Pork scratchings, if ever there was an unflattering yet functional name for a foodstuff that's it!!!
Before going any further I had better explain to the uninitiated that there are two types of snack bearing the name "pork scratchings" one is merely expanded corn snacks (fake pork scratchings!!)the ... Read review
Pork scratchings, if ever there was an unflattering yet functional name for a foodstuff that's it!!!
Before going any further I had better explain to the uninitiated that there are two types of snack bearing the name "pork scratchings" one is merely expanded corn snacks (fake pork scratchings!!)the other is real pig cooked up and put in a bag (that's the one I'm referring to "real pork scratchings")!
Now ... ...gluttonous lifestyle.
Pork scratchings are commonly only found in pubs and rarely in peoples homes! This is because they truly come into their own when eating them along side a pint and for many years a pint of brown booze suffised for this until a true revelation:-
Guinness extra cold
(obviously further details of this black gold in a glass will take place elsewhere as this blatantly isn't the right section!!)
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Pork scratchings, if ever there was an unflattering yet functional name for a foodstuff that's it!!! Before going any further I had better explain to the uninitiated that there are two types of snack bearing the name "pork scratchings" one is merely expanded corn snacks (fake pork scratchings!!)the other is real pig cooked up and put in a bag (that's the one I'm referring to "real pork scratchings")!
Now I'm not 100% sure of how pork scratchings are made but I believe it involves roasting a live pig over an open fire until the skin blisters and starts to drip fat at this point the pig is released and runs to the nearest wall or tree where it vigourously rubs it's back against said stationary object thus causes the curly "chips" you may all be familiar with. Before the pig is trussed up it is given a quick shave but rogue hairs do occaisonally slip through the net leaving to sheer horror upon uncurling one during the eating process. Unbelievably this whole process only causes minor discomfort and the pig soon grows a new back due to its gluttonous lifestyle.
Pork scratchings are commonly only found in pubs and rarely in peoples homes! This is because they truly come into their own when eating them along side a pint and for many years a pint of brown booze suffised for this until a true revelation:- Guinness extra cold (obviously further details of this black gold in a glass will take place elsewhere as this blatantly isn't the right section!!)
The combination of Extra cold Guinness and pork scratchings really is a wonder of modern times I'm sure that research was undertaken pre-release as there is no way this happy accident could not have been foreseen!
Back to the fake scratchings. These are often peddled instead of the real thing and really are pretenders to the throne. With the fake scratchings there is no fear of an extremely hard one where you can lose a tooth, which really adds excitement and danger to eating the real thing (Kind of like russian roulette, By the way I'm sure it's actually toenail!) and leave a very strange taste in the mouth! The bottom line is that if you haven't tried the old scratchings give em a go! One last word of warning: don't under any circumstances eat the dusty stuff in the bottom of the packet it's almost 100% salt and will leave you with a dry mouth for at least forty days and forty nights!!
Advantages: Crisps made with meat, not potato! Disadvantages: Bad for teeth, full of things that can be bad for you
I first discovered Pork Scratchings in my old local pub about 12 years ago. They used to hang on the wall in plain plastic bags waiting for the time that someone would be drunk enough to hand over the 50p - invariably that person was me! Since then the humble pork scratching seems to be gaining in popularity and is not only available in dodgy drinking establishments.
A long time went by when I managed to dodge the Pork Scratching but I find myself ... ...a bit tricky, but as Pork Scratchings contain very few carbs and are crunchy and salty they make an ideal substitute.
Your basic Pork Scratching, is much like the crackling (and it is sometimes known as this) that you get from roast pork for Sunday lunch. The skin and the layer of fit is taken from the pig and salted and cooked at very high temperature until it is crunchy. A good authentic Pork Scratching should contain just that (and the odd few ...
budmeister 07.11.2003
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Advantages: Readily available Disadvantages: Not the real thing
...have here the ingredients are:
Pork Rinds, salt, flour, flavourings, Rusk (?!), Monosodium Glutamate E621, Onion Pd, Citric Acid (?!), E330 and Natural Colour Paprika E160c
Okay – what is crackling then?
Pork skin and salt.
And I know which I prefer. The ingredients list for Scratchings gives me pause for thought; and I’m going to share my thoughts with you.
Why on earth would one need to add flavouring if the rinds had been properly prepared ... ...bar for ‘a packet of pork scratchings, please’ and I will munch and crunch my way through them quite happily.
Now, apart from an alcoholic beverage (more on this later), it is always preferable to have at least one person in your group who winces at every crunch you make. You will always have at least one person who thinks you are disgusting for eating them in the first place. These people tend to be quite vociferous; the wincers are more polite, ...
Mojoly 04.09.2003
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Advantages: Tasty, compliment beer and crunch like mad Disadvantages: Not to everyones taste and sometimes have hair on them
Pork scratchings aren't everyones cup of tea. They're salty, crunchy and sometimes hairy. I can see why people might not be fans of this snack food and I was one of these people.
My favourite combination was cheese crackers and beer, but some pubs don't sell crackers so I munched on whatever they had. It happened to be pork scratchings. It started off with a couple of bites then a sickly feeling in my stomach. The feel of the almost soggy fat that ... ...could have put me off pork scratchings for ever, but being a student and liking my beer, I almost always end up ordering some by the end of the night. I picked up an apetite for them when I found a company that makes a consistent pork scratching.
This company is Red Mill and their product is Mr Porky's pork crackles. This is another name for pork scratchings. Ok, these have some added flavourings, but they have the best taste and just the right ...
Goran 22.12.2004
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Advantages: taste alright Disadvantages: the whole concept is a bit foul
...there's nowt so queer as pork scratchings. Allow me to illuminate.
Imagine sitting around a big oak table with your family. Mother brings out the roast pork, along with steaming bowls of vegetables, roast potatoes, perhaps bacon rolls and sausages if you're very lucky. Father produces a carving knife and slices the meat. "Now, who's for crackling?" Many cries of assent ensue, and the lovely, juicy, crispy delicacy is dished out to the assembled. ... ...in favour of a big bowl of pork scratchings are probably going to attract a lower order of party raconteurs. Not necessarily a bad thing, but there you go.
Have a pint, have a pork scratching. You won't be amazed, but it'll help to fill you up. That's all. ...
jamessmyth199 22.10.2002
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...in the open straight away: pork scratchings are dirty. There's no denying it. Even the name conjures up unpleasant images of fat, sweating men grubbing around on the abattoir floor, filthy fingernails scrabbling through the offal in search of scraps of pigskin to put in their scum-soiled, bubbling vats of oil. Never has anyone, before or since, had the sheer nerve to put something so visually unappealing into a plastic bag and try to make people ... ...I'm not. Aroused by a pork scratching? What kind of weirdo do you think I am? But anyway, the question must still be asked: Why on Earth do otherwise sane people eat them?
Here's why: they actually taste pretty nice. If you can put out of your mind the fat, sweating men, and not look too hard at the misshapen, crusty, hairy thing that you're about to put into your mouth, you might really be in for a pleasant surprise. Sure, you can stick with some ...
bluefrog199 20.01.2006
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