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pork scratchings
plural noun
- small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
Example Sentences
Pork scratchings linked to salmonella poisoning have left at least 12 people needing hospital treatment.
Tayto Group Ltd operates from six sites across the UK manufacturing a range of products including pork scratchings, crisps and popcorn.
The question has sparked a bizarre discussion about some of England’s favourite snacks: fries, chips and pork scratchings - roasted pork rind - do not count as a meal, according to a government minister quizzed on the status of the delicacies.
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said a substantial meal was clear - and did not include snacks such as pork scratchings, crisps or chips but did include Cornish pasties and possibly sausage rolls.
“A substantial meal means the kind of meal that you’d have for lunch or the kind of meal you’d have for dinner - a proper meal. It doesn’t mean a packet of crisps or a plate of chips or a bag of pork scratchings,” Jenrick told Sky.
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