Had a Hankering

For some reason out of the blue at work, I started thinking about chicharrones. Couldn't shake the thought of some fresh fried pork flesh. Stopped by my local Mexican grocer and put those cravings to rest.
Do you partake?

Looks good. What is it?

Fried pig skin.

In!

Yes Sir I do! Looks good. I may have to grab a pork belly tomorrow LOL.

you bet

Would

Good gosh O'Friday... Yes IN!

Yes sir!

Don't think that is a chicharrone, they are pork skins that have the fat rendered out, that looks more like pork fat deep fried.

Yep

kinda what I was thinking ... I thought chicharrone were cooked to a crisp or puffy texture, crunchy ... not sure what its called when merely cooked to still contain moisture. Looks good whatever it's called. I frequently buy store bought called anything from chicharrone, pig skins, pork rinds, etc.

They're cooked differently and called different things depending on where you are. Sometimes they are skin only, fat all rendered and then flash fried to puff up crispy. Sometimes they are cooked more like cracklins with the bacon still on, thick like/sometimes flash fried and sometimes not. Little Mexican meat market down the road makes them like Texflip's picture, and they are awesome. Directly across the street from them at a taco shop they make them skin only and crispy.

Got some Old Time Fat Back Skins,while in Charleston SC. Was going to order some, but dang, the shipping is terrible $$

Good little snacks.

did you fry them or buy them cooked? I'm in!!

I love them!

Have not yet, will certainly change that PDQ, looks great

We used to buy a 50lb box of cracklins we added to our dog food for the bird dogs. I used to eat the good pieces out of it.