Who invented pork belly burnt ends?

[allsid]

Does anyone know the history of pork belly burnt ends?

I was first exposed to them around 2017 but am interested if this has been a thing for longer than that.

If anyone has information about who invented this dish or how it became popular, other than it was kind of inevitable I'd love to know.

[rickgregory]

I did. Trust me. Talked about it in a bar and this happened:




https://trends.google.com/trends/exp...20burnt%20ends if you want to know.

[rickgregory]

More seriously, that search uptick does in fact start in March of 2017.

[allsid]

rickgregory They say on Wharton business radio, "In God we trust but for everything else there's data". Thanks for sharing!

[Texas Larry]

True "burnt ends" started as brisket off-cuts at Arthur Bryant’s in KC. Everything else is just a viral follow-on IMHO. I don’t call them burnt ends myself. They’re BBQ beef or pork chunks. FWIW.

[JoeSousa]

Not sure but whoever it was deserves a medal.

[au4stree]

Not sure but whoever it was deserves a medal.

A big, bright and shiny medal.

[Mark V]

The Chinese have had pork belly recipes forever, not quite burnt ends, but ahead of us.

[TheQuietOne]

Nigel Burnt-End. English aristocrat and pyromaniac.

[JCBBQ]

Lol

[kjbarth]

+1 on Arthur Bryant’s, so I’ve heard or read somewhere.