I am a mad fan of pork scratchings, and usually buy multi pack of Mr porky. but can you give details of your fave 'Midland ' snacks, as I can't find them here in north east, and wouldf like to check them out.
Hi, think you're telling porkies that you don't like pork scratchings lol 😆 😂 🤣. My husband is addicted to them at the minute, he buys Mr Porky and Midlands and if you check the bags look very similar, colour and style, and check the address on both packets it's the same even postcode. So are yhe Midland, Mr Porky in disguise 🥸 🤔. Keep up the great with love your videos Kat n Shaun xx 😍
Love these little gems. I once had a full card of Pork scratchings delivered to my working address and hung them on my office wall. My colleagues are mostly Vegans and health food promoters. When they walked into the office and saw that ambrosia hanging off the wall there was a riot. Fun vid and memories. Crunch away.
Thank you. I'm a Black Country boy and I know you can't beat our scratchings, since moving to Nottingham I've never found proper scratchings. Your video inspired me - I've just taken a slab of pork belly out of the freezer and tomorrow I'll be making scratchings from the skin plus dry curing the lean for bacon 😊
Here in America we have to search hi and low to try and get some fat on our pork loin, all the skin is removed so we haven't had a British real pork roast in years with all the skin on that is.
My stepdad used to love pork scratchings. One day his pack went missing and he had us looking all over the house, I eventually found them behind the sofa. Our cat had nicked them and was tucking in and licking his lips. My stepdad was furious. It was comical😂😂
@@mandy5313 yeah I'd actually opened them the night before but didn't finish them, so I folded the packet over a few times and stuck a peg on it to hold it closed....luckily enough they weren't clever enough to take it off with their cat thumbs 🤣🤣
I tried Mr. Porky recently, since I was desperate to feed my scratchings addiction, they’re decent, too expensive. In my opinion, the best ones are from small independent factories in the West Midlands, that come in rudimentary packaging, 200g for £2.
I'm off pork crackling for life...I made a beautiful roast pork joint just for dinner a few weeks ago and made sure the crackling good and crispy. I bit into a piece of it and I heard one of my back teeth cracking. An expensive trip to the dentist followed! 😕
When I was working on the M6 12 years back...we used to visit Walsall pretty much every night and get our lunch from either Caspians kebab shop or "The Pork Joint" next door... get a pulled pork roll and a big chunk of their crackling!...yummm! 😁👍
I prefer the traditional style of pork scratchings to those airy ones. Funnily enough, if you google pork scratchings they're supposed to be quite healthy as the types of fat in them are good for heart health. On the downside they're high in calories and salt which isn't good for you. I have a packet now and then rather than eating them too often. Watch your teeth though..I've cracked a couple of mine eating them !
I love them. Here in Australia you can get a brand that is just pork and nothing else like cooking oils or anything. You stick them in the microwave in their bag like popcorn and they're ready good.
Well done Gareth. My favourite review of yours so far. I am a fiend for pork scratchings. The Snaffling pig comapny do an advent calendar, different flavoured pack a day, not cheap but good tasty fun, you should look it up for next christmas. Pork crunch is edible but they are not proper scratchings and I don't think they pretend to be but I'd still eat them.... if there were no scratchings. Keep up the good work pal
I used to work round the corner from where they made the black country scratching. The smell was incredible. But I used to buy 5kg bags from them. Farmfoods sell the black country ones for about 80p
You can't beat the traditional, black country pork scratchings. They also make hot pork scratchings, with jalapenos, and double crunch pork scratchings. Pulled pork, pork scratchings, and pork crunch, in original, salt and vinegar, and hot jalapeno flavours. We have tried lots of different pork scratchings and pork crunch, but always go back to the black country, they are the best. Nice to see you reviewing them though , 👍😋
I make pork scratchings at home and they turn out like the pork crunch. It is the fat puffing up in the oil. Love pork scratchings and that is coming from a scotsman. Great vid again. Take care
Pork rinds are so very popular here in Texas because they're not only popular among Anglos, but also Hispanics and in Mexico. All kind of flavors, Bacon-etts are the most popular put out by Frito-Lay. All the stores have their own brands. We can even buy the huge ones, most of a pigskin side, home made in some Hispanic markets.
I live up in Iowa but I'm British by birth and honestly pork rinds aren't as good as pork scratchings, if you get a chance try the British ones and you'll see what I mean
Most of the commercial pork scratchings we get in Australia are too dry, like the pork crunch you showed. There is one company called Pascal's Pork Scratchings that make them properly with some nice fat. They really only sell online and are VERY expensive. 6 x 100 gram packets are $53.95 Australian Dollars (30 British Pounds 😳). I love them but don't buy them often because of the price.
Them midland ones are exactly the same as the Black Country ones that he asked you to try and they are a good scratching on me way to get a couple of cans and some scratchings now to watch the rugby with great Saturday 👍😂
There's a Latin American community in my area and a traditional dish is chicharron which is basically a block of pork scratchings with meat attached. When I discovered a local (ish) Colombian butchers I'd buy the raw ingredient and now I cook my own. Definitely the cheapest and best!
Watching you review these pork scratchings reminded me of what I was missing so I ordered two packets from Iceland this afternoon when I done my shopping. I usually get Mr Porky original but I don't taste that much difference between the brands. The worse ones are those that almost break your nashers. I agree they need to be quite salty and soft enough to make them pleasant to eat. I think these are ideal to eat with a nice pint!
Love your videos mate; you are awesome and nice. Just a little suggestion: I know you talked about which one was the cheapest and which was the dearest, but could you also do price per gram, because it might be that something that is dearer than something else may well be cheaper if you compare price per gram.
The pork crunch variety are great with a jalapeño flavouring and you get the bonus of 'drinking' the powder left at the bottom of the bag. Delicious but does feel like your mouth is on fire.
After moving to the US almost 23 years ago now I still miss the traditional British pork scratchings, all you can get here is pork rinds witch is a soft almost melt in the mouth versions, the traditional ones that are hard just aren't available in America
Hi Gaz. I like a pork scratching to be crispy on the outside with that soft bit in the middle and not too salty and like it to be golden brown - I hate it when you get the burnt ones in there. Have tried all of those you have there and I reckon the best ones are a toss up between the B&M multipack ones and the Midland Snack ones. Looking at some images on Google, the Midland Snack ones seem to have 3 different bag variations - one is the bag you have there, then there is a similar looking bag except the logo says MS (rather than M) and finally there is a completely different bag which is clear and says MS Traditional Black Country Pork Scratchings - all seem to be currently available so not sure what the deal is with the bag variations but I remember trying the ones in the clear bag a few years back and they were excellent but not seen them for ages. You are 'spot on' about the Pork Crunch - I tried some from Asda way back around 2005/6 and I just thought they were like Quavers but more thick and a bit bland.
One of my favourite quick lunches is sliced pork from a packet microwaved in gravy then add stuffing, apple sauce and a bag of pork scratchings. Takes 5 minutes. Served in an oven bottom muffin or similar.
hi graham hope you are well.the best pork scratchings are the ones that you get from your local pork butchers.they are fresh.and wholesum and very tasty and crunchy.have a great weekend keep well
PS--the ones popular here in Texas are the airy, light ones rather than the heavy ones with a bunch of fat on them. They are popular in original salty flavor but also in BBQ and extra hot spice.
due to a lack of teeth and previous "pork scratching" teeth breakages i love the ones you dont, the red packet of pork crunch, but must admit the ones you could not get, the black country ones are the best. top vid yet again.
Pork scratchings is like manna from heaven. I used to get mine from the local butcher when i lived in the uk. Unfortunately due to high blood pressure I have to refrain from these gold nuggets. Well, thanks Gareth for testing these for us. I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you.
Great video - love pork scratchings! I’m the same as you - love the midland ones and if I can’t get them then I’ll go for the Mr Porky. I remember being disappointed when I picked up the bag that was just like pork flavoured quavers! 😂 There used to be a brand that a lot of the pubs stocked years ago. Can’t remember who it was but I still think these ones were the best I’d had.
ngl these are a guilty pleasure, used to have em all the time untill one day i chipped a back tooth on one chipped it clean off ever since then i have been hesitant about them so now i get the softish ones
I'm not surprised to see the Midland Snacks ones coming out on top - whenever I used to see those for sale in the pub, I'd know I was getting some good scratchings.
The ones you chose are the ones I get at Home Bargains or Poundland. I’m not against the light ones, I remember years ago when Lidl had a Scandinavian foods specials week, and they had some Danish light ones. They were very nice, but I haven’t seen them since. Some pubs sell J,s in clear bags and there really big and hard. We used to call them Granny’s Toenails! Lol
The blue packet scratchins are £1.40 in my tesco in heysham / morecambe plus they have weird shapes in most bags not all the same like the ones you got lol plus have different tastes in every bag i get
I buy Ray Gray pork scratchings from the local butchers not sure where they come from,they are proper teeth breakers but they are so nice and are £1.20 per bag
I'm subscribing on the basis of the pork scratching test ALONE. I love em. Tesco's Pork Crunch are less then convincing. No ft on em either. Serious omission. The other Tesco type are too refined looking. Not really in the spirit of a scratching. The 3rd and 4th looked the best. Great video. Nothing like a bit of crackly pig skin. Cheers.
Haven't watched it yet, but i'm guessing the Midland Snacks ones are what you preferred i think they are the best pork scratching's ever, although i've never had the ones you were recommended i'll have to keep my eye out for those.
Growing up in the Black Country, Scratchings were common place, and the only places that you could buy them were in small bags from.pubs (KVE) or from the butcher's, who made them themselves, and sold them lose - the best one's - they'd be on a tray displayed in his window. I have to say that, having been vegetarian for the past 15 years, it's been quite a time since l've had any.
The best pork scatchings ive had was from a butcher shop very good. And your right those pulled one dont taste the same. Keep tastong I will keep watching.
I have always referred to pork crunch as pigs ears. They're okay, but not the same really. I have to concur with your recommendation though, Black Country ones are good! Thanks for the video and keep up the great work Gareth.
Love pork scratchings,but always put off if I found one with a pig hair on it, the rest of the bag went in the bin........until the next time I had a craving for them😁😁😁, love the video Gareth.
Tried some from my corner shop over a decade ago they were like the airy ones the crap uns they were nasty ,first Time trying I haven't tried any since put me of.
now this is my kind of review but i used to love these from the local butchers but they're just not the same anymore but them midland snacks pork scratching look nice so I'll get them from asda on Tuesday lol already got them hotdog sausages from asda that you reviewed to try 2day for dinner/tea
My local butchers shop at Portway Farm Shop near Upton St Leonard, Gloucester, make their own scratchings and sell them in big bags, they are to die for!!
They're so salty, I love them. Proper old school pork scratching. I don't know if Mr Porky has tried to present a healthier image since using the old snazzy packaging by reducing the salt, but they taste pretty bland nowadays to me
I knew straight up which would be your favorite, as there mine too and always get a pack at my local with a few pints. Can't beat them! Midland snacks all day long.
Pork Crunch are pork puffs, not scratchings, it should say on the back of the pack. Openshaws (the company that makes them) also make actual pork scratchings, which come in a yellow bag
Great review Gareth. Like you I'm a big fan of scratchings. I live near Wolverhampton. The black country ones are the Best! Like most ASDA's our local one stocks local products, including G. Simmons and Sons. They are the best scratchings I've tasted from a supermarket. They are not the cheapest at £1.70 for 6 x 20g packs, but well worth it! Even their version of the 'puffy' pork crunch are nice. They even do a sweet chilli version too! Although they are still not as good as the ones the local farm shop/butchers produced, where I used to live.😛
As soon as I saw the line up I knew you'd go for the midland snack traditionals I get them all the time but can usually only find them in little corner shops and off licences along with the black County one's .. they've got an almost creamy salty flavour that leaves the others standing. As for the "Pork Crunch" well all I can say is f@+?£#@ ~+ite ! Also I make my own chicken scratchings - beef scratchings & even lamb scratchings you know stuff that people generally throw out I don't. These companies must make a fortune ! And let's face it its (no skin off they're backs) hey ! 😉 Really interesting subject Gareth literally a subject close to my heart ! thanks for posting.. 👍 😁
In the Northeast we have (Help For Heroes pork Crackling ) not sure who the manufacturer are ...but percentage goes towards the armed forces charity ,and they are the best i have tried
Farmers market ones home made are usually lovely too. Hasn't the times changed Gareth i know a lot of workmates who are the main cook at home, even though the go to work still go home and do the cooking, roll back a couple of generations and if a bloke did any cooking, he would of been called, by work mates
We live in Spain and at xmas we got some at Aldi Spain. They were very very good. Have no idea what they cost but they were moreish. Enjoyed your video.
I'm scatching my head over the Pork Crunch one's I like the Original pork scatchings remember back in the day as a bar snack , times long gone If we have a pork joint the skin is always removed first to cook seperate and soak in Boiling water first , it causes the skin to blister for added crunch
We have something in common Baldie Boy , I'm addicted to the Midland Snack Traditional Pork Scratchings best taste ever, £1 a bag in Iceland can't go wrong 👍
Hi Gareth, interesting video, thanks. I used to enjoy Shakey's Pork Scratchings. Real depth of salty flavour, lovely balance of meat/skin with hard crunch and entirely satisfying, but they placed the old molars at risk of damage. Sadly, the gent who ran the enterprise from a small shop on Portland in Dorset UK, John Shakespeare (hence 'Shakey's’), retired fairly recently and Shakey's is no more. Please do carry on with your reviews, they're great!
I do love pork scratchings but worry about eating too many of them. I've made my own before and they were too moreish lol! The fatty crunchy ones looked the best Gareth.
My favourite is a brand called THE CURATORS, it's pork crunch and I get them in Sainsbury's and they are delicious, I can't do normal ones as my teeth can't take it but back in the day I used to love proper pork scratchings.
Absolutely no sympathy for you whatsoever Gareth. Only envy 🤤 It's not everyday you get to taste test 5 different brands of pork scratchings. I like the mini packs idea, great at the bar with a coldie. These can be so morish to the point of over indulgence. You have to get the deep fryer fired up and make your own scratchings. Way to easy to make. In Australia they're called pork crackles and they can be a bit airy, and not so concentrated in texture. But bloody delicious mate. Top review today Gareth. Cheers 👍🤤👍
Hi Ive been watching your channel for a couple of months now and I’m loving it :) was just wondering do you ever worry about your health when doing these videos x
Great night last night on the live. This video was done yesterday. Thank you all 😋👍👍
I am a mad fan of pork scratchings, and usually buy multi pack of Mr porky. but can you give details of your fave 'Midland ' snacks, as I can't find them here in north east, and wouldf like to check them out.
Yeh it was a good night cheers .
Oh no missed it!
Was a fun night 😀
Hi, think you're telling porkies that you don't like pork scratchings lol 😆 😂 🤣.
My husband is addicted to them at the minute, he buys Mr Porky and Midlands and if you check the bags look very similar, colour and style, and check the address on both packets it's the same even postcode. So are yhe Midland, Mr Porky in disguise 🥸 🤔. Keep up the great with love your videos Kat n Shaun xx 😍
Love these little gems. I once had a full card of Pork scratchings delivered to my working address and hung them on my office wall. My colleagues are mostly Vegans and health food promoters. When they walked into the office and saw that ambrosia hanging off the wall there was a riot. Fun vid and memories. Crunch away.
Thank you. I'm a Black Country boy and I know you can't beat our scratchings, since moving to Nottingham I've never found proper scratchings. Your video inspired me - I've just taken a slab of pork belly out of the freezer and tomorrow I'll be making scratchings from the skin plus dry curing the lean for bacon 😊
You're welcome
Here in America we have to search hi and low to try and get some fat on our pork loin, all the skin is removed so we haven't had a British real pork roast in years with all the skin on that is.
My stepdad used to love pork scratchings. One day his pack went missing and he had us looking all over the house, I eventually found them behind the sofa. Our cat had nicked them and was tucking in and licking his lips. My stepdad was furious. It was comical😂😂
There used to be old cat food ads back in the day that said '9 out of 10 cats prefer...'
I found a pack of frazzles on the kitchen floor in the morning...luckily enough the cats hadn't managed to break into them lol!
@@luvuforeverjames 😂
@@mandy5313 yeah I'd actually opened them the night before but didn't finish them, so I folded the packet over a few times and stuck a peg on it to hold it closed....luckily enough they weren't clever enough to take it off with their cat thumbs 🤣🤣
I love real pork scratchings . Unfortunately they don't like me.
I tried Mr. Porky recently, since I was desperate to feed my scratchings addiction, they’re decent, too expensive.
In my opinion, the best ones are from small independent factories in the West Midlands, that come in rudimentary packaging, 200g for £2.
I'm off pork crackling for life...I made a beautiful roast pork joint just for dinner a few weeks ago and made sure the crackling good and crispy. I bit into a piece of it and I heard one of my back teeth cracking. An expensive trip to the dentist followed! 😕
Oh dear
Those black country pork scratchings are good...Local to me in Walsall available in farmfoods but may not be available your way..🙂
When I was working on the M6 12 years back...we used to visit Walsall pretty much every night and get our lunch from either Caspians kebab shop or "The Pork Joint" next door... get a pulled pork roll and a big chunk of their crackling!...yummm! 😁👍
My favourite are the Mr Porky strips. They come in a light pink, individual 35g packets. Just delicious!
That was such a brilliant video Gareth. I adore The midland ones. They are a total Explosion of flavour.
Cheers Dale
I used to live on pork scratching when i was on the keto diet lol, I used to buy mine from the local butcher and the bag was huge for £2.50
Yep, same, a great and some may say tastier alternative to crisps, love them.
Ones in a white packet with light blue writing are my real faves but those Midlands ones are belters
I prefer the traditional style of pork scratchings to those airy ones. Funnily enough, if you google pork scratchings they're supposed to be quite healthy as the types of fat in them are good for heart health. On the downside they're high in calories and salt which isn't good for you. I have a packet now and then rather than eating them too often. Watch your teeth though..I've cracked a couple of mine eating them !
Same here on the tooth splinters!
Nothing wrong with salt. And calories from animal products aren't a problem either.
I love them. Here in Australia you can get a brand that is just pork and nothing else like cooking oils or anything. You stick them in the microwave in their bag like popcorn and they're ready good.
Sounds great! Cheers pal, all the best.
Hope you’re well thanks to you now I can’t get enough of pork scratchings great video
Thank you! You too!
Well done Gareth.
My favourite review of yours so far.
I am a fiend for pork scratchings.
The Snaffling pig comapny do an advent calendar, different flavoured pack a day, not cheap but good tasty fun, you should look it up for next christmas.
Pork crunch is edible but they are not proper scratchings and I don't think they pretend to be but I'd still eat them.... if there were no scratchings.
Keep up the good work pal
Cheers Billy
I used to work round the corner from where they made the black country scratching. The smell was incredible. But I used to buy 5kg bags from them. Farmfoods sell the black country ones for about 80p
Cheers Andrew
You can't beat the traditional, black country pork scratchings. They also make hot pork scratchings, with jalapenos, and double crunch pork scratchings. Pulled pork, pork scratchings, and pork crunch, in original, salt and vinegar, and hot jalapeno flavours. We have tried lots of different pork scratchings and pork crunch, but always go back to the black country, they are the best. Nice to see you reviewing them though , 👍😋
I make pork scratchings at home and they turn out like the pork crunch. It is the fat puffing up in the oil. Love pork scratchings and that is coming from a scotsman. Great vid again. Take care
Cheers pal sounds great pal
Pork rinds are so very popular here in Texas because they're not only popular among Anglos, but also Hispanics and in Mexico. All kind of flavors, Bacon-etts are the most popular put out by Frito-Lay. All the stores have their own brands. We can even buy the huge ones, most of a pigskin side, home made in some Hispanic markets.
I live up in Iowa but I'm British by birth and honestly pork rinds aren't as good as pork scratchings, if you get a chance try the British ones and you'll see what I mean
@@psknowlag3446 So True... there's a major difference.
Most of the commercial pork scratchings we get in Australia are too dry, like the pork crunch you showed. There is one company called Pascal's Pork Scratchings that make them properly with some nice fat. They really only sell online and are VERY expensive. 6 x 100 gram packets are $53.95 Australian Dollars (30 British Pounds 😳). I love them but don't buy them often because of the price.
Them midland ones are exactly the same as the Black Country ones that he asked you to try and they are a good scratching on me way to get a couple of cans and some scratchings now to watch the rugby with great Saturday 👍😂
There's a Latin American community in my area and a traditional dish is chicharron which is basically a block of pork scratchings with meat attached. When I discovered a local (ish) Colombian butchers I'd buy the raw ingredient and now I cook my own. Definitely the cheapest and best!
I do love pork scratchings, never gone beyond Mr Porky. I will have to try different brands. Pork crunch is ok, but scratchings are way better 🙂
Watching you review these pork scratchings reminded me of what I was missing so I ordered two packets from Iceland this afternoon when I done my shopping. I usually get Mr Porky original but I don't taste that much difference between the brands. The worse ones are those that almost break your nashers. I agree they need to be quite salty and soft enough to make them pleasant to eat. I think these are ideal to eat with a nice pint!
Glad you like them!
Love your videos mate; you are awesome and nice. Just a little suggestion: I know you talked about which one was the cheapest and which was the dearest, but could you also do price per gram, because it might be that something that is dearer than something else may well be cheaper if you compare price per gram.
Cheers yes it's just a taste test mate.
The pork crunch variety are great with a jalapeño flavouring and you get the bonus of 'drinking' the powder left at the bottom of the bag. Delicious but does feel like your mouth is on fire.
Sounds great!
After moving to the US almost 23 years ago now I still miss the traditional British pork scratchings, all you can get here is pork rinds witch is a soft almost melt in the mouth versions, the traditional ones that are hard just aren't available in America
Cheers pal 😋👍
Hi Gaz.
I like a pork scratching to be crispy on the outside with that soft bit in the middle and not too salty and like it to be golden brown - I hate it when you get the burnt ones in there.
Have tried all of those you have there and I reckon the best ones are a toss up between the B&M multipack ones and the Midland Snack ones.
Looking at some images on Google, the Midland Snack ones seem to have 3 different bag variations - one is the bag you have there, then there is a similar looking bag except the logo says MS (rather than M) and finally there is a completely different bag which is clear and says MS Traditional Black Country Pork Scratchings - all seem to be currently available so not sure what the deal is with the bag variations but I remember trying the ones in the clear bag a few years back and they were excellent but not seen them for ages.
You are 'spot on' about the Pork Crunch - I tried some from Asda way back around 2005/6 and I just thought they were like Quavers but more thick and a bit bland.
Thank you kindly. All the best 👍👍
One of my favourite quick lunches is sliced pork from a packet microwaved in gravy then add stuffing, apple sauce and a bag of pork scratchings. Takes 5 minutes. Served in an oven bottom muffin or similar.
Sounds great!
hi graham hope you are well.the best pork scratchings are the ones that you get from your local pork butchers.they are fresh.and wholesum and very tasty and crunchy.have a great weekend keep well
Thanks for the tip. All the best, Gareth 👍
PS--the ones popular here in Texas are the airy, light ones rather than the heavy ones with a bunch of fat on them. They are popular in original salty flavor but also in BBQ and extra hot spice.
due to a lack of teeth and previous "pork scratching" teeth breakages i love the ones you dont, the red packet of pork crunch, but must admit the ones you could not get, the black country ones are the best. top vid yet again.
Cheers John
I luv scratchings, there is a big difference between pork crunch and pork scratchings. My favourite are the pork crunch
I absolutely love pork scratching. Midlands ones are very similar to Black Country and are by far the best
Cheers
We do make a cracking scratching in the Black Country. Made in the Wednesbury area seem the best to me. 73's Andy M6APJ
Cheers pal
Pork scratchings is like manna from heaven. I used to get mine from the local butcher when i lived in the uk. Unfortunately due to high blood pressure I have to refrain from these gold nuggets. Well, thanks Gareth for testing these for us. I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you.
Great video - love pork scratchings!
I’m the same as you - love the midland ones and if I can’t get them then I’ll go for the Mr Porky.
I remember being disappointed when I picked up the bag that was just like pork flavoured quavers! 😂
There used to be a brand that a lot of the pubs stocked years ago. Can’t remember who it was but I still think these ones were the best I’d had.
Cheers 👍😋😋
ngl these are a guilty pleasure, used to have em all the time untill one day i chipped a back tooth on one chipped it clean off ever since then i have been hesitant about them so now i get the softish ones
I'm not surprised to see the Midland Snacks ones coming out on top - whenever I used to see those for sale in the pub, I'd know I was getting some good scratchings.
Cheers pal
The Black Country ones off Amazon are lovely… well they were, found some hairy ones and it put me right off!!! Xx
Haha xx
@@BaldFoodieGuy 😂🤣😂🤣
The ones you chose are the ones I get at Home Bargains or Poundland.
I’m not against the light ones, I remember years ago when Lidl had a Scandinavian foods specials week, and they had some Danish light ones.
They were very nice, but I haven’t seen them since.
Some pubs sell J,s in clear bags and there really big and hard.
We used to call them Granny’s Toenails! Lol
Cheers pal
The blue packet scratchins are £1.40 in my tesco in heysham / morecambe plus they have weird shapes in most bags not all the same like the ones you got lol plus have different tastes in every bag i get
Cheers Matty
The Home Bargains puffy ones are AMAZING. 89p a large pack 😊
Cheers Karen 👍
I buy Ray Gray pork scratchings from the local butchers not sure where they come from,they are proper teeth breakers but they are so nice and are £1.20 per bag
Cheers James
I'm subscribing on the basis of the pork scratching test ALONE. I love em. Tesco's Pork Crunch are less then convincing. No ft on em either. Serious omission. The other Tesco type are too refined looking. Not really in the spirit of a scratching. The 3rd and 4th looked the best. Great video. Nothing like a bit of crackly pig skin. Cheers.
Haha cheers Al, yes I love them too 😋
Back country ones gotta be the best I not watched all the way through yet but they the real deal
Haven't watched it yet, but i'm guessing the Midland Snacks ones are what you preferred i think they are the best pork scratching's ever, although i've never had the ones you were recommended i'll have to keep my eye out for those.
The Black Country ones are available on Amazon xx
Cheers x
Growing up in the Black Country, Scratchings were common place, and the only places that you could buy them were in small bags from.pubs (KVE) or from the butcher's, who made them themselves, and sold them lose - the best one's - they'd be on a tray displayed in his window. I have to say that, having been vegetarian for the past 15 years, it's been quite a time since l've had any.
Cheers Keith 👍
My Husband used to deliver the packaging at Tamworth Pork Scratching Factory he always came home with a box full of packets of scratchings.
The best pork scatchings ive had was from a butcher shop very good. And your right those pulled one dont taste the same. Keep tastong I will keep watching.
Thanks, will do!
I have always referred to pork crunch as pigs ears. They're okay, but not the same really. I have to concur with your recommendation though, Black Country ones are good! Thanks for the video and keep up the great work Gareth.
Cheers will do
Have to agree, Midland snacks are the best, I buy a retail card full from makro. Second are the 5 pack from B&M, but have to eat 2 packs.
Cheers
Pork scratchings are hard to find in Ireland for some reason and when you do, are quite expensive.
Pork Scratchings for me have to have that moist crunchy saltiness and the ones you chose are the best about. But ya can't beat home made.
Watching a man eating fried pig skin. What a time to be alive!!!
My mouth is watering
I love pig skin lol very morish! Great rugby scran pall
The pork crunch aren't claiming to be pork scratchings
Love pork scratchings,but always put off if I found one with a pig hair on it, the rest of the bag went in the bin........until the next time I had a craving for them😁😁😁, love the video Gareth.
Cheers Patrick
Looks like a good hangover snack.
Anyone who is put off from pork scratchings because of the fat should try Mr Porkys crispy strips. Amazing.
Tried some from my corner shop over a decade ago they were like the airy ones the crap uns they were nasty ,first Time trying I haven't tried any since put me of.
My Dad used to feed pork crunch to our whippet after he'd been to pub 🐶. It was quite funny to behold.
Them last ones look like my old dads toe clippings 😮
I was thinking similar things...just my own toenail clippings!...then I thought of something more palatable (but only just)... walkers french fries! 🤣
now this is my kind of review but i used to love these from the local butchers but they're just not the same anymore but them midland snacks pork scratching look nice so I'll get them from asda on Tuesday lol already got them hotdog sausages from asda that you reviewed to try 2day for dinner/tea
The Jay's brand from Home Bargains are delicious but I haven't seen them in a while
My local butchers shop at Portway Farm Shop near Upton St Leonard, Gloucester, make their own scratchings and sell them in big bags, they are to die for!!
If you like scratchings try and get hold of Chao Siam brand ones made in Hawaii. They do original, spicy and chicharon but also fried pork snouts.
The Midlands pork scratchings are my favourite 😍 can't wait to see what you think Gareth.
They're so salty, I love them. Proper old school pork scratching. I don't know if Mr Porky has tried to present a healthier image since using the old snazzy packaging by reducing the salt, but they taste pretty bland nowadays to me
@PotatoPirate mate, we know they aren't good for us but f it, you can't take the salt out of a good pork scratching 😄
Please try the CURATORS original salted pork puffs there the best £1.00 tesco
I knew straight up which would be your favorite, as there mine too and always get a pack at my local with a few pints. Can't beat them! Midland snacks all day long.
Yes they were good
Pork Crunch are pork puffs, not scratchings, it should say on the back of the pack.
Openshaws (the company that makes them) also make actual pork scratchings, which come in a yellow bag
Yes not good them
Great review Gareth. Like you I'm a big fan of scratchings. I live near Wolverhampton. The black country ones are the Best! Like most ASDA's our local one stocks local products, including G. Simmons and Sons. They are the best scratchings I've tasted from a supermarket. They are not the cheapest at £1.70 for 6 x 20g packs, but well worth it! Even their version of the 'puffy' pork crunch are nice. They even do a sweet chilli version too! Although they are still not as good as the ones the local farm shop/butchers produced, where I used to live.😛
Cheers Deb
As soon as I saw the line up I knew you'd go for the midland snack traditionals I get them all the time but can usually only find them in little corner shops and off licences along with the black County one's .. they've got an almost creamy salty flavour that leaves the others standing. As for the "Pork Crunch" well all I can say is f@+?£#@ ~+ite ! Also I make my own chicken scratchings - beef scratchings & even lamb scratchings you know stuff that people generally throw out I don't. These companies must make a fortune ! And let's face it its (no skin off they're backs) hey ! 😉 Really interesting subject Gareth literally a subject close to my heart ! thanks for posting.. 👍 😁
Cheers Geoff you're welcome 😁👍👍
I've noticed my farmfoods do Black Country pork scratchings don't know if it's different in Cumbria but just I'll let you know
In the Northeast we have (Help For Heroes pork Crackling ) not sure who the manufacturer are ...but percentage goes towards the armed forces charity ,and they are the best i have tried
Farmers market ones home made are usually lovely too. Hasn't the times changed Gareth i know a lot of workmates who are the main cook at home, even though the go to work still go home and do the cooking, roll back a couple of generations and if a bloke did any cooking, he would of been called, by work mates
Thanks for sharing!
I love the Bob Marley painting on your fridge 🤪
over 7 thousand people have watched you eat pork scratchings, the worlds gone mad
We live in Spain and at xmas we got some at Aldi Spain. They were very very good. Have no idea what they cost but they were moreish. Enjoyed your video.
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Thank you for the video,don't eat these personally. Enjoyed the party last night. Congratulations on the 60k xx
Thank you!!
I'm scatching my head over the Pork Crunch one's I like the Original pork scatchings remember back in the day as a bar snack , times long gone If we have a pork joint the skin is always removed first to cook seperate and soak in Boiling water first , it causes the skin to blister for added crunch
We have something in common Baldie Boy , I'm addicted to the Midland Snack Traditional Pork Scratchings best taste ever, £1 a bag in Iceland can't go wrong 👍
I used to eat Pork Scratchings in our local back in the 80’s. One day Zi pulled one out with a wart on, 🤢 never ate one since.
Might need a new set of gnashers after this one! Lol
Hi Gareth, interesting video, thanks. I used to enjoy Shakey's Pork Scratchings. Real depth of salty flavour, lovely balance of meat/skin with hard crunch and entirely satisfying, but they placed the old molars at risk of damage. Sadly, the gent who ran the enterprise from a small shop on Portland in Dorset UK, John Shakespeare (hence 'Shakey's’), retired fairly recently and Shakey's is no more. Please do carry on with your reviews, they're great!
Glad you enjoyed it
I do love pork scratchings but worry about eating too many of them. I've made my own before and they were too moreish lol! The fatty crunchy ones looked the best Gareth.
Cheers James you're welcome pal 😋😋👍👍
My favourite is a brand called THE CURATORS, it's pork crunch and I get them in Sainsbury's and they are delicious, I can't do normal ones as my teeth can't take it but back in the day I used to love proper pork scratchings.
Thanks for sharing!!
Checking the prices per gram all of them except "The Real Pork Crackling" are 35 or 36g per pound. TRPC is 75g per pound.
I noticed of lot of pubs are doing warm and fresh pork sscratchings in a something like a popcorn machine
Absolutely no sympathy for you whatsoever Gareth. Only envy 🤤
It's not everyday you get to taste test 5 different brands of pork scratchings. I like the mini packs idea, great at the bar with a coldie.
These can be so morish to the point of over indulgence.
You have to get the deep fryer fired up and make your own scratchings. Way to easy to make.
In Australia they're called pork crackles and they can be a bit airy, and not so concentrated in texture. But bloody delicious mate.
Top review today Gareth.
Cheers 👍🤤👍
Haha cheers John lol so good this one lol 😋😋😋😋
Absolutely love pork scratchings but broke a tooth in 2 last year with an extra crunchy one lol.
Pork wotsits are shocking! ,, try help the hero's chilli scratchings !!! Great video 👍
Thanks for the tip!
Them Midland one look the best to me, the only brand I have tried is Mr Porky's, love a good pork scratching with a beer!!!
Cheers pal
Black Country snacks are the best scratchings. I can eat them by the ton! 🤣
I think the Midland traditional ones are the best 😋 savoury saltiness!
Pork scratchings are great! Every 3 or 4 months I get a craving and get some of the Black Country ones from ebay, £14 or so for 1 KG.
Cheers Martin
Hi Ive been watching your channel for a couple of months now and I’m loving it :) was just wondering do you ever worry about your health when doing these videos x
Thanks kindly 👍
I love a pork scratching!!! Another good video Gareth xx
Thank you 😋
Our local tripe man has his own brand. Beats any on the market I’ve tasted.