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[–]Grimalkin 11 points12 points ago

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Hmmm...I was baited by the title but then given no explanation on why a chunk of pig would be illegal, so now have reddit blue-balls. :(

[–]diggro[S] 1 point2 points ago

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Legality ruins the taste.

Actually it's legal, just highly regulated I take it for reasons of disease.

[–]tallwookie 3 points4 points ago

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Why is it illegal to have? Wikipedia doesnt mention legal issues...

[–]Saydrah 9 points10 points ago

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Reports of its illegality are greatly exaggerated; it's just hard to import. You can apparently order it here.

[–]chunky_bacon 7 points8 points ago

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It's not. There is, however, a law that prevents others from making the identical thing and calling it "lardo". Said law would not even apply in the US.

[–]keruha 2 points3 points ago*

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Looks like salo.

[–]petrok 0 points1 point ago

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it is... usually (where I'm from) called fatback this is just herb encrusted...

[–]Psalty7000 0 points1 point ago

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That looks similar to fat-back.

[–]Mr_Zero 0 points1 point ago

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Now I like bacon as much as the next person, but holy crap, I started getting fatter just looking at the pictures. I don't know if I could choke down that much opaque fat. Gaahhhh!

[–]Pandaemonium 0 points1 point ago

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Not often you find a thread that turns into "how do you cook chicken hearts?"