Topic: Pork Rinds
started by: GORDON
Posted by GORDON on May 06 2011,09:36
Just curious.I never saw the appeal of them, myself. Like crispy styrofoam.
Posted by thibodeaux on May 06 2011,09:52
I south Louisiana they have "cracklins," which I guess are pork rinds, but they're not made in a factory. They're MUCH less puffier than "pork rinds." They're basically chunks of bacon-flavored lard, covered with cayenne pepper.Pretty damn good.
Posted by TPRJones on May 06 2011,12:12
I like 'em, but I gotta eat them with something else that's tasty and could use some crunch. Like, say, a chicken-salad sandwich. Otherwise they're just too dry.
Posted by thibodeaux on May 06 2011,12:47
Pork rinds or cracklins?
Posted by TPRJones on May 06 2011,15:41
Pork rinds. Cracklins are good, too, but far too heavy to go well with a sandwhich. You can eat that stuff on it's own, but they also go good in a nice spicy soup of some sort.I tried using cracklins like croutons on a salad once, but that didn't work so well.
Posted by TPRJones on May 06 2011,15:50
To help demonstrate the difference for those not previously aware of cracklins...These are pork rinds. Crispy and light, these are sort of like meat-based puffed chips:
These are cracklins. They are heavy and deeply crunchy and are basically like fried bacon:
Note the curved bits on top. That's the skin - a.k.a. pork rinds - and everything below that is fat and meat and yum. If this poll had been about these, I'd have answered with the last choice instead.
Posted by GORDON on May 06 2011,16:00
Pork fat is the best fat.
Posted by thibodeaux on May 06 2011,16:36
(TPRJones @ May 06 2011,18:41)
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I tried using cracklins like croutons on a salad once, but that didn't work so well.
I forget you're in Houston. Damn, drive over to Lake Charles or something and get me some cracklins, will ya?
Posted by thibodeaux on May 06 2011,16:36
Not to hijack the thread or nothing, but have you ever had brisket from Goode & Company?
Posted by GORDON on May 06 2011,16:37
(thibodeaux @ May 06 2011,19:36)
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(TPRJones @ May 06 2011,18:41)
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I tried using cracklins like croutons on a salad once, but that didn't work so well.
I forget you're in Houston. Damn, drive over to Lake Charles or something and get me some cracklins, will ya?
And shoot some up this way so I can try them.
Posted by TPRJones on May 06 2011,19:46
You don't have them in your local grocery stores? Bummer.Goode & Co is pretty tasty. It's about 30 miles away so I don't go there often, there's other good places closer.