Chicharrón Picante (Spicy Pork Rinds)
These pork rinds are a little intimidating because I generally prefer my snack foods to be vegetarian. Something about fried pig skin doesn’t sound very appealing but they do say picante so they must be tasted. They taste more like bacon than I ever expected, but with a spicy edge. The spice is like hot barbeque sauce, not a bad flavor but the whole puffy fried bacon in a bag deal threw me off. They are super crunchy, probably because they are deep fried fat. But true to form, the snacks from Panama are spicier than the ones from Costa Rica. If you like pork rinds, then these might be a salty, delectable barbeque snack choice.
Rating on the Spice-O-Meter: 2.5/10
Bottom Line: Extra crispy bacon, bbq style
These smell like dog food. And kind of taste like it too. It tastes like really crispy bacon fat bits mixed with dog food. We think Beggin’ Strips might taste like this. The bag says “Fried Out Pork Fat with Attached Skin”. Not spicy. Not spicy at all.
