In the episode, Lamont Goes African, Lamont starts talking to Fred about all of the stuff that they are no longer going to be eating under the new diet.

One of the items he mentioned was stryciline (I'm just guessing at the spelling) but it was said in the middle of mentioning salt pork, lard, and fatback.

I apologized in advance for asking what maybe a stupid question--but was is stryciline? Does anyone know? or is it just a term that he came up with?

it has to be a pork product.

Originally posted by double-t
In the episode, Lamont Goes African, Lamont starts talking to Fred about all of the stuff that they are no longer going to be eating under the new diet.

One of the items he mentioned was stryciline (I'm just guessing at the spelling) but it was said in the middle of mentioning salt pork, lard, and fatback.

I apologized in advance for asking what maybe a stupid question--but was is stryciline? Does anyone know? or is it just a term that he came up with?

Actually - that's a damn good question.
Gotta have something to do with pig parts, I'd imagine. :)

This is too funny. I guess it's apparent that 1) I'm 48 years old, nearly 49, and 2) I grew up in the South. Not to laughing at the question, but it could only have come from someone either younger or from a different region. I'm chuckling at myself, really.

The term is "streak-o-lean" and the pork product is also known as "streak-o-lean, streak-o-fat". It's a bacon-type product, only not of as good a quality as bacon (which, when you think about it, is pretty much "streak of lean, streak of fat" in overall texture.

Streak-o-lean is a low cost pork product often used in seasonings for simmered vegatables such as green beans and collards. I suppose it is sometimes fried as is and eaten, but added as seasoning is the use I'm most familiar with.

I suppose it'd be fair to say that those with close connections to either the South or to black American communities would be familiar with the product.

FredFan55

Originally posted by FredFan55
This is too funny. I guess it's apparent that 1) I'm 48 years old, nearly 49, and 2) I grew up in the South. Not to laughing at the question, but it could only have come from someone either younger or from a different region. I'm chuckling at myself, really.

The term is "streak-o-lean" and the pork product is also known as "streak-o-lean, streak-o-fat". It's a bacon-type product, only not of as good a quality as bacon (which, when you think about it, is pretty much "streak of lean, streak of fat" in overall texture.

Streak-o-lean is a low cost pork product often used in seasonings for simmered vegatables such as green beans and collards. I suppose it is sometimes fried as is and eaten, but added as seasoning is the use I'm most familiar with.

I suppose it'd be fair to say that those with close connections to either the South or to black American communities would be familiar with the product.

FredFan55

A MODERN DAY FATBACK...?

......as fatback is generally a piece of skin with nothing but fat connected to it. Fried pork rinds, or fried pork skins, as they're also called, are small chunks of fatback which are fried.

The streak-o-lean is from the stomach walls, like bacon, if I understand correctly.

The commodity "pork bellies" is the source of bacon, hence its frequent mention on commodity market summaries.

Can't anybody else help out with the pork product names? I'm no expert, and I'd hate to be dispensing erroneous information.

FredFan55

Fred to Lamont: Why you wanna take on that ol weird name and then put me on an immediate crash diet

Originally posted by Junkoligist
Fred to Lamont: Why you wanna take on that ol weird name and then put me on an immediate crash diet

Lamont: Pop - what are you doing in there?
Fred (with a mouthful of sausage): I'm gettin' rid of the pork!

FredFan55...thanks a lot for the information. I am 36, and I have never heard of streak-o-lean. I am not from the South either which may explain why I didn't know what this was.

Funny, though, I asked my parents have they ever heard of it, and they didn't either. hmmmmmm.....

No wonder why I couldn't find it in research...I figured that I had the spelling wrong. :p

Lamont; Pop if you're really serious about your Africanism, you wouldn't be eaten them sausage

Fred; you don't have to be a fanatic

Hi everyone
I am from the south (virginia) and I have never heard of streak o lean, you learn something new everyday. :-)
when i was a kid, there was a product my mom used to buy called sizzlelean, dont know if it is still on the market.

sylvia:talk:

This reminds me of a question I've been meaning to post. In the episode "Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford and Chico" Freds eats that pot of "mafungo" (or however you spell it) What is mafungo?

Originally posted by Cluck Sanford
This reminds me of a question I've been meaning to post. In the episode "Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford and Chico" Freds eats that pot of "mafungo" (or however you spell it) What is mafungo?

I'm not sure, but Mrs. Fuentes also cooked a mean batch of Puerto Rican-style pigs knuckles!

BTW Cluck - what the hell kind of satanic pic is that under your name, eh? ;)

I dont know what mufungo is; but if someone gave me some id put some foot powder on it.

BTW Cluck - what the hell kind of satanic pic is that under your name, eh?

Thats the logo for the band Mayhem.

I knew someone would ask me that after a while :lol: