If someone dared you to eat cooked hog intestines, would you accept the challenge? Well, chitlins (or chitterlings) are just that: the intestines of a pig that are boiled or fried in spices and ...

Hog guts, anyone? Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you can’t deny that chitlins have a flavor and flair that’s all their own. Here’s what you need to know about the divisive Southern staple: Chitlins (or ...

This was the rare holiday season in which I didn’t have a bowl of home-cooked chitterlings, which are pigs’ intestines — “chitlins” to the initiated. I typically enjoy them twice a year, among ...

With chitlins about to make their annual appearance on Christmas and New Year's Day menus, scientists have good news for millions of people who love that delicacy of down-home southern cooking, but ...