chitlins
Americannoun
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Large quantities of fat were preserved to make soap and for cooking, and parts like chitlins, lungs and the liver were eaten almost immediately.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
These intestines were not as elastic as chitlins I’ve had in the South.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
“This is not for me,” he said, pointing to the five-pound block of frozen chitlins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2020
Chitterlings: Every year since 1965, the town of Salley, S.C., has hosted the world’s largest “Chitlin Strut,” where thousands gather to eat boiled or fried chitterlings, a.k.a. chitlins, made from pig intestines.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2017
We can have both the chitlins and the hams.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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