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The difference between "pig hand" and "pig foot"

For Chinese people, pig's hand and pig's foot are common ingredients, which can be seen at home dining tables, street stalls, fast food restaurants and five-star hotels.

pig's hand, also known as pig's feet and trotters. Of course, there is a difference between the two, mainly the front hoof or the back hoof. The front hoof is a pig's hand, with more meat and less bones, and it is straight; The hind hoof is slightly curved with less bone, and generally only eats hooves, because there are more hooves in the hind hoof.

In cooking, braised pork feet or braised pork, try to buy front hoofs. If it is stew, it is recommended to choose back hoofs.

Chinese medicine believes that pig's trotters are flat and sweet, which is a delicious dish similar to bear's paw and a "good medicine" for treating diseases.

However, you may not know that a large part of the pig's hands, which are loved by Chinese people, are imported.

Swiss pig's hands

Because of different eating habits, foreigners don't like pig's hands, pig's offal and other pig by-products. It is difficult to express their delicacy by frying and baking these things, because most foreigners don't like them.

However, the famous pork elbow in Germany, cooked with various spices, is a bit like ours. German pork elbow is still famous in Europe.

But most of the pig's hands and feet have been eliminated, but these things have a good market in China, and because of different breeding environments, the imported pigs have a little special taste.

For Swiss pigs, animal husbandry is developed in Switzerland. You should know that their standards for entering agriculture are very high, and breeders must have an "access certificate" before they can work. In addition, Switzerland has a good environment, with pure water and abundant pasture, and a good feeding environment.

Swiss pigs not only eat cereal feed such as barley and oats, but also eat by-products left over from food processing, such as whey left over from cheese. Judging from their slaughtered weight of 95-15 kg, a pig's life usually lasts for five months. According to the natural life span of domestic pigs of 15 years, these pigs are still piglets, and their meat quality is very fresh and tender.

Therefore, friends who like to eat pig's hands and trotters can try Swiss pig's hands. Xiamen Jiuxin's brand is rare and fresh. It specializes in importing frozen pig, beef and mutton products. The company has a complete supply chain, its own factories and stores, and its product specifications are diverse, which can meet the needs of different customers.

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