 'em cracklins cuz if you're teeth aren't top notch, they will crack. Anyway, mom brought these home because the butcher shop neeeeeeever has them, and today they did so she buys some. I'm not so sure they aren't for dogs to begin with, but they taste sooooo good. I'm gonna be 21 and die from a heart attack.

Just curious if anyone has tried these before.

 

[MDCmotorsports]

YUp.

The mexicans from Los Angeles call them Chi-che-rone-es....

Pig fat deep fired. Sounds nasty, but I'll be damed if they dont taste good.

 

[mkiiSupraMan18]

well that's 2 for IN....... anyone else?

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Of course. We afterall live in the fattest state in the Union.

 

[Loki]

Nope, never heard of them :dunno:

 

[IJ.]

When I do roast pork here I do "Crackling" I score the skin with a knife in 10mm wide strips lightly oil it and rub salt on it.

When the Roast is done you get the same effect, never heard of standalone cracklins though Yum!

 

[CTsupra]

pig fat boiled in grease... at least i won't feel like such a fat-ass when i put sour cream on my potatoes now.

 

[lanternman]

I've had them before, but I don't remember what they were called. Cracklins sounds good enough for me. On another note, I've also had microwave pork rinds, basically the same idea as microwave popcorn, it was pretty weird. Most of them didn't puff up and were basically what you described. They weren't as tasty as the true cracklins though.

 

[Brewster]

Sounds absolutely disgusting.

 

[YourHondaSux]

sounds like what's called "fatback" around these parts. Strips of pork fat, salted and deep fried. I've tried it and thought it was pretty nasty.

 

[Ckanderson]

yum......... sounds kinda good... this coming from a guy who works at 24 hour fitness...

 

[TopSecret]

Sounds absolutely disgusting.

i second that.

plus the thought of cracking my already more or less ruined teeth makes me feel weird... *shudders*

 

[SupraMario]

:yum: they are awesome, just dont eat a whole bag or you will :barf:

 

[grsupra87]

They are called Pork Rinds. NW Pa checking in!

 

[jjh]

These are awsome cracklins rocks

 

[esc]

if pork rinds are what you're reffering to, yea, love 'em. esspecially the bbq flavored ones

 

[mkiiSupraMan18]

uhhhhhh

Not pork rinds........ deff not. But they taste about the same. Its a pork rind mixed with a peice of granite.

 

[mkiiSupraMan18]

best reply ever...........





I also made a vid of me "eating" one.... it crunches pretty good... :evil2:

 

[esc]

looks like fatback, which i also love, heh

 

[Supramatt90]

Yea that "Fatback" is good as hell. Only had it once when my uncle made them for me down in North Carolina.