Southern Recipe Salt & Vinegar Pork Rinds – My First Animal Ear Shaped Snack

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Fact Sheet
Serving Size: 1 whole bag
Servings Per Bag: as much as possible
Grade
Boring
Brand Southern Recipe
Name/Flavor Pork Rinds Salt & Vinegar
Manufacturer Rudolph
Manufactured in United States
Price Category standard
On Bag Description 0g Carbohydrates, 0g trans fat
Munchies Type Chips
* The information listed above is a combination of both our opinion and what was advertised on the product's bag. We take no responsibility for any idiotic use of the this information. Actually, we advise you to check the product and see for yourself.

I have always been intrigued by pork rinds, but I can honestly say that I’ve never bought any. All I really know about them is that my grandpa had to sneak them into the house because my grandma couldn’t stand the smell or the idea of having such a “low brow” snack in her home, so I dove into this bag of Southern Recipe Salt & Vinegar Pork Rinds with low expectations.

The bag is Ecto-Cooler green and filled with a highly texturized product. They actually look like little pig ears, which I found was more cute than gross – I mean they aren’t claiming to be a food for vegetarians or animal lovers. They are, however; claiming to be high in protein and made from real pork skins and “cracklins.” I don’t know what a cracklin is, but they are full of protein (28g in the 1.75oz package).

Upon opening the bag, the salt and vinegar odor rushed out. Southern Recipe Salt & Vinegar Pork Rinds aren’t as full of flavor as the smell led me to believe, although the vinegar – and less so the salt – is enjoyable.

The rinds were airy and each one popped almost as soon as I put it into my mouth. From there, they were sort of bland and almost dusty. I felt a bit like I was eating an artifact that Indiana Jones had uncovered. The dust particles get stuck to the top of the throat, but surprisingly, I didn’t stop eating them.

My friend and I finished nearly the entire bag saying things like, “I wouldn’t buy them, but I wouldn’t turn them down if they were served at a party,” sort of like Kettle Brand Sea Salt and Vinegar chips. Keep Southern Recipe Salt & Vinegar Pork Rinds on hand for parties with lots of beer because the salty vinegar is a nice compliment and your guests will need something wash them down.  Maybe it’s a Southern thing, as Southern Recipe’s manufacturer, Rudolph’s research shows that’s where they’re most popular. I’m from New York and it’s possible the delicacy is just lost on me.

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One Response to “Southern Recipe Salt & Vinegar Pork Rinds – My First Animal Ear Shaped Snack”

  1. Jeremy says:

    Indeed these are a super dusty snack – as indy would say… it belongs in a museum! But seriously, there are gross I wouldn’t recommend unless you like a mouth full of sand

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