Crispy Snoots appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Crispy snoots · St. Louis
Crispy snoots are pig snouts smoked and fried until they crackle like cracklin, a St. Louis barbecue tradition rooted in the city's African-American smokehouses.
Snoots are part of the whole-hog, nose-to-tail tradition of St. Louis's African-American barbecue, particularly on the north side. The snout is smoked low and slow, then fried or smoked further until it crisps into a crunchy, chewy snack eaten with hot sauce or barbecue sauce. Few cities outside St. Louis keep the tradition, and the city's smokehouses are the best places to try it.