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| January 2004 Love them or hate them there’s just no getting away from good old British pork scratchings! To celebrate the relaunch and expansion of its hugely popular Mr Porky pork scratchings range which now has a great new improved flavour, leading manufacturer Red Mill has gathered together 20 fascinating facts about that much maligned of pub snacks... 1) Over 20 million packs of Red Mill’s Mr Porky pork scratchings are sold in the UK each year 2) Pork scratchings are produced and eaten all over the world 3) In America they’re known as ‘Pork Rinds’ 4) Trace carbohydrate scratchings are a popular choice with followers of the Atkins diet 5) Mr Porky was the first pork scratching to reach both the North and South pole when explorer David Hempleman-Adams chose them as “an essential expedition snack” 6) Domestic goddess Nigella Lawson lists ‘upmarket pork scratchings’ made from deep-fried shredded pig’s ear in her ’20 Things You Must Eat Before You Die’ (The Guardian, 8 Jan 03) 7) Homer Simpson eats them 8) Pork Scratchings is the name of a German rhythm ‘n’ blues band 9) The BritShop in central Tokyo sells Mr Porky scratchings to ex-pats and tourists 10) Pork scratchings got their first and only mention in the House of Commons Hansard report in June 1997 11) One American fan-site recommends scratchings best enjoyed “dipped in sour cream” 12) In Northern Ireland they have a VAT rating of 21% 13) Mr Porky pork scratchings have appeared on both Coronation Street and Eastenders 14) Pork scratchings come in several different guises including regular, traditional, pork crunch and pork crackle varieties – check out the Red Mill website at www.redmill.co.uk for the definitive explanation! 15) Former US president George Bush has gone on record declaring his love of scratchings 16) Pork scratchings have been around for centuries and first became popular in the early 1800’s when families raising their own pig for slaughter found new ways of preparing off cuts 17) Anglers recommend scratchings as excellent bait, particularly for catching chub and barbel 18) Mr Porky pork scratchings have been used in promotions by the Guardian newspaper for their ‘Guide to Gastro Pubs’ and FHM magazine for their ‘Pub in a bag’ 19) Dance music band Los Chicharrons are named after the Spanish translation of pork scratchings 20) CAMRA (CAMpaign for Real Ale) host an annual UK pork scratchings tasting championships  |
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