Chicken cracklings

Pieces of chicken skin and fat rendered to a golden-brown colour and a crisp texture, saltish, with a roasted chicken taste, as a snack with beer and a sprinkle for mash and porridge.

Chicken cracklings are pieces of chicken skin and subcutaneous fat rendered over a slow heat to a golden-brown colour and a crisp brittle texture, saltish, with a rich roasted chicken taste and aroma. They are served as a crunchy snack with beer, sprinkled over mashed potato, porridge, salads, potato pancakes and scrambled eggs, put into fillings and spreads, and the rendered chicken fat (schmaltz) is used for frying.