Cow's trotters are the

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. The cuts are used in various dishes around the world, especially in

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, French, and the

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. Latin American cuisine also uses cow's trotters for several traditional dishes. Other than cattle, the trotters of other

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s such as

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and

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might also be consumed and used in certain dish of some cuisines' tradition.

Description

The cow's trotters does not contain any muscles or

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; other than bones and toe hoof, it mainly consists of skin,

tendon A tendon or sinew is a tough, high-tensile-strength band of dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. It is able to transmit the mechanical forces of muscle contraction to the skeletal system without sacrificing its ability ...

s and

cartilage Cartilage is a resilient and smooth type of connective tissue. In tetrapods, it covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints as articular cartilage, and is a structural component of many body parts including the rib cage, the neck an ...

. In cuisine, the trotters' cuts are mainly valued for its unique texture—a

gelatin Gelatin or gelatine (from la, gelatus meaning "stiff" or "frozen") is a translucent, colorless, flavorless food ingredient, commonly derived from collagen taken from animal body parts. It is brittle when dry and rubbery when moist. It may also ...

ous rather chewy soft texture of its tendons and skin, and also a rich

broth Broth, also known as bouillon (), is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups, ...

produced from its bones. Nevertheless, to acquire a pleasant soft texture, a prolonged time of cooking, or

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might be employed in the process, this will extract the gelatins out of the trotters into the soup. Traditionally, in Western cuisine, the trotters are not commonly consumed, and not included in common cut of beef, which only recognize shanks. Nevertheless, the cut is often included as part of beef shank. In

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, cow's trotters is considered as a delicacy. The ''

gulai ''Gulai'' is a class of spicy and rich stew commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The main ingredients of this dish are usually poultry, goat meat, beef, mutton, various kinds of offal, fish and seafood, as well as vegetables suc ...

tunjang'' or ''gulai kaki sapi'' is a popular spicy cow's trotter curry in

Padang cuisine Padang food or Minang food is the cuisine of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is among the most popular cuisines in Maritime Southeast Asia. It is known across Indonesia as ''Masakan Padang'' (Padang cuisine, in English usu ...

. While ''soto kaki sapi'' is a type of traditional spicy '' Soto'' soup made of bits of tendons, cartilage and skin from cow's trotters. The soup is popular in Indonesia, especially in Betawi cuisine.

Dishes

* Cow foot stew in

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* ''El Hergma/Hargma'' (الهركمة) or ''El-Ker'ine/Ker3ine'' (الكرعين) in Morocco. A traditional dish of cow's, calves' or lamb's trotters/feet with a base of chickpeas and a spicy (watery) sauce. * ''Fattah kawara'' (فتة كوارع) in Egypt. * ''

Gulai ''Gulai'' is a class of spicy and rich stew commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The main ingredients of this dish are usually poultry, goat meat, beef, mutton, various kinds of offal, fish and seafood, as well as vegetables suc ...

tunjang'', spicy cow's trotters curry in

Minangkabau cuisine Padang food or Minang food is the cuisine of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is among the most popular cuisines in Maritime Southeast Asia. It is known across Indonesia as ''Masakan Padang'' (Padang cuisine, in English usu ...

in Indonesia * ''

Kare-kare Kare-kare is a Philippine stew (''kare'' derives from "curry") that features a thick savory peanut sauce. It is generally made from a base of stewed oxtail, beef tripe, pork hocks, calves' feet, pig's feet or trotters, various cuts of pork, ...

'' in the Philippines can use cow's trotters * ''

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'' in

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and

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, also known as '' pacha'' in

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and

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* ''Makongoro'' in

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* ''Mangqina/Mazondo'' in

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* ''Mão de vaca'', in the traditional cuisine of

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, is a cow trotter soup made using pureed chickpeas. It is commonly eaten in the early morning hours, often directly after leaving the

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. Cabo Verdeans frequently attest that consuming mão de vaca increases sexual stamina and prowess. * ''

Mie kocok Mie kocok (lit: "shaken noodle"), is an Indonesian beef noodle soup, specialty of Bandung city, West Java. The dish consists of noodles served in rich beef consommé soup, ''kikil'' (beef tendon or slices of cow's trotters), bean sprouts and ba ...

'', an Indonesian beef noodle soup, which contains rich beef consommé soup, beef tendon or slices of cow's trotters, bean sprouts and meatball. * ''

Nkwobi Spicy cow feet is a delicacy commonly found in restaurants, it is otherwise known as nkwobi. The cuisine is common among the people of Igbo ethnic group. it is a soup made up of cuts from cow feet. Overview The ingredients and spices needed to ...

'' in

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* '' Paya'' in

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* '' Sagol'' in

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* ''

Soto mie ''Soto mie'', ''Soto mi'', or ''Mee soto'' is a spicy Indonesian noodle soup dish commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. ''Mie'' means noodle made of flour, salt and egg, while '' soto'' refers to Indonesian soup. In Indonesia, ...

Bogor'' noodle soup uses slices of cow's trotters from Indonesia. * '' Soto kaki sapi'', spicy cow's trotters soup in

* ''Thlakwana'' in South Africa. * ''Yam tin khwai'' in

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, a spicy and sour Northern Thai soup made with the hoof of a water buffalo.

References

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What to cook with Cow Trotters. - LeGourmetTV
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