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Welcome to Hairy Bar Snacks
A website about Pork Scratchings
It's Sunday 14th Mar 2010
QUICK SEARCH: PORK SCRATCHING REVIEWS |
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QUICK SEARCH: REVIEWS OF PUBS THAT SELL PORK SCRATCHINGS |
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Hopefully everything you have ever wanted to know about Pork Scratchings.
This website provides information about Pork Scratchings / Crackling / Rinds including some rather fetching Pack Pictures, A collection that started before this website did. See below for the HBS news section, (ir)regularly updated with all the latest Pork Scratchings news we can get.
The name of this website originates from the nick-name for pork scratchings, coined by myself and a few friends. We don't generally eat scratchings unless we are at the pub. The pub sells many types of 'bar snacks', and as we all know pork scratchings have a slight tendency to be hairy, so therefore HAIRY BAR SNACKS.
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We would like this site to eventually be the one stop shop for all hairy snacks that you may purchase from your local public house bar.
We have a few sections that may be of interest to you. We are endeavouring to fill the pages with as much as we can find out, but would like to take this opportunity to ask for YOUR HELP. If you find anything that might be of interest to us that we have not yet included, please let us know. Many people have submitted information and pictures, and we thank you all.
So far we have managed to scan in some of our Pork Scratching Bags which we have been collecting for a few years now. We have a section for real images of real scratchings. A comprehensive list of Pork Scratching reviews and an irreverent look at the pubs that supply us in our hour of need, the hairy bar section.
Our shop is underway, selling pork scratching t-shirts for guys and girls. Hopefully soon you can buy some actual scratchings which you can smuggle into the poorly supplied of pubs. There's a little bit of History, and the different names and types of pork scratchings / rinds found throughout the world. Our links page has an extensive list of for further reading. A new Videos section. Lastly our contact us page, which we would love you to use, send us some pics or info!
If this thing really takes off, we will be creating the 'Hairy Bar Snack Forum' where you all can discuss everything that takes your scratchy fancy.
Thanks for visiting the site and if you are leaving us, please come back soon.
Don't loose us, bookmark us.
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HBS PORK SCRATCHING NEWS
3rd march 2010
HBS welcomes our 1st twitter follower!
Welcome, welcome, welcome to 'The Old House Sheffield' our first Twitter followers. Obviously we wont be listing people as the follow us, but the first always deserves a mention.
It seems like a nice place, and I'm sure to visit next time I go to Sheffield. They say it's comfortable and relaxed, where you can choose your music, your favourite drink, somewhere comfy to sit and something tasty to eat.
Nice, and thanks for following our lazy attempt at social networking!
Click here to visit The Old House Sheffield website
3rd march 2010
Hairy Nut Scratchings
This is not normal in any way
http://www.rathergood.com/2009/09/29/919
28th February 2010
Article Section added
A new section for easy access to various articles we have collated and published over the years.
Pork Scratching Articles
27th February 2010
Search for people talking about scratchings on twitter!
26th February 2010
Twitter
We have now added a twitter account, you can see what we are up to on this page (Hairy Bar Snacks home page), or click here to follow us with your twitter account.
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20th February 2010
The Publican Magazine
The Publican magazine are doing an article on bar snacks, and called me for a chat.
Hopefully, when it comes out, they'll mention the site in the article.
The Publican Magazine
8th February 2010
Mr Porky - Darts Sponsorship
An old story from January 2008, meet the darts ace who looks pretty cool in pink!
Thanks Click here to see more
13th January 2010
Mobile site upgrade!
Get mobile directions from where you are to any of the reviewed pubs on hairy bar snacks.
Simply type where you are, into the box on any review page, and your journey will be calculated.
Thanks Google maps!
11th January 2010
hairy bar snacks goes mobile!
If you have a mobile phone with web access, you will now be automatically redirected to the new paired down version of this site.
Click here to see the site.
Simplicity itself, Scratching reviews, Pub reviews, Scratching pictures, Scratching Bags.
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This website contains; pork scratchings reviews, pictures of bags, pictures of pork scratchings, the history of scratchings,
and even pork scratching T-shirts! We hope you like what you find, and would love you to contribute too.
Here are some Pork Scratching related terms
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We have pub reviews for the TEN following public houses PLUS MANY MORE IF YOU CLICK HERE.
Hollybush, Loughton, Essex | Anchor, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | Sun Inn, Waltham Abbey, Essex | Globe, Epping, Essex | Cock Tavern, Ongar, Essex | Grosvenor Arms, Mayfair, London | Nags Head, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury | Old Kings Head, London Bridge, London | Blue Posts, Piccadilly, London | Gum Tree Pub, Kardamena, Kos - Greece |
We have reviews for the TEN following brands of pork scratchings PLUS MANY MORE IF YOU CLICK HERE.
Morrisons - Pork Scatchings | Mr Porky - Brown Sauce Crispy Bacon Bites | Midland Snacks - Traditional Pork Scratchings | Whittles Crisps - Gluten Free Black Country Pork Scratchings | Midland Snacks - Traditional Pork Scratchings, Clear Bag | Crocodile Snacks - Pork Scratchings | Big D - Pork Crunch | Ace Scratchings - Q Pork Crackling | Mr P's - Pork Scratchings | Big D - Finest Pork Scratchings, Clear Bag |
Pork Scratchings are not the same Pork Rinds even though both are snack foods made from pig skin. Pork Scratchings are heavier, harder and have a crispy layer of fat under the skin, flavoured with salt.
The consensus of opinion is that they originated in the West Midlands or Black Country. The Black Country is named after it's roots in the industrial revolution and continuing role as a centre of heavy engineering and mining which in days gone by was said to cover the area in grime and soot.
It would seem that Pork Scratchings were very much a food of the working classes with origins back in the 1800's when it was produced as part of the tradition of families keeping their own pig at home and feeding it up for slaughter.
In modern times the fine layer of hair is removed from the skin by burning, however this is not 100% effective and some pieces still have the hair attatched. This makes these snacks definately not for the faint hearted.
Butchers started selling Pork Scratchings in the 1930's, calling it Crackling (A word synonymous with pork scratchings in the UK). It was soft underneath and crunchy on top.
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