My local Walmart doesn't seem to carry whole pork bellies/at least I've never seen them on display, the local Albertsons carries whole pork bellies without the skin for $6.99 a lb. Another outfit wants $7.99lb.
However today I found a family owned and operated Hispanic market that carries whole bellies with the skin on for $2.89 per lb, they are frozen. However when the cutter went back to get them, he found that they were out, but he asked if I could come back Tuesday afternoon as he should have them then.
I told him that I'd call first to make sure they had come in as I had to drive about 15 miles to get there. He said OK, but he was sure he'd have plenty.
I did ask him if they were usually on the 'lean side' and he said that they were.
Now Tim--what's up with the Olive Oil? Gonna add garlic and spices to flavor it? :shrug: