Recipes — Fired pork belly

You can find chicharrónes on the tables in Mexican, Filipino, Argentinian, Cuban, and Spanish, especially during special occasions. What is a chicharron? This dish begins with pork belly or rinds. Depending on your location, a chicharron may become pork belly with skin attached, and others only use pork rinds. In both cases, the skin receives a hardy helping of seasonings and is fried until crispy. What to Expect When it comes to flavor, chicharron packs a wallop. It is savory, rich, and sensual. After you recover from that first bite, you’ll notice the crispy texture married to soft meat. It’s...