Whilst travelling through the Appalachian Highlands on the Blue Ridge Parkway a couple of years ago, we saw this welcome sight, and couldn’t resist stopping to buy some of those deliciously crunchy Pork Rinds. Oh Yummy! The good news is that pork rinds are 48% protein and are carbohydrate free? I also read that boiled peanuts have four times the antioxidants of raw or roasted peanuts. I should definitely do that trip again, if only for my health.
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Great capture! 🙂
Thanks, Madhu.
Yum – pork rinds!
🙂 Very yum.
Yum Yum or as we say here in Chile, Ñam Ñam!!
In Chile there are many of these small roadside places that sell food, or fruit, or goat cheese, or fresh produce, etc. etc. They can be some of the places to eat!
Thanks so much for your visit and comment, Zach. I’ve never been to Chile. It sounds delicious. 🙂
Love peanuts, but never tried them boiled. I like them in Chinese food. 🙂
I used to love peanut butter, but since we discovered almond butter in the States, I’ve changed allegiance. 🙂
What about nutella?
Never tried Nutella. Can you believe it? 🙂
There’s still time! 🙂
Haven’t had pork rinds in years (I grew up in KY, nuff said)! I didn’t know that about the nutrition content though. Might have to revisit — ick! I do like boiled pnuts! 🙂
Yes, I won’t hesitate to buy more pork rinds if I see them. 🙂
Mmm, think I’ll give the boiled p-nuts and pork rinds a miss.. 🙂
Hehehe. Very wise, Adrian. 🙂
What a great capture! Pork Rinds and boiled PNuts – sounds like a recipe for stomach upset. 😉
Thanks, Jackie. Only had the pork rinds, and my stomach coped okay. 🙂
Very interesting photo, ad. I would have stopped there too 🙂
Thanks, Hopestar. Yes, I’m sure you would. 🙂
Hello S, thank you for the visit. You know what, I never really left – unless skulking in the background is seen as going awol? Weird music and crazy comments coming up 🙂
Well that’s really nice to know, Marco.
oh wow does this picture scream a story!! and we stopped at a place like this last February – but got boiled peanuts and not rinds – but the crunch sounds yum… and again, what an eclectic shot!
Thanks so much, Yvette. Glad my pic brought back some good memories. 🙂
I love boiled peanuts; hubby can’t stand them!
Sounds like it’s an acquired taste, Sheila. 🙂
Good nutritious facts..and I like both … 🙂
Thanks, YC. I’ve not tried the nuts yet.
When I was a small child at my grandparents farm, we used to make the pork rinds by “rendering” the fat from the hog slaughter in the fall. We cooked it in a huge iron pot made into a brick “oven”. We boiled it until all of the fat was boiled out. Then, we dipped the remaining shrunken fat and rind from the pot. We ate it in sandwiches sometimes and baked it in cornbread. It really was tasty. Now, those boiled peanuts aren’t my cup of tea. They are very salty and taste bitter to me. Lots of people from eastern NC eat them. I really don’t think you missed a thing by skipping the peanuts! Chuckle…
Well, thanks so much for the information on how to make my own pork rinds, George. As I don’t have any pigs of my own, and don’t possess a huge iron pot, I’ll just stick to buying the odd bag of them, on my travels. 🙂 xx
Unknowed for me but i will believe it’s good.
Trust me, Marylou……they are very moreish. 🙂
Fascinating 🙂 I think I would love those pork rinds. What do boiled peanuts taste like? I thought that the red skin is very healthy, but there is no skin when they are cooked.
Apparently they are quite salty, and when they are boiled, the goodness from the skins absorbs into the actual nut. I wouldn’t mind tasting one or two, but wouldn’t risk buying a whole bag. 🙂
🙂 next time you are there, taste some 🙂
Lol, I won’t fight to share your treat!
That’s good news, Gilly. 🙂
I’m in for the pork rinds, not so much for the nuts.
I’m with you, Ruth. We can fight it out over the pork rinds. 🙂
I LOVE pork rinds…they give me a little heartburn, but it’s SO worth it! I just ate my peanuts for today, but dang it!…they weren’t boiled!
I agree with you, Suzanne. Very worth it. 🙂 Now, I suppose you’re going off to boil a few peanuts. 🙂
Actually, I decided to boil eggs…
A much better option. 😀
🙂 🙂
Pork rinds? Is that like pork scratchings? Or pork crackling? I only know that I cracked a tooth on that at a hog roast a couple of years ago – expensive!
The very same, Jude. Sorry about your cracked tooth. That must have put you off crackling for life. 😦
I think my teeth would fall out if I made an attempt on those particular delicacies!
Yes, you do have to be careful, Sarah. Luckily mine survived the ordeal. 🙂
Mm, this has got my taste buds going. Would never have thought of boiling a peanut! 🙂
Me neither, Tish. I didn’t try the peanuts, but now I’ve read about the antioxidants, I will. 🙂
What a fabulous spot. Having grown up on a farm with many pigs I’m going for the nuts though. 🙂
Yes it was, Sue. I understand your feeling about not eating ‘pets’. It was for this same reason, that my dad would never eat chicken.
Love your justification Sylvia. 🙂
Hehehe……..well one has to have one. 🙂
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crunchy pork rinds….am drooling! 🙂 love roadside stops like these!
Yummy yum. Me too, Lola. 🙂
If you do, give me a heads up and come to the Tennessee side of the smokeys, I’ll give you and your hubby a personal guided tour of Cades Cove and maybe get to see some Black Bears.. 🙂
Thanks so much, Ed. That sounds really exciting. I’ll bear it in mind. 🙂
What a treasure of a place, a great find 🙂
I’ll second that, Sherri. Those pork rinds kept my mouth busy for quite a while. 🙂
I bet 😉
An interesting place to stop and investigate.
Yes it was, and of course we did make some purchases. 🙂
That goes without saying – one always does at these places.
I love small family adventures like this one.
Me too, Laurie. We were driving from Florida up to New Jersey, so this was a welcome stop along the route. 🙂
Mmmmmm, pork rinds. Mouth watering.
Mine too. 🙂