As the saying goes, have not eaten pork, have not seen the pig run, today's society has not eaten pork people are very few, even if they have eaten pork, many people are pig front hoof and pig back hoof silly distinction is not clear, today to share my understanding of the experience.
From the most intuitive point of view, the front legs of pigs are shorter than the hind legs of pigs, which are formed by the evolution of species, the front legs are short but thick, with obvious hoof tendons, and the front hooves are more curved than the pig's hind hooves, which looks thicker.
Pig hind hooves compared to the front hooves of pigs are much thinner, and the pig hind hooves are also straighter than the front hoof, because the bones of the pig's hind legs are relatively large, so the meat on the back hoof is not as much as the front hoof, when purchasing pig trotters, knowledgeable people are willing to choose the front hooves of the pig.
Pig front hoof meat thick tendons and fat and lean suitable, meat tender and elastic, good quality, generally used to make brine pig trotters, braised pig trotters, can also be used to sit braised meat, meatballs, dumpling filling, these are because the front hoof meat is more, very soft and tender characteristics.
The hind legs of the pig have less meat, and there is more lean meat, and the lean meat fiber is relatively coarse, which is generally used to smoke bacon, or to make wax pig's trotters, stew pig's foot soup, and make the best use of it.
Pig's trotters are rich in collagen, and have the effect of strengthening the waist, milking, and prolactination, whether it is brine pig's trotters, braised pig's trotters, or stewed pig's trotters, rich in dietary fiber and high protein, nutritious and chewy, is a good food and tonic.