pigs' trotters
Hoof-based delicacy
Pigs' trotters are the feet of pigs, prepared as food.
They're gelatinous and require long, slow cooking—braised, pickled, or stewed.
Common in many cuisines worldwide, from French *pieds de porc* to Chinese dim sum to Southern American soul food.
The collagen-rich meat becomes tender and silky when properly cooked: She simmered the pigs' trotters for hours until they fell apart.
- hoofHorny foot covering
- pig feetSwine's lower limbs
- braisingSear, then simmer covered
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- livestock farmingBreeding animals for food
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