How to choose pig's trotters

Pig's trotters are a very important food in our lives. They are rich in nutrients and contain a lot of collagen. They have a beauty effect on women and can prevent osteoporosis for the elderly. There are many ways to eat pig's trotters. No matter how we cook them, we need to buy the ingredients first. The selection skills are also something that many people are concerned about. So, how to choose pig's trotters? Let’s take a look below.

Look at the color and observe the hoof carefully:

The soaked pig's trotters are usually swollen and much larger than the normal ones, so choosing the right size is not necessarily a good idea. Normally, most pig's trotters on the market weigh about 8 taels to 1.2 taels. If they are too big, they must have been soaked in water.

The color of pig's trotters after hair removal is generally light yellow. Very white trotters may have been soaked in medicine, but not all soaked trotters are white, some are reddish. It is recommended to compare it with the skin color on our own hands.

Touch it with your hand to see if it is sticky.

The pig's trotters soaked in medicine will feel sticky, while those not soaked will not feel sticky. If you press the pig's trotter gently with your hand, you can feel that the soaked trotters feel harder, while the unsoaked ones feel softer. Currently, there are some products on the market that use alkali or hydrogen peroxide for soaking, which have strong ability to remove grease. There will be no grease on the pig's trotters soaked in this kind of solution, and there will generally be no oil foam when they are soaked in water.

Get closer and smell it.

The soaked pig's trotters have a faint smell of medicine, which sometimes even covers up the fishy smell of the pork itself. If it has not been soaked, there will be no medicinal smell. You can also ask the boss when buying, some bosses will tell you.

Who can't eat pig's trotters?

Generally speaking, elderly people with weakened gastrointestinal digestive function are advised not to eat pig's trotters frequently.

Patients with gallstones, cholecystitis, arteriosclerosis, hepatitis, and hypertension should not eat too much pig's trotters. It is generally better to eat less or not eat them.

It is not advisable to eat too much during the period of exogenous fever, any heat syndrome or solid syndrome; children with weakened gastrointestinal digestive function should not eat too much at one time.