When buying pig's trotters, you should distinguish between the front hooves and the hind hooves, the taste is very different, teach you 3 tricks, buy the right and do not suffer a loss

Pig's trotters are divided into front hooves and hind hooves, although their nutritional value is no different, but the taste is very different, the front hooves are delicious, China does not have a saying "front hooves and hind arms", it means that to eat pig's trotters to eat the front, eat the hooves to eat the back, because the pig's front hooves and hind arms have more meat and fascia, fewer bones, suitable for braised and marinated. The hind hooves have thin skin, less meat and more bones, which are suitable for stewed soup, so the price of the front hooves is usually higher than that of the hind hooves.

The seller of pig's trotters captures the psychology that people like to buy front hooves, so whether it is the front hooves or the hind hooves, it is said to be the front hooves, fooling everyone. Next, I will teach you 3 tricks to distinguish between the front and back hooves.

如何‬区分‬猪‬前蹄‬和后蹄‬

第一招‬，看猪蹄‬的外观‬

在‬购买‬猪蹄‬的时候‬，首选‬看‬猪蹄‬的整个外观‬形状‬，前蹄‬粗而短‬，后蹄‬细‬而‬长‬。 猪‬的前蹄‬和后蹄‬外观‬是‬不同的，猪在活动的时候，一般是靠前蹄运动，所以头重尾轻，因此前蹄看起来粗短是弯曲的，而且前蹄还比较肥大，肉质较多很厚实； The hind hooves of pigs are not very athletic, relatively straight, with less meat and more bones, and are relatively slender and slender.

The second trick is to look at the toes of the pig's trotters

When you buy pig's trotters, as long as you carefully observe the toes of pig's trotters, it is not difficult to find that the toes of the front hoof and the toes of the hind hoof are different. There are only a few toes of pigs, and the toes of the front hooves are basically the same in size and shape; The hind hooves and toes of the pig are different, and there is a big difference in size, and we can see it at a glance, so when buying the front and hind hooves, you can judge by its toes.

The third trick is to see if the pig's trotters have hoof tendons

When buying pig's trotters in the vegetable market, the price of the front hooves is different from the price of the hind hooves, the price of the front hooves is higher than the hind hooves, and some traders often fool people who don't understand, and the hind hooves are sold as the front hoof price. At this time, we look at the section of the pig's trotters, and the obvious hoof tendons can be seen at the section of the pig's front hooves, while the section of the pig's hind hooves is without hoof tendons. Some traders will use a knife to cut the skin of the front hooves and take out the hoof tendons of the pig, and the skin of the pig's feet will be incomplete, so it is recommended that you do not buy it.

如何‬挑选‬新鲜‬猪蹄‬

1.看颜色‬。 正‬常的猪蹄颜色一般是微微偏黄，要是注过水后的猪蹄或是用药物浸泡了的猪蹄，它的颜色就会显白或者偏红，而且个头特别大，这样的猪蹄建议大家不要购买。

2.用‬手摸‬。 用‬是‬新鲜‬的猪蹄‬，它‬的‬表面‬用‬手‬摸‬起来‬是不会‬有‬黏腻‬感‬，而且‬在‬按压‬时候‬肉质‬偏‬软‬有‬弹性‬。 要是‬处理‬过‬的或‬是不‬新鲜‬的猪蹄，用‬手‬摸起来‬表面‬发硬‬，还会‬发黏‬，建议‬不要购买‬。

3.闻‬气味‬。 正常‬的新鲜‬猪蹄‬，用‬鼻子‬闻‬的时候会有‬一股‬淡淡的肉腥‬味。 要是‬闻起来‬肉‬腥味‬很重‬，还会‬有一些‬药水‬的味道，就‬建议‬大家不要购买‬。

epilogue

在‬购买‬猪蹄的时候，前蹄‬和后蹄‬的‬价格一般‬是不同‬的，避免‬大家‬吃亏‬，我们‬在‬挑选‬时‬不妨‬按‬以上‬的这‬3招‬‬，看‬猪蹄‬的外观‬，看‬其‬脚趾‬，以及断面‬处‬是否‬有蹄筋‬来‬辨别‬，这样‬就能‬很好‬的区分‬出‬前蹄‬和‬后蹄‬，也‬就‬不怕‬被忽悠‬。