Pork rind is the culinary term for the skin of a pig. It can be used in many different ways.
Uncooked pork rinds
A bowl of pork rinds in Thailand
Uncooked pork belly with rind attached
Pork rind, a woman frying pork skin over a wood fire, Kiou Ka Cham, Laos
Chicharrón is a dish generally consisting of fried pork belly or fried pork rinds. Chicharrón may also be made from chicken, mutton, or beef.
Pork rind
…frying, but many prefer using a wok-like pot and wood-fire cooking. Mexico is one of the world's largest producers and consumers of pork rinds, known as chicharrones. It may still have fat attached, called in Spanish chicharrón con manteca or chicharrón con "gordito" in central México. It is commonly served in homes…
Traditional pork chicharrones
Chicharrón from the Ancash Region of Peru
Mixed seafood Chicharrón, as served in Peru
Various types of chicharon from the Philippines, including pork rind, chicken intestine, pork offal, and tuna skin