it is a particular favorite. Salo is often chopped into small pieces and fried to render fat for cooking, while the remaining cracklings ( in Ukrainian, in Russian, in Lithuanian, in Polish, in Czech, (o) in Slovak, in Romanian, in Estonian, töpörtyű in Hungarian, пръжки or джумерки in Bulgarian) are used as condiments for fried potatoes or varenyky or spread on bread as a snack. The thick pork skin that remains after the fat has been consumed is often used to make stock for soup or borscht. After boiling, the rind is often discarded. If soft enough, however, it is sometimes chopped or ground with salo, herbs, and spices and then spread on bread. Chocolate salo Salo in chocolate is a Ukrainian dish, created as a joke or experiment and produced since the late 90s. The recipe is thought to have originated in an ethnic joke about the Ukrainians' cult-like attitude towards salo, similar to the Italians' attitude towards spaghetti. See also Szalonna Lardo Salt pork Charcuterie List of smoked foods References Slavic cuisine Animal fat products Cooking fats Charcuterie Smoked meat Pork