chitterling
Fried hog intestines
Chitterlings are the small intestines of a pig, cleaned and prepared as food.
Usually plural: We're having chitterlings for New Year's.
The dish has deep roots in Southern American and African American cuisine, often slow-cooked or fried.
Also spelled chitlins or chitlings.
Edible animal organs
- tripeStomach lining or nonsense
- entrailsInternal digestive organs
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- visceraAbdominal organs collectively
bowel · casings · innards · variety meat · intestine · colon · small intestine · large intestine
Swine, or monopolize
- swineDomestic porcine animals
- pigDomesticated swine for meat
- slaughterKilling for meat
- butcheringProcessing animals into cuts
offal · variety meat · whole hog · nose-to-tail · pork belly · ham hocks · pig feet · crackling
Sturdy leafy vegetable
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
- black-eyed peasCream-colored legumes with dark spots
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
- ham hocksCured pig ankle joint
grits · fatback · neckbones · pig feet · crackling · hot sauce · vinegar · Juneteenth
offal
Edible animal organs
viscera · bowel · casings · innards · variety meat · intestine · colon · small intestine · large intestine · cleaning
hog
Swine, or monopolize
butchering · offal · variety meat · whole hog · nose-to-tail · pork belly · ham hocks · pig feet · crackling · fatback
collard greens
Sturdy leafy vegetable
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
- black-eyed peasCream-colored legumes with dark spots
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
ham hocks · grits · fatback · neckbones · pig feet · crackling · hot sauce · vinegar · Juneteenth · New Year's
boiled
Heated until bubbling
simmered · seasoned · battered · crispy · tender · cleaned · prepared · tripas · tripe soup · menudo
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
- strongHaving great physical power
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- smellOlfactory perception
odor · vinegar · cleaning · soaking · boiling · acquired taste · potent · earthy · gamey · rich
chitterlingfilet mignon
Boneless cut from loin
prime rib · tenderloin · ribeye · porterhouse · prime cut
chitterlingfoie gras
Fattened waterfowl liver
caviar · lobster thermidor · beef Wellington · haute cuisine · truffle