Chitterling is first documented in Middle English by the Oxford English Dictionary, in the form cheterling, c. 1400.

Who started eating chitlins?

Most people of color believe that Chitlin's were “invented” by slaves who received the last of the unwanted meat from the annual hog killings of their slave masters. We did the best with what we had and Chitlin's was one of the dishes that we made with the “extras.” And this is partially true.

When was chitterlings invented?

History of Chitterlings/Chitlins:

In 1966, the town of Salley, South Carolina, inaugurated the annual Chitlin' Strut. The first festival attracted about a hundred people.