Čvarci

Fried snacks made from pig rind (pork scratchings), known to Croats as čvarci, are one of the most famous dishes in Slavonia and an unmissable part of Croatian cooking tradition. For the preparation of this filling dish the fat and rind from a pig’s back are used, the slightly speckled meat which gives the čvarci a special aroma.

Čvarci are mostly a rustic countryside specialty, common to the cuisines of Serbia, continental Croatia, Slovenia (Slovene: ocvirki), Romania (Romanian: jumări), Ukraine (Ukrainian: шкварки, romanized: shkvarky) and Poland (Polish: skwarki).

A special variety of čvarci known as duvan čvarci are mostly produced in the Western Serbia region and especially around the town of Valjevo.