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My pork belly has nipples.

EggPlant
EggPlant Posts: 70
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So my slab of pork belly came with nipples.  I could have left it alone, but decided to slice it off. 

Mundelein, IL
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  • Elijah
    Elijah Posts: 880
    I've heard the nips give an off flavor. I always just take them off when I remove the skin. 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    EggPlant said:
    So my slab of pork belly came with nipples.  
    Batter and deep fry those nipples. No joke, it's a real treat. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
    Elijah said:
    I've heard the nips give an off flavor. I always just take them off when I remove the skin. 
    Myth

    besides. You spend every waking moment looking for the damn things. And then you throw them away when you finally catch up to some?

    i'm surrounded by pvssies!
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  • Elijah
    Elijah Posts: 880
    Not only do I cut off the nips, I generally chunk the skin too! I'm not a fan of cracklins or pork rinds really and haven't found another use for just the skin.
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    Had a sophomoric response all planned decided against it -  it's pork belly that's where pork nips are...on the belly. Butcher's like chaching..more weight = higher cost. @SGH had a good idea!
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    edited September 2016
    Hans61 said:
     @SGH had a good idea!
    I will deep fry just about anything. Nipples included. They are basically just fat. Just be sure that it's nips are from a female. People might get the wrong impression if you are eating nips from a male :o

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Elijah
    Elijah Posts: 880
    SGH said:
    Hans61 said:
     @SGH had a good idea!
    I will deep fry just about anything. Nipples included. They are basically just fat. Just be sure that it's nips are from a female. People might get the wrong impression if you are eating nips from a male :o
    Maybe that's where the off flavor myth came from  =)
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Elijah said:
    SGH said:
    Hans61 said:
     @SGH had a good idea!
    I will deep fry just about anything. Nipples included. They are basically just fat. Just be sure that it's nips are from a female. People might get the wrong impression if you are eating nips from a male :o
    Maybe that's where the off flavor myth came from  =)
    In all honesty they taste the same. Why? By far and large most commercial pork comes from a gilt (female that has not given birth) or from a castrated male. As such, the naval nor breasts glands are active. As such, the tissue at time of slaughter is mostly fat. Nipples from a sow (female that has given birth) will be slightly different than a gilt or castarated male. However the taste remains the same. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262
    SGH said:
    Elijah said:
    SGH said:
    Hans61 said:
     @SGH had a good idea!
    I will deep fry just about anything. Nipples included. They are basically just fat. Just be sure that it's nips are from a female. People might get the wrong impression if you are eating nips from a male :o
    Maybe that's where the off flavor myth came from  =)
    In all honesty they taste the same. Why? By far and large most commercial pork comes from a gilt (female that has not given birth) or from a castrated male. As such, the naval nor breasts glands are active. As such, the tissue at time of slaughter is mostly fat. Nipples from a sow (female that has given birth) will be slightly different than a gilt or castarated male. However the taste remains the same. 

    Interesting, and someday I'm going to come across really creepy at a party when I try and repeat it.


    Phoenix 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    blasting said:
    SGH said:
    Elijah said:
    SGH said:
    Hans61 said:
     @SGH had a good idea!
    I will deep fry just about anything. Nipples included. They are basically just fat. Just be sure that it's nips are from a female. People might get the wrong impression if you are eating nips from a male :o
    Maybe that's where the off flavor myth came from  =)
    In all honesty they taste the same. Why? By far and large most commercial pork comes from a gilt (female that has not given birth) or from a castrated male. As such, the naval nor breasts glands are active. As such, the tissue at time of slaughter is mostly fat. Nipples from a sow (female that has given birth) will be slightly different than a gilt or castarated male. However the taste remains the same. 

    Interesting, and someday I'm going to come across really creepy at a party when I try and repeat it.


    Just say it real fast and most people will only hear nipple =)

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    I prefer shaved, nipples intact.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Robo2015
    Robo2015 Posts: 267
    blasting said:
    SGH said:
    Elijah said:
    SGH said:
    Hans61 said:
     @SGH had a good idea!
    I will deep fry just about anything. Nipples included. They are basically just fat. Just be sure that it's nips are from a female. People might get the wrong impression if you are eating nips from a male :o
    Maybe that's where the off flavor myth came from  =)
    In all honesty they taste the same. Why? By far and large most commercial pork comes from a gilt (female that has not given birth) or from a castrated male. As such, the naval nor breasts glands are active. As such, the tissue at time of slaughter is mostly fat. Nipples from a sow (female that has given birth) will be slightly different than a gilt or castarated male. However the taste remains the same. 

    Interesting, and someday I'm going to come across really creepy at a party when I try and repeat it.


    Hahahhaha! This comment made my Saturday morning!
    A Lonely Single Large Egg

    North Shore of Massachusetts
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  • Nsdexter
    Nsdexter Posts: 195
    SGH said:
    EggPlant said:
    So my slab of pork belly came with nipples.  
    Batter and deep fry those nipples. No joke, it's a real treat. 
    A real teat or treat?
    HFX NS
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,373
    Nipple Taste-Off at Brisket Camp '16?   =)

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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