These crispy, crunchy pork products are staples of Southern snacking. Fact checked by Isaac Winter Medically reviewed by Jerlyn Jones, MS, MPA, RDN, LD, CLT Pork is a big part of Southern culture.

Few snacks hit the salty, savory craving quite like pork cracklings. Traditionally deep-fried and heavy, they’ve now gotten a lighter makeover thanks to the air fryer. With just a bit of prep and no ...

Sunday is National Pork Rind Appreciation Day*, and what better way to celebrate than with a bag of cracklins? Sure, cracklins are a different from pork rinds. They're a Southern specialty, where the ...

Pork Cracklin’s from Saratoga Country Store in Bed-Stuy, or is it Ocean Hill? Seeing Sarah DiGregorio’s piece on pork cracklin’ rice krispie treats made my mouth water for just the cracklin’s (aka ...

You'll needa couple of 'cracklin slabs' about 1 to 2 inches thick, 8 to 10 inches wide, and 10 to 12 inches long. You can buy these at many of the butcher shops up and down Airline Highway and on Old ...

Use a roast with the skin-on and it will crisp up into an incredible savory-salty pork cracklin’. Instead of using one larger bone-in pork loin roast, this recipe calls for two smaller ones. This ...

Make classic Southern cornbread with a crispy crust in a cast iron skillet! Trace shares his family recipe and variations, like adding pork cracklins and a touch of sugar. Garden Party is available to ...

You’ve seen it on menus, here’s an introduction to cooking pork belly at home. Andee Gosnell is a San Francisco born, Birmingham-based food photographer, writer, and recipe developer with five years ...

My first experience with cracklins came when I moved to Houma, Louisiana, after college. I’d make the hour drive to New Orleans on weekend nights, and along the way, there were two important stops: ...

Bite into a link of smoked boudin at Truth Barbeque, in Houston, or 1701 Barbecue, in Beaumont, and the influence of Louisiana’s Cajun country on Texas barbecue is undeniable. Over the last decade, ...