The first is the difference in quantity. Our country's staple food is pork, chicken and duck. In terms of quantity, the number of cattle and sheep is relatively small. The litter rate of cattle and sheep is much lower than that of pigs and ducks. The cost of reproduction and breeding is high, which determines the food quality of our country. The overall pattern of raw materials. In the market, pig intestines and duck intestines are becoming more and more common. The second is difficulty. Pig intestines and duck intestines are relatively simple, not difficult to clean, and taste good. Especially the duck intestines can be hotpoted directly after being cleaned. Although the beef sausage is larger, it is relatively thin and difficult to handle, and everyone will be successful if they don't want to.
The price of beef and mutton is much more expensive than that of pork, mainly because there is more pork and less beef and mutton, that is, the base numbers are different. Therefore, the quantity of pig intestines is relatively large. It is basically a household ingredient. The demand is usually very high, so the supply is also large. Therefore, it is relatively common, and you can buy it at any time if you want to eat it. This is not the case with beef and mutton intestines. The quantity is relatively small and it is difficult to buy in the general market.
The last one is that compared to pig intestines, which are delicious and can only be eaten directly, beef and sheep intestines, especially sheep intestines, have special uses. They are more suitable for making casings and canning sausages. It is said to be the best quality and most useful casings. The most important thing is that the price of sheep intestines sold as casings is more expensive than selling them raw. Many people think that selling beef and sheep intestines directly is a loss, so they are basically taken away for processing. Raw beef and sheep intestines on the market Rarely seen.
So this is why we rarely see raw beef and sheep intestines in the market. Of course, the taste of beef and sheep intestines is not much better than that of pig intestines. It is more used as some other By-product use.