Can you believe they just give this away ........

[Jonjon79 13,358]

I popped out to the butchers this morning for a nice bit of Topside for tomorrows dinner - while I was there, I asked if they had any pig skin ( I've been fancying homemade crackling for days).

 

It turns out that they don't do anything with it so, it all gets binned but, because I was shopping, they cut me some off and, didn't even charge me for it

 

He asked 'Do you want the fat taken off?'

 .......... Hell no - that's the best bit.

 

So, I got it home, cut it up and, deep fried it in olive oil - it was crispy on the outside and, soft and warm in the middle.

The fat was full of flavour - no need for salt, just a little apple sauce 

 

I guess it's just not a popular thing to cook anymore or, maybe most just don't bother.

[walshie 2,804]

Love a bit of crackling. The inside of yours looks a bit rare for my taste. 

[Jonjon79 13,358]

Just now, walshie said:

Love a bit of crackling. The inside of yours looks a bit rare for my taste. 

That was one of the chunkier bits though mate - I didn't want to burn the outside

[Greyman 28,559]

, you should try chicken hearts if you like a bit of cheap ofal , they are absolutely lovely and cost a couple of penny,s for a kilo, younger people don't  see a link between meat and animals just things in cling film or packets are food, not skin, tongues and internal organs, everything tastes better when it's free or cheap and you make it yourself, enjoy your pork scratching,s

[mushroom 13,064]

Really popular here mate. You can get the face, snouts etc everywhere from butchers to supermarkets. 

In fact now I've seen this I'm gonna get some this afternoon

Edited November 3, 2018 by mushroom

[pesky1972 5,305]

That last picture looks like a cross section of one of your arteries. Fcukin heart attack on a plate.

[socks 32,253]

You have very nicely manacured nails ......

[Jonjon79 13,358]

1 minute ago, socks said:

You have very nicely manacured nails ......

I normally keep that hand in a glove with some moisturiser

[Jonjon79 13,358]

23 minutes ago, pesky1972 said:

That last picture looks like a cross section of one of your arteries. Fcukin heart attack on a plate.

Nah, I'll burn that off later

 ......... Have a little of what you like.

[Jonjon79 13,358]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

, you should try chicken hearts if you like a bit of cheap ofal , they are absolutely lovely and cost a couple of penny,s for a kilo, younger people don't  see a link between meat and animals just things in cling film or packets are food, not skin, tongues and internal organs, everything tastes better when it's free or cheap and you make it yourself, enjoy your pork scratching,s

There's a Rio's in Swindon - it's a Brazilian barbecue place - the chicken hearts in there are good

[Greyman 28,559]

27 minutes ago, Jonjon79 said:

There's a Rio's in Swindon - it's a Brazilian barbecue place - the chicken hearts in there are good

I have to ask the butcher to get them but they are rediculously cheap and he gets them in a day or two of asking, they are a bit like cocktail sausages, I think they are just glad to get rid, ask your butcher next time your in well worth it and quite funny seeing people enjoying them until you tell them what there eating

[si brown 8,486]

Won’t do much good for the beach body that jon

i eat tons of scatchings and nuts in the pub, it helps with the

[Greyman 28,559]

17 minutes ago, si brown said:

Won’t do much good for the beach body that jon

i eat tons of scatchings and nuts in the pub, it helps with the

Salty treats are a landlords favourite as they make you thirsty, a pub near me used to put out bowls of salted roast potatoes for free on the bar for this very reason

[jigsaw 11,866]

looks like a load of foreskins ,,lol...straight from the circumcision dept of the jewish hospital

Edited November 3, 2018 by jigsaw

[tilimangro 1,013]

Looks Lovely that

cant beat hearts 

and chicken livers the dogs bollocks