Chicken, as one of the common poultry, has always been loved by the world and can be made into a variety of delicacies.
Roast chicken, marinated chicken, white cut chicken, large plate chicken... Doesn't that sound like salivation?
Even those scraps - chicken head, chicken feet, chicken wings, etc., are also rare objects that people like, and today we will talk about this chicken feet.
Chicken feet, also known as chicken claws, commonly known as pickled pepper claws, tiger skin claws, garlic claws, etc., the meat is elastic and chewy, it can be said that the more chewy the more fragrant, has been deeply loved by the public.
According to statistics, the mainland can eat 30 billion chicken feet every year, I believe you will be surprised to see this number, how can you eat so much in a year? Where did so many chicken feet come from?
How many chickens does the mainland produce in a year?
You know, a chicken has only two claws, and these 30 billion chicken feet, isn't there at least 15 billion chickens? Can the mainland produce so many chickens a year?
Let's look at a set of data (source China Animal Husbandry Association):
In 2019, the mainland produced 12.2 billion broiler chickens, and in 2020, 10.4 billion broiler chickens were released, which is still a large part of the gap from 15 billion.
How to make up for such a big gap? Is it because there are rumored multi-clawed chickens?
Does multi-clawed chicken really exist?
I believe you have also heard this rumor -
There is a kind of multi-claw chicken on the market, this chicken is specially used to produce chicken feet, after chopping can also be produced, it sounds very scary, right?
There are also rumors that there is a newly bred breed of chicken, a chicken with several chicken feet on it, this kind of chicken foreigners do not eat, all sold to us here.
Later, after investigation, these statements were pure nonsense and false.
Where do chicken feet in the market come from?
At present, there are two main ways to produce chicken feet, one is domestic assets, and the other is foreign imports.
Domestically farmed
In 2019, affected by African swine fever, the number of broiler chickens in the mainland rose sharply, reaching 12.2 billion.
However, in 2020, due to the market, market conditions and other factors, it will fall back to 10.4 billion, which is still a big gap from the annual consumption of 15 billion.
And many chickens also have chicken feet on it, like roast chicken, large plate chicken, etc., so if you calculate it, why not just three or five billion ah?
However, there is a little advantage that many of the mainland's chickens like yellow stewed chicken, chicken pot, roast chicken nuggets, etc., most of them do not have chicken feet, these chicken feet are sold separately, so there are many chicken feet left.
Imported from abroad
The mainland's broiler production accounts for about 17% to 19% of the world's production, and the United States, as the largest country in terms of broiler production, does not have the custom of eating chicken feet.
In fact, not only Americans, many foreigners see the feet of animals, they will think of the scene of them walking in animal feces, will feel that the feet are very dirty, so they do not eat chicken feet much.
Therefore, the mainland will import a large number of chicken feet from foreign countries every year, and the main sources are the United States, Brazil, France and so on.
Can these chicken feet be eaten?
In fact, what people are most concerned about is not the source of chicken feet, but whether these chicken feet can be eaten, healthy or unhealthy.
In fact, many friends who have done catering know that in fact, many chicken feet are not very clean.
There are constantly exposed insiders that some hydrogen peroxide wash chicken feet, and even use hydrogen peroxide to soak chicken feet, just to make the chicken feet white and heavy, this chicken feet are actually what we call "poisonous chicken feet".
This kind of chicken claw makes a bubble pepper claw, the color is good, white and raw, and the size is also large, but don't be fooled by this "beautiful" appearance.
After eating too much of this chicken foot, it will cause burns to our stomach mucosa and intestines, and it is recommended that you do not eat it.
Therefore, when you buy chicken feet, you must require regular channels and merchants to buy, do not be attracted by the low price of roadside stalls, it may cause a big mistake!
How to buy healthy chicken feet?
Raw chicken feet everyone only need to smell the taste, touch with your hands to know that the new is not fresh, I will not elaborate, let's mainly talk about the bubble pepper claw that everyone likes.
When you buy pickled pepper claws, you must look at the color of chicken feet, if it is the kind of white to glow, the color is a little translucent, you must be careful, this chicken feet may be soaked with hydrogen peroxide.
Because hydrogen peroxide is a strong oxidant, not only can make the chicken white, even the bones can be bleached, we may wish to tear open to see if the chicken bones are dark brown, if it is white, it can basically be determined that it is hydrogen peroxide bubbles.
Finally, I remind everyone that although the chicken feet are good, everyone must polish their eyes to buy, otherwise they will satisfy their appetites, but they will eat gastrointestinal problems, then they will regret it.