1. What is the difference between the front hoof and the back hoof in taste and nutrition?
Due to the active habits of pigs, hind hooves generally play an auxiliary role. Compared with the pig's feet in front, the activity is small and the meat quality is not very developed. The trotters in front are just the opposite. The usual exercise is basically concentrated on the front hoof. There is more skin and meat on it, the meat quality is tight and the taste is much better. In addition, there are trotters on the front trotters, which have very high nutritional value. Therefore, if you usually eat trotters, you must choose the trotters of the former, because it has more meat, good taste and rich nutrition. Then there are fewer trotters, which are generally used for stewing soup, which is what we often call "pig's foot soup".
Because the front hoof is better than the back hoof, it is more expensive. For example, the price of pork this year is higher than in previous years. The pig's trotters in front may be sold to 28 yuan/Jin, and the pig's trotters in the same booth may be sold to 25 yuan/Jin. Moreover, many stalls selling trotters generally do not sell the trotters in front separately. If you want to buy front trotters, you must also buy back trotters. Of course, this is still a more conscientious business. Some stall owners, because you can't tell the difference between the front and rear hoofs, sometimes sell you the current hoof of the back hoof, which is a bit unreasonable. If you buy it, you will spend more money. Actually, it's because you can't tell the difference between your front hoof and your back hoof.
Second, the four methods to distinguish the front hoof from the rear hoof are simple and reliable.
1, look at the folds and overall shape of the epidermis.
As mentioned above, the shape of the front hoof is much thicker than that of the rear hoof because of its large activity. After all, it is regular exercise. The pig's trotters in front are not only thick, but also fleshy. Touch it with your hands, and you feel there is a lot of meat in it, because there is a lot of meat, and the wrinkles on the epidermis are also obvious. The hind hoof has less meat and wrinkles, and looks slender. In fact, if the front hoof and the back hoof appear at the same time in the booth, according to this, it can still be clearly distinguished. The front pig's trotters and the back pig's trotters are thick and thin, as shown below.
2. Look at the toes of pig's trotters. This is also obvious.
If the above method is not easy to distinguish, there is another method, that is, look at the toes of pig's trotters. There are two big toes on the pig's trotters, which are located at the outermost. The toes of the pig's trotters in front are the same size and look smooth, which is also related to its usual exercise and looks healthy. The hind hoof is not like this. The two toes in front of it, one slightly larger and the other slightly smaller, are not as smooth as the toes of the front hoof, and the surface looks a little rough. See the figure below. The left is the hind hoof, and the right is the front hoof. It should be easy to tell, right?
3, see if there is any trotter tendon, this method is relatively simple, trotter tendon is a good thing.
If the above two methods still feel uneasy, there is another way to tell right away, that is, to see if there are pig's feet. Pig's trotter tendon is a very important tissue in pig's trotter, and it can be said that a large part of nutrition is in this pig's trotter tendon. You can look at the bottom cross section of pig's trotters. There is a finger-thick tendon in the middle, which is the trotter tendon. Nowadays, there are many vendors who will sell pig's trotters separately or to delicatessens, mainly because many consumers don't understand. Therefore, when buying pig's trotters at ordinary times, we must pay attention to the fact that the pig's trotters are in front and can be bought. Without trotters, either the hind hoof or the front hoof is removed. Try not to buy it. In addition, when you buy braised pig's trotters in a braised vegetable shop, you should also look carefully. Some braised trotters are old trotters, but the tendons have been taken away. Don't buy them. The tendons on the pig's trotters are shown below.
4. A more direct way to distinguish is to see if there are "seven stars" on pig's trotters.
The pig's trotters in front are also called "seven-star pig's trotters", that is, at the root and back of the pig's trotters, there are a row of small holes in the pig's skin, which is seven holes if you look carefully. As long as there are these seven holes, it must be the pig's trotters in front. Without these seven holes, it must be the pig's trotters in the back. Isn't it simple and clear? Some people buy pig's trotters simply to see if there are these seven holes in the root of pig's skin, and leave without turning around. Of course, although this method is simple, it is best to cooperate with the third point above to see if there are pig's trotters. If there are seven small holes, it must be the trotters in front, but it is inevitable that the trotters will be taken away. That thing is very precious. In the past, when a woman gave birth to a child, she said that she would buy "seven-star trotters" to feed her. In fact, to put it bluntly, she just bought a pig's trotters in front and stewed soup with them. The effect of giving milk is very good.
To sum up, the above four methods are how to distinguish the front trotters from the back trotters, especially the third and fourth methods, which are simple and clear, and can be distinguished at a glance by seeing whether there are trotters tendons and seven-star holes. If you learn, you won't be confused when choosing pig's trotters. Choose a good trotter and get it easily. Try it next time you buy it, and you won't be disappointed.