For over a decade now, a rumor has been going around that imitation calamari is secretly made from pig chitterlings (aka pig intestines), but is it true?

Chitlins (or chitterlings, as they're also called) are cooked pig ... the meat: First thing's first: According to the CDC, it's important to keep children out of the kitchen during the cooking ...

Purdue University scientists isolated it from layers of tissue called small-intestine submucosa ... are many anatomical similarities between pigs and humans, especially in the cardiovascular system," ...

ground or chopped meat that is seasoned and stuffed into a casing. The casing is traditionally made from animals’ intestines – sheeps’ intestines for small sausages such as chipolatas, pigs ...

I'm a big fan of slow-cooking roasts because there's far less shrinkage, and the meat stays succulent. It does take more time, though - a 1.5kg (3lb 5oz) pig will take about five hours at 60°C ...

ground or chopped meat that is seasoned and stuffed into a casing. The casing is traditionally made from animals’ intestines – sheeps’ intestines for small sausages such as chipolatas, pigs ...