Love Or Hate Scrapple, It’s Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery Meat

LANCASTER, PA. – It is Pennsylvania Dutch country's mystery meat.

Crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, scrapple is a meaty, thrifty and filling comfort food.

Love it or hate it, scrapple is a Lancaster County tradition. It was created as a way to use what was left over on butchering day and consists of pork mixed with cornmeal and pepper. Depending on where you live, you might add a little sage or buckwheat flour. You might use venison, beef or chicken instead of pork.

For some, the love of this odd meat product can be traced to childhood. When you grow up eating scrapple, it's a comfort food wrapped in nostalgia. It's synonymous with a family breakfast.

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