pork scratchings

Crispy fried rinds

Pork scratchings are a British snack made from deep-fried pig skin, typically salted and sold in bags at pubs.

The skin is cooked until hard and crunchy, often with bits of fat still attached.

Americans know a similar product as pork rinds, though pork scratchings tend to be denser and crunchier.

He ordered a pint and a packet of pork scratchings.

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