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scratchings
What does scratchings mean?
Deep-fried, salted pig skin. The defining Black Country pub snack — properly hard, properly salty, with bits of hair that prove they're the real deal. Born in the West Midlands in the 1800s when families slaughtered their own pigs and rendered the skin into something that'd keep on the shelf and sell over the bar.
"Pint of mild and a bag o' scratchings, please."
Frequently asked questions
What does scratchings mean?
Scratchings are deep-fried pork rind — the classic Black Country pub snack.
How do you use scratchings in a sentence?
"Get us a bag of scratchings with the pints."
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