Chitterlings

Chitterlings (pronounced "CHIT-lins" and sometimes spelled chitlins) are the small intestines of a pig that have been prepared as food. They are considered a type of offal.

As regional and ethnic cuisine

Chitterlings are eaten most frequently in the Deep South of the United States, and are usually part of a larger meal that includes collard greens, fried chicken, and other traditional Southern foods.

Related Topics:
Deep South - United States - Collard greens - Fried chicken

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Even more than with most elements of soul food, "chitlins" are associated predominantly with African Americans, but are also enjoyed by many Southern whites as well.

Related Topics:
Soul food - African American - Southern - Whites

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Other cultures have fried intestine recipes, for example as part of the Latin American (and especially Argentinian) mixed grill dish parillada, where they are known as chinchulines and may be of lamb.

Related Topics:
Latin America - Argentinian - Parillada - Lamb

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Filipino cuisine features a recipe of fried pork intestines called "silit".

Related Topics:
Filipino - Cuisine

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