# Nothing like a glass of wine, some pork rinds and a tub o' dip... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354 "2003-07-10T00:13:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/1 "2003-07-10T00:13:51Z")
…to take your mind of everything but sex. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/2 "2003-07-10T00:19:33Z")
of off sex, depending how you look at it. lol:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/3 "2003-07-10T00:24:41Z")
Ugh. I highly doubt that anything could take my mind _off_ sex faster than the sight, thought or smell (especially the smell) of pork rinds. :barfing smiley: ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/4 "2003-07-10T00:28:02Z")
Well, when you’re lo carbing, you don’t have a choice… ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/5 "2003-07-10T01:28:26Z")
I love pork rinds, but I have to have the kind with that hot-powder or whatever-the-hell-it-is on them. The plain ones smell and taste a little, er, _natural_. What kind of dip are you using anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/6 "2003-07-10T03:10:22Z")
Pork rinds and wine, that sounds like classic geek _dinner and drinks_ to me. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/7 "2003-07-10T03:18:24Z")
I have a question about pork rinds, it is so odd that the subject came up! I have been a vegetarian for a long, long time…and I usually grab a snack out of the vending machine mid-afternoon. I prefer one of those “spicy” type chips. As my favorite selection was out, I chose “spicy pork rinds.” As I was eating them (they weren’t all that) I scanned the ingredients…and the first one listed was PORK RINDS. Please, God, someone tell me I didn’t eat an animal by-product…especially one that sucked that hard. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/8 "2003-07-10T03:23:53Z")
Um, maybe I’m being whooshed but did the word “pork” kinda slip by you? Pork rinds are the skin of pigs deep fried. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/9 "2003-07-10T03:39:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeadlyAccurate \* > \*\*Um, maybe I’m being whooshed but did the word “pork” kinda slip by you? Pork rinds are the skin of pigs deep fried. \*\* Well, it was the first time I tried those, as it was the first time they appeared in the vending machine…and I had a sinking feeling as I was eating them that something was very wrong. Not good. So, I could have just as easily violated my personal moral code, that I’ve adhered to for so long – by eating a freaking Big Mac. Which I would have enjoyed, as opposed to the nasty pork rinds… :::😱:::: ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/10 "2003-07-10T04:08:15Z")
Not only are they pork skins, they’re also deep fried in **lard**! You got the best (or worst) of both worlds there, **Blonde**. I regret to say that this is the first time I’ve actually seen you live up the the perjorative connotation of your user name. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/11 "2003-07-10T04:20:07Z")
Hey! Combine dip, pork rinds, and sex. Wash hands before returning to the keyboard, tho… ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/12 "2003-07-10T07:20:25Z")
In all honesty, one of my favorite snacks is spicy pork rinds with sharp cheddar cheez whiz squeezed on. [sub]I’m so white trash.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/13 "2003-07-10T07:35:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CelticCowboy \* > In all honesty, one of my favorite snacks is spicy pork rinds with sharp cheddar cheez whiz squeezed on. > > [sub]I’m so white trash.[/sub] I hope you’re chasing that with store brand diet soda. ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/14 "2003-07-10T12:28:20Z")
I was dipping them in a low carb french onion dip. I usuallydon’t need to eat something when I’m drinking wine but I felt like it and it was lo carb lol. I didn’t get sex tho ☹ what a rip off ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/15 "2003-07-10T13:13:57Z")
Pork Rinds are my dirty little culinary secret. God how I love them. I eat a bag a week. Blonde, your posts were jokes, right? ---
**Author:** ![bayonet1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bayonet1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bayonet1976)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/16 "2003-07-10T13:26:21Z")
I’d never heard of pork rinds before coming to the US. However, the Cuban version of pork rinds kicks your american pork rind’s butt, IMO of course. It’s called “chicharrones”, and unlike pork rinds which are just a thin layer of deep fried pork skin, chicharrones are one or two inch square pieces of pork belly, with skin attached, deep fried in lard, much more substantial and much more flavor too. Think pork rinds with a bit of bacon. And as a side benefit, there’s no way **Blonde** would’ve failed to notice they’re an animal product. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/17 "2003-07-10T13:30:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JuanitaTech \* > \*\*Blonde, your posts were jokes, right? \*\* Right! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zorro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/18 "2003-07-10T14:02:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bayonet1976 \* > \*\*I’d never heard of pork rinds before coming to the US. However, the Cuban version of pork rinds kicks your american pork rind’s butt, IMO of course. It’s called “chicharrones”, and unlike pork rinds which are just a thin layer of deep fried pork skin, chicharrones are one or two inch square pieces of pork belly, with skin attached, deep fried in lard, much more substantial and much more flavor too. Think pork rinds with a bit of bacon. > > \*\* Cuban-schmuban! You can get a big plate of **pork scratchings** in the Anglesea Arms in Onslow Gardens as a bar snack for the extortionate sum of £2.95. But I agree that they’re lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/19 "2003-07-10T14:33:40Z")
I was sitting here thinking that this was a misplaced entry for the “Three Purchases” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Tomcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354/20 "2003-07-10T15:46:57Z")
**Eilsel** , want something better? Wanna know a little secret? C’mere… …Guiness Stout is only 5 carbs per glass. Yep. Instead of wine, you can munch your chips-n-dip with a stout beer and live it up! -Tcat [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-like-a-glass-of-wine-some-pork-rinds-and-a-tub-o-dip/187354.md?page=2)