pork rind

Meanings

1. 1nouncountableAmerican

   A crisp piece of fried pig skin, eaten as a salty snack.

   Grammar: Countable: one piece is a pork rind, and a packet contains pork rinds.

   Patterns

   • a bag of pork rinds
   • eat pork rinds
   • pork rinds with dip

   He bought a bag of pork rinds at the gas station.

   The bar serves pork rinds instead of potato chips.

   These pork rinds are too salty for me.

2. 2noununcountable

   The outer skin of a pig, used as food or as an ingredient.

   Grammar: Uncountable when it means the material rather than individual pieces.

   Patterns

   • pork rind in a recipe
   • made from pork rind
   • cook pork rind

   The recipe uses pork rind to add richness.

   Pork rind can be slow-roasted until soft.

   Some sausages are made with pork rind for texture.

Word forms

Common combinations

a bag of pork rinds

She opened a bag of pork rinds during the game.

crunchy pork rinds

The crunchy pork rinds went well with cold drinks.

spicy pork rinds

He prefers spicy pork rinds to plain ones.

pork rinds and dip

They served pork rinds and dip before dinner.

Synonyms and how they differ

pork scratching

British English for the same snack; use it in the UK and pork rind in the US.

crackling

The crisp skin on roast pork, often eaten with the meat rather than as a separate snack.

Word family

pork noun

Meat from a pig.

rind noun

The hard outer skin of some foods, such as bacon or fruit.

Commonly confused: pork rind or pork belly?

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