From the appearance, the front hoof is curved and the back hoof is straight, and the front hoof of the same pig is generally slightly higher than the back hoof; From the cross section, you can see the tendon of the front hoof, the cross section of the rear hoof is bone, and the north is called "Galaha"; Pinch by hand, the pig's front hoof is lean, the joints are easy to bend, and the pig's back hoof is less meat, harder and more bones; In terms of price, the front hoof is expensive and the back hoof is slightly cheaper.

1, people like to eat front feet. In terms of price alone, the price of the front hoof is higher than that of the rear hoof, but it is inevitable that the rear hoof will pretend to be the front hoof.

2. Observe the root of pig's hoof (the cut position), the obvious tendon of pig's hoof can be seen in the front hoof, but not in the back hoof.

3, the front hoof is bent and the meat is thick; The hind hoof is straight and the meat is thin.

The choice of pig's trotters is still exquisite, and people eat differently. Choose the front and rear hooves according to your own use.

The most obvious thing is that the size of the whole pig's trotters depends on the size, with the big one at the back and the small one at the front.

There are only three ways to distinguish the parts of pig's feet:

1. The front hoof will be bent, fat and fleshy, and the price is more expensive than the back kick; Kick the back straight, and the price is cheaper than the front hoof.

2. Another trick is: if there are few pig feet, the big one is the hind hoof and the small one is the front hoof. But many pig's trotters are not easy to distinguish together.

3. You can see that the front hoof has obvious tendons, and then it is the best way to kick without tendons.

How to choose trotters?

1. Look at the color and check the hooves.

The trotters after normal hair removal should be light yellow, so be vigilant when you see clean trotters. However, the pig's trotters soaked in the liquid medicine are not all white, and some are red. The best standard of judgment is your own hands. No matter how white the hands of the "soldiers" are, they have not entered the ranks of bleaching. Therefore, by referring to the skin color of hands, we can tell whether this "white" is white or not.

Soaked trotters are usually bigger than those that have not been soaked, so you can't just choose the big trotters. A normal pig's hoof is about eight taels to one catty. If it is too big, it is definitely not the "Yao Ming" of the pig's trotters, but an out-and-out bleaching product. Of course, if it is too small, it is not a question of food safety, but whether it can satisfy the appetite.

2. Touch it, is it sticky?

The pig's trotters soaked in medicinal liquid feel sticky, and those that have not been soaked have no such sticky feeling. Gently press a button on the pig's trotters with your hand, and the soaked pig's trotters feel hard, while those that have not been soaked feel softer. According to Bian Xiao's experience of being cheated, things like caustic soda and hydrogen peroxide have a strong ability to remove oil stains. You take this thing to soak pig's trotters, there will be no oil stains on it at all, and there will be no oil foam when you buy it back.

3. Come closer and smell it.

Soaked pig's trotters can smell faint liquid medicine, which sometimes masks the fishy smell of pork itself. You can't smell the medicine if you haven't soaked it.

Northerners don't distinguish between front and back hooves when buying pig's trotters, but southerners make it very clear that the front hooves of pigs are called pig hands and the back hooves are called pig feet. Pigs have more lean meat in their forepaws, which is more suitable for braising or making braised pig's trotters and sauced pig's trotters. Pig's hind hoof has many bones and thin skin, which is usually only suitable for making pig's hoof soup.

From the price point of view, the price of the front hoof is usually higher than that of the back hoof. There's a saying in China that "the premise comes first and then comes second", that is to say, if you eat pig's trotters, you should eat the front hoof and the back hoof, because the front hoof and the back hoof have more meat and fewer bones.

Magical use of pig's trotters

Pig's trotters are rich in collagen, which can prevent skin from drying and wrinkling, enhance skin elasticity and toughness, and delay aging. It is an excellent beauty food for women. In addition, pig's trotters have the dietotherapy effects of strengthening waist, nourishing knees and promoting lactation, and can be used for waist and knee pain caused by kidney deficiency and postpartum hypogalactia.

However, if pig's trotters are used for feeding, it is necessary to put less salt instead of monosodium glutamate.

Simple method to distinguish front hoof from rear hoof

There are obvious tendons on the section of pig's front hoof.

There is no tendon on the cross section of the pig's hind hoof.

Is it simple and practical to distinguish the front hoof and the back hoof of a pig by looking at the tendon? You just need to look at it with your eyes to get a good idea.

At present, there are two kinds of trotters on the market, one is domestic fresh, the other is imported frozen, and the other is domestic fresh trotters. Because it is fresh, the price is high. Its advantages are full meat and good taste. Disadvantages are different specifications, short supply and high price. Imported frozen trotters mostly come from developed countries in Europe and America, such as Denmark, the United States and Germany, among which Denmark exports the most, accounting for about a quarter of the world market. Developed countries in Europe and America have developed animal husbandry and serious automation. However, Europeans and Americans don't eat trotters. However, China has a large domestic demand, and where there is demand, there is a market. The advantages of imported pig's trotters are complete specifications and sufficient supply, but the disadvantages are long transportation distance, risk of refreezing and tasteless frozen meat for a long time. At present, taking Xi 'an market as an example, the arrival time of frozen trotters is about half a year from the date of production.

Pay attention to these points when buying trotters, and you will definitely pick fresh and good trotters:

1. Choose trotters with normal size, no peculiar smell and yellowish color. "White and fat" trotters should be cautious. 2. Touch it with your hands. If the skin is not sticky and feels soft, it is a pig's trotter with better quality.

Delicious pork knuckle rice practice:

Ingredients: pig's front foot, ginger, soy sauce, soy sauce, salt, crystal sugar, dried Chili, pepper, star anise, cinnamon, tsaoko, onion, cooking wine and edible oil.

Exercise:

1. Chop trotters, cut onions and slice ginger.

2. Blanch the pig's trotters in a cold water pot for a few minutes and rinse them off.

3. Add star anise, onion, ginger and other spices to the hot oil in the pot and stir well.

4. Pour in the trotters, add cooking wine, soy sauce, soy sauce and rock sugar, and stir-fry until the trotters change color.

5. Change to a wok and add water instead of trotters.

3. Add a proper amount of salt; Stew 1 hour or so, and take out the pot when the soup thickens.