pork rinds

Asked by miriam · April 10, 2003 · Kashrut

Question

Rabbi, in response to this message you answered : If one knows for a fact that gelatin put in a food item (such as ice-cream) is made from pork skin, is the gelatin to be considered ok anyways?

Answer

Answered by Aaron Abadi

Yes. By Jewish law you can boil pork skins and chew them till your blue. AA If so then according to your answer can we then eat fried pork rinds that are sold in the stores? thank you.