Definition
Crispy rendered pork fat pieces left over from making lard; also refers to multiple crackling sounds or effects.
Etymology
From 'crackle' (to make sharp, rapid sounds) plus the '-ings' suffix. The culinary meaning specifically refers to the sound the pork fat makes as it crisps and cracks during rendering.
Kelly Says
Cracklings appear in cuisines worldwide—Mexican 'chicharrones,' Portuguese 'toucinho,' German 'grieben'—and each culture discovered independently that rendering pork fat creates both a delicious snack and the raw material for cooking fat, then named it after the sound it makes!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُقَصَّر
mo-qas-sar
BNবাংলা
ক্র্যাকলিংস
krak-li-ngs
CACatalà
cracklings
krak-ling
CSČeština
křupky
kr-up-ky
DADansk
cracklings
krak-ling
DEDeutsch
Knuspriges
knoos-pri-ges
ELΕλληνικά
κρουστί
kroos-ti
ESEspañol
chicharrón
chi-cha-ron
FRFrançais
cracklings
krak-ling
GUGU
ક્રેકલિંગ્સ
kra-kel-ings
HIहिन्दी
क्रैकलींग्स
krak-lee-ngs
IDBahasa Indonesia
keripik
ke-ri-pik
IGIG
cracklings
krak-ling
ITItaliano
cracklings
krak-ling
KKKK
cracklings
krak-ling
MRMR
क्रॅकलींग्स
krak-lee-ngs
MSBahasa Melayu
keripik
ke-ri-pik
MYမြန်မာ
ကြက်ကြက်
kya-kya-kya
NLNederlands
cracklings
krak-ling
NONorsk
cracklings
krak-ling
PAPA
cracklings
krak-ling
PLPolski
chrupki
chrup-ki
PTPortuguês
farofa
fa-ro-fa
RORomână
cracklings
krak-ling
RUРусский
хрустящие
hrus-tye-shiye
SVSvenska
cracklings
krak-ling
SWKiswahili
cracklings
krak-ling
TAதமிழ்
புழுக்கம்
pu-zhu-kam
TEతెలుగు
క్రాకింగ్స్
kra-king-s
TLTL
cracklings
krak-ling
TRTürkçe
kızarmış
ki-zar-mış
VITiếng Việt
bánh rán
bahn ran
YOYO
cracklings
krak-ling
ZUZU
amaqhawe
a-ma-qha-we