Real Chicharrónes

June 26, 2009|Richard Nikoley||

Picked up this morning by my father-in-law from a local Mexican market, Los Reyes, in Vista, CA. So good. Crunchy, but chewy all at the same time.

Real Chicharrones

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3 Comments

  1. Kath Lockett on June 27, 2009 at 00:28

    Hi there Mr 'Free the Animal', I'm an occasional lurker via Blog explosion and think you're brilliant for taking control of your health, weight and diet.

    …as an Australian whose only Spanish influences are chocolate and the occasional taco shell, what are Chicharrones?



  2. Tin Tin on June 27, 2009 at 00:58

    tasteofcuba.com/chicharrones.html



  3. Richard Nikoley on June 27, 2009 at 06:25

    They're pork skin and fat rendered, then deep fried in lard.