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February 20, 2006 10:28 PM

Since Old Dutch discontinued their pork rind line, are there any other brands available in Canada? Any brands available mail-order that you can recommend?
posted by PurplePorpoise to food & drink (9 comments total)

I am sure I saw pork rinds in a grocery or convenience store somewhere in Vancouver this weekend, but I can't for the life of me remember where. Maybe Safeway at Commercial & Broadway.
posted by sanitycheck at 12:16 AM on February 21, 2006

If you mean friend pork rinds, you might try Utz. They only distribute in the U.S., but they do seem to offer online shopping.
posted by schoolgirl report at 8:24 AM on February 21, 2006

I see them all the time in the stores in Richmond BC, including within the last week.
posted by Kickstart70 at 10:50 AM on February 21, 2006

I notice that you tagged this with "chitlin(s)" I trust you realize they are not the same thing at all? Pork rinds would more properly be compared to "cracklins", I believve.
posted by TedW at 12:11 PM on February 21, 2006

Hmm, I guess I'll have to take another look then. Perhaps they've been re-continued (or there's still old stock available).

Utz does offer shipping to Canada, but order must be placed over the 'phone. Have you ever tried Utz-brand rinds?

TedW, thanks for the correction, judging by the timestamp of the question it'd be safe to assume that I was deep into cups and made a misattribution. I've had all manner of bovine intestines, but never porcine - I'll have to try to find some =)
posted by PurplePorpoise at 1:40 PM on February 21, 2006

If you are ever down south, you can get some here. I recommend the fried variety, with a little hot sauce on them. They are reminiscent of pork rinds, only meatier.
posted by TedW at 6:53 AM on February 22, 2006

Just this week, my wife pointed out pork rinds at I.G.A. (the one near Metrotown). I don't recall the brand, but if you want, I can check and email you.
posted by birdsquared at 10:25 PM on February 23, 2006

It's cool, birdsquared - I'm in town =) and I'll give it another check.
posted by PurplePorpoise at 10:19 AM on February 24, 2006

Hmm, I guess Old Dutch has de-discontinued their pork rinds line.

Woot!
posted by PurplePorpoise at 3:09 PM on April 4, 2006