Information AboutChitlin |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT CHITTERLINGS | |
| soul food | |
| african american culture | |
| peasant foods | |
| pork | |
| offal | |
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PREPARATION Chitterlings are carefully cleaned before they are cooked by boiling or stewing, and are often battered and fried crispy after the stewing process. 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. Also, chitterlings are used for sausage casings. Even more than with most elements of Soul Food , "chitlins" are associated predominantly with African American s, but are also enjoyed by many Southern Whites as well. Other cultures have fried intestine recipes, for example as part of the Latin America n (and especially Argentinian ) mixed grill dish '' Parillada '', where they are known as ''chinchulines'' and may be of Lamb . Filipino Cuisine features a recipe of fried pork intestines called " Silit ", not to mention " Chicharon Bulaklak ," deep-fried pork intestines. FOOD SAFETY CAUTION Care must be taken when preparing chitterlings, due to the high possibility of disease being spread with chitterlings which have not been cleaned or cooked properly. These diseases/bacteria include '' Yersinia Enterocolitica '' as well as '' Salmonella ''. Chitterlings must be soaked and rinsed thoroughly in several different cycles of cool water, and repeatedly picked clean by hand, removing extra fat and specks. The chitterlings are then boiled and simmered until tender. SEE ALSO |
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