Gaogou bound hoof is a special snack in Gaogou Town, Lianshui County, Huai 'an, Jiangsu Province, with a history of 100 years. According to legend, during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the market here was active and businessmen exchanged frequently. Brother Zheng Yunfu, the chef of Gaogou Town, refined the Gaogou iron hoof in order to add another snack to the guests. At that time, there were only four companies in the town that could produce and supply. The main component of Jiangsu snack hooves is that fat pigs have lean meat on their hooves, while dry pigs have smaller hooves.

The casing is made of cinnamon, clove, star anise, pepper, fennel, fruit, licorice, orange peel, Amomum villosum, bean kernel, mirabilite, yellow wine, crystal sugar, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, onion ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, etc. From the beginning to the end, we have to go through more than 10 processes to make a finished product of Jiangsu snacks, which is bright, tender, delicious, salty, spicy and sweet, chewed slowly when eating, and has endless aftertaste. It is delicious for three meals and delicious for all seasons.

The technological process of high-ridge hoof-tying in Jiangsu snacks is roughly as follows: first, clean fresh hoof and lean meat, cut them into long strips, then mix the ingredients according to a certain proportion, mash them, take them out from the cut meat slices and stir them evenly. Then soak in soy sauce for a few hours, pick it up and wrap it into a net column with a cut dry casing, tie it tightly with a rope (straw rope is best), then put it back into the original soup and cook it, and tie your feet. Jiangsu snack hooves each weigh about 400-500 grams, are about18-20 cm long and have a diameter of about 4 cm.

The way to eat Jiangsu snacks with high ridges and hoofs is to cut the hoofs into thin slices with a sharp knife and buckle them in a plate as cold dishes. Or other methods may be used. Moreover, Jiangsu snack high-gluten hoof is also rich in collagen, vitamins and muscle fibers, which can improve the nutritional status and metabolism of human body. At the same time, it also has the functions of nourishing essence, enriching blood, moistening skin and brightening hair.