{{italic title}} {{Short description|Spanish fried pork belly chunks}} thumb|A snack of ''torreznos'' '''''Torrezno''''' (plural: '''''torreznos''''') is a kind of fried bacon snack produced in Spain.
A staple of bar tops in Spain, ''torreznos'' temporarily lost popularity to some extent due to its highly caloric nature.<ref name=eldiario/> They are also sold as snack in supermarkets. They are made of the outer part of the pork belly, marinated with salt and paprika, cured (or also smoked), and later fried.<ref name=eldiario>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/consumoclaro/comer/donde-comer-mejores-torreznos-Espana-Soria_0_987601518.html|website=eldiario.es|title=Dónde comer los mejores torreznos de España (más allá de Soria)|first=Elisabeth G.|last=Iborra|date=23 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gastronosfera.com/es/tendencias/torreznos-la-cuadratura-del-cerdo-mitad-tiernos-y-mitad-crujientes|website=Gastronosfera|title=Torreznos, la cuadratura del cerdo: mitad tiernos y mitad crujientes|date=7 November 2014|first=Óscar|last=Gómez}}</ref> Associated with Soria, ''torreznos'' produced there have been granted a specific ''{{ill|marca de garantía|es}}''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hola.com/cocina/noticiaslibros/galeria/20190301138143/mejores-torreznos-ruta-bares-madrid/3|website=hola.com|first=Marta|last=Romero|title=Torreznos: un homenaje al cerdo en formato 'snack'|date=1 March 2019}}</ref> Back in 2014 ''The Guardian'' described ''torreznos'' as "deliciously decadent fried pork belly chunks".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/nov/23/madrid-city-guide-where-eat-drink-stay-sightseeing|website=The Guardian|title=Madrid city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels|first=James|last=Blick|date=23 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/papel/gastro/2018/06/16/5b23a4c3ca474152338b462e.html|website=El Mundo|title=Así se cocina el torrezno perfecto (sin grasa)|first=Javier|last=Muñoz-Calero|date=16 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elcomidista.elpais.com/elcomidista/2018/01/24/articulo/1516788507_604022.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620235506/https://elcomidista.elpais.com/elcomidista/2018/01/24/articulo/1516788507_604022.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 June 2019|website=El Comidista|publisher=El País|date=31 January 2018|first=Rodrigo|last=Casteleiro García|title=El regreso triunfal del torrezno}}</ref>
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{{authority control}} Category:Spanish snack foods Category:Bacon dishes Category:Fried pork