Scratchings

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Pork scratchings (crispy fried pork rind)

In the black country we say:

Scratchings

This translates to:

Pork scratchings (crispy fried pork rind)

Example Sentence

A pint o' ale and a bag o' scratchings, bostin'!

Description

A well-loved snack in the Black Country (and UK), 'scratchings' are pieces of pork rind and fat that have been fried until crispy.

Random Black Country Slang!

Poorly, Garn, Yow, Dock, Shap, Scratchings, Snidge, Bobhowler, Shed, Ditherin’, Sustifikut, Ooer, Forid, Lugole, Clemmed, Clobber, Chooky, Reasty, Cutherin’, Tranklements, Gamgee, Swilker, Cog-nogger, Spajacks, Puk, Steen, Pie-can, Lughole, Cork-aiver, Wag Mon,