bacon rind

Crispy strip border

Bacon rind is the tough outer skin of a bacon slice, sometimes removed before cooking.

In traditional preparation, the rind may be left on for added flavor or rendered separately for cooking fat.

She trimmed the bacon rind before frying the rashers.

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rasher · full English · wartime rationing · skin · pork scratchings · pig skin · rendering · rendered fat · food preservation · curing · fat · smoking · chewy · flavoring · schmaltz · frying · drippings · traditional recipes

Categories
  • rinds
Opposites
bacon anatomy

bacon rindback bacon

Cured pork loin slices

bacon fat · rashers

desirability as food

bacon rindprime cut

Superior meat portion

tenderloin · filet mignon · bacon bits · center cut · lean meat

Family

bacon, rind, bacons, rinds, rindless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G