chicharrones
Crispy pork skin
Chicharrones are fried pork rinds—pieces of pig skin cooked until crispy and puffed.
Popular throughout Latin America and Spain as a snack or accompaniment, they're eaten plain, seasoned, or with salsa.
The term sometimes extends to other fried items like wheat-based snacks or fried pork belly: We picked up a bag of chicharrones at the gas station.
Sharp snapping noises
- pork rindsFried pig skin
- skinBody's outer layer
- bellyFront midsection
- fatbackPig's back adipose
Snacks or craving them
- nibblesTakes small bites
- bar foodMeals served alongside drinks
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
tapa · cerveza · cantina · snacking · cravings · portable · handheld
Pungent Capsicum pod
- limeAcidic green citrus
- saltSodium chloride compound
- tajinMexican chili-lime seasoning blend
- cuminGround aromatic seed
paprika · vinegar · spicy · tangy · salted · chamoy · hot sauce · seasoning
North American southern nation
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
- ColombiaEquatorial South American republic
mercado · feria · taqueria · Latin America · Oaxaca
crackling
Sharp snapping noises
- pork rindsFried pig skin
- skinBody's outer layer
- bellyFront midsection
crunchy
Breaking with sound
brittle · puffed · airy · bubbly · blistered · crackle · snap · crust · light · puffy
munchies
Snacks or craving them
- nibblesTakes small bites
- bar foodMeals served alongside drinks
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
appetizer · tapa · cerveza · cantina · snacking · cravings · portable · handheld
chile
Pungent Capsicum pod
cumin · paprika · vinegar · spicy · tangy · salted · chamoy · hot sauce · seasoning · dusted
Mexico
North American southern nation
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
Colombia · mercado · feria · taqueria · Latin America · Oaxaca
- Mexican culturetacos, tortillas, guacamole, mariachi, sombreros
- crunchy foodschips, crackers, pretzels, popcorn, celery
- fried foodsfried chicken, french fries, onion rings, chicken nuggets, fried fish
- Latin foodtacos, tamales, burritos, quesadilla, nachos
- Porkbacon, ham, pork chop, pork loin, pork tenderloin
- spicy snackswasabi peas, buffalo chips
chicharronestofu
Coagulated soy milk block
pudding · mashed potatoes · gelatin · custard · congee
chicharroneslean meat
Flesh with little fat
pork tenderloin · chicken breast · turkey breast · skinless chicken · fish fillet