Pork scratchings UK

I like a bag of Mr Porky’s crispy strips, the lighter, puffier ones that don’t break your teeth. I have tried Black Country snacks on the recommendation of someone here - I’m sorry, I can’t remember who - but they were not to my taste.

But we are all different, so give them a go, they seem to be a reputable company. They do a mixed variety pack of 10 bags for about £11 which is a good introduction to their range. Because they have about a million options, which seem to be mostly rebranding of a few core products for different markets. They are wholesale manufacturers and suppliers to the pub trade so posher bags for gastropubs, seems to be same group of products!

They do hard cracklings and lighter puffy types, you get both in the pack, and some plain and some flavoured.

 

Yes they're great value and the unseasoned ones are allegedly cooked in lard (according to the vendor) so no nasty seed oils either.

Edit to add link

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1kg-UNSE...152256?hash=item3b1bd71a40:g:uzMAAOSwPsBeNAWK

 

Black country are good old fashioned real pork scratchings. You keep them fresh by breaking down the 1 Kilo into sealable containers, ziplock bags or small plastic boxes. Bags are good as you the can expel air. The scratchings last well.

 

I keep them in a large jar with a screw top with extra cling film added to keep out the air.
Last a couple of weeks fine.

 

I buy these every 4-6 weeks, I split them into ziplock bags and a kilner jar and try to ration them out.

Pretty good customer service, I got sent an awful batch which had at least 300g of seasoning and were rock hard possibly overcooked and they accepted a return with no questions asked.

 

You're all leading me astray! I've just ordered some - let's see how long they last (uneaten)

 

I buy the Black Country ones on ebay in bulk then pop them in a Kilner jar. The last bag I got had bits so big in I had to break them down to eat . They are great though and just about hard enough for my taste.

I remember the ones in the 70's that were flat and like squares of iron.... so good.

 

The answer a week! really tasty and very moreish, but with my lack of self control I won't be ordering any more for a while

 

I got some too - they whiff like an old fashioned butchers shop with sawdust on the floor, but they should see me through to the new year.

 

I am very lucky to live near a brazilian butchers shop which makes and sells delicious pork scratchings. One of my staples. There are five of these shops in the South East so maybe you are close to one. https://www.braziliancentre.co.uk/

 

I've had my 2nd 1kg bag delivered this morning ...... Will it make it to the New Year?

 

Never heard of these guys before but must have driven past the Brighton and Hove branch more than once.. next time we'll stop off.. ta!

 

Thanks for that. A couple of those are within striking distance for me. I’ll be checking them out for sure.

 

There's an excellent thread somewhere in the forum about making your own, which is very easy! Plus you can do unusual flavours too (I did some excellent garlic and cumin ones).

 

could they be made in an air fryer?

Be nice to be able to make them yourself to help with portion control and experiment with some different flavours, ideally cholula.