Oreilles de crisse

Oreilles de crisse (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁɛj də kʁis]) is a traditional Quebec dish consisting of deep-fried salted fatback. It is generally served in cabanes à sucre (sugar shacks) in spring time, as a salty and crunchy side contrasting with maple syrup-laden foods.

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Origin

The strange expression is thought to have originated in a lumber camp on the Saint-Maurice River. A brawler named Christ, after a couple of fights, had his ear swell like a cauliflower. Because of the similarity between the cauliflower ear and the fried pork jowl, he was made fun of by a cook. The cook said "Qui veut des oreilles du grand Christ?", which means "Who wants the ears of big Christ?".

Etymology

The word crisse derives from "Christ" written phonetically in the Québécois dialect, and is arguably the strongest Quebec French profanity. Though not directly translatable, it is most often used in the same sense as fuck is in English. Profanity is used elsewhere as a mark of excellence in Québécois cuisine, as with pets de sœurs.

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gollark: 8 miles of walking is still... an hour or so, no?
gollark: But having to travel half an hour to get to the city where anything interesting happens is annoying.
gollark: The UK apparently has anomalously high population density so [RURAL AREA REDACTED] isn't very isolated compared to US rural areas, given that you can feasibly drive across England in 10 hours or so.
gollark: Personally, I do not actually have ”guns” and I use headphones for music.

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