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A pig's trotter, also known as a pettitoe, or sometimes known as a pig's foot, is the culinary term for the foot of a
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Pig’s Feet with Ginger in Black Vinegar (Chinese cuisine)
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A pig's trotter, also known as a pettitoe, or sometimes known as a pig's foot, is the culinary term for the foot of a pig
The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus '' Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus s ...
. The cuts are used in various dishes around the world, and experienced a resurgence in the late 2000s.
Description
Pigs' trotters, sold as Irish-style crubeens in Illinois Wonton noodles with pigs' trotters braised with ''nam yu'' (fermented bean curd) Before sale, the trotters are cleaned and typically have the hairs pulled with a hot tank and beaters. They are often used in cooking to make stocks, as they add thickness to
gravy
Gravy is a sauce often made from the juices of meats that run naturally during cooking and often thickened with wheat flour or corn starch for added texture. The gravy may be further coloured and flavoured with gravy salt (a simple mix of salt an ...
, although they are also served as a normal cut of meat.
In Puerto Rico, a tomato-based stew of pigs' trotters with chickpeas is called ''patitas de cerdo''. Sometimes potatoes or butternut are added.
Chef Marco Pierre White has long served trotters at his restaurants, based on the original recipe of mentor Pierre Koffmann
Pierre Koffmann (born 21 August 1948) is a French professional chef. He was one of a handful of chefs in the United Kingdom to have been awarded the coveted three Michelin stars at his restaurant La Tante Claire in London. Until December 2016 he ...
. In the New York City restaurant Hakata Tonton, 33 of the 39 dishes served contain pigs' trotters.
Following the late-2000s financial crisis, there has been a boom in popularity of pigs' trotters in the United Kingdom as a revival in cheap meat recipes occurred. In 2008, British supermarket Waitrose
Waitrose & Partners (formally Waitrose Limited) is a brand of British supermarkets, founded in 1904 as Waite, Rose & Taylor, later shortened to Waitrose. It was acquired in 1937 by employee-owned retailer John Lewis Partnership, which still se ...
reintroduced trotters to its stores, and found that they quickly became popular. In 2009, Pierre Koffmann set up a pop-up restaurant, and found that diners ate an entire month's stock of 500 pigs' trotters in less than a week.
In Norwegian tradition, pigs' feet are salted and boiled and served as ''syltelabb
Syltelabb is a Norwegian traditional dish, usually eaten around and before Christmas time, made from boiled, salt-cured pig's trotter. They are traditionally eaten using one's fingers, as a snack food. They are sometimes served with beetroot, m ...
''. This is a pre-Christmas dish because the pig was slaughtered before Christmas, and everything was used. Today ''syltelabb'' is for enthusiasts.
Recipes and combinations
*Bean crock
The culture of Jersey is the culture of the Bailiwick of Jersey. Jersey has a mixed Franco-British culture, however modern Jersey is culture is very dominated by British cultural influences and has also been influenced by immigrant communitie ...
(''les pais au fou'') in Jersey, Channel Islands
*''Cappello da prete
''Cappello del prete'' (sometimes called ''tricorno'') is a variety of Italian cuisine, Italian ''salame'' typical of Parma and Piacenza. It is recognized as a ''Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale.''
History
The ''cappello del prete'' is a prod ...
'' in Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...
, Italy
*''Chispalhada'' in Portugal: trotter with chickpeas or beans
*'' Cotechino'' in Modena, Italy
*Crubeens
Crubeens (from Irish language, Irish ''crúibín'', meaning "pig's trotter") are an Irish cuisine, Irish dish made of boiled pig's trotters, pigs' feet. They are traditionally eaten by hand, like corn on the cob. The Irish singer Liam Clancy re ...
in Ireland
*'' Pied de cochon'' in Sainte-Menehould, France
*''Tebichi
is a type of nabemono (Japanese one-pot dishes), consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon, konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi broth.
Oden was originally what is now commonly called ...
'' in Okinawa, Japan
*'' Tom tin moo'' in Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
* Crispy pata, '' Paksiw na pata'', and '' patatim'' in the Philippines
*'' Zampone'' in Modena, Italy
* Manitas de cerdo in Spain
*''Jokbal
''Jokbal''(족발) is a Korean dish consisting of pig's trotters cooked with soy sauce and spices.Jokbal
at ...
'' in Korea
*'' Souse'' in Barbados and at ...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...
*''Spitzbein
A pig's trotter, also known as a pettitoe, or sometimes known as a pig's foot, is the culinary term for the foot of a pig. The cuts are used in various dishes around the world, and experienced a resurgence in the late 2000s.
Description
Pigs' t ...
'' or ''Pfoten'' in German, known as ''golonka'' in Polish
*'' Syltelabb'' is a traditional Norwegian dish
*''Inkokta grisfötter
A pig's trotter, also known as a pettitoe, or sometimes known as a pig's foot, is the culinary term for the foot of a pig. The cuts are used in various dishes around the world, and experienced a resurgence in the late 2000s.
Description
Pigs' t ...
'' is a traditional Swedish dish similar to the Norwegian
*''Kha mu
''Khao kha mu'' ( th, ข้าวขาหมู, , lit.: 'pork-leg rice'; zh, 猪脚饭, pinyin: ''zhū jiǎo fàn''), or sometimes simply called ''kha mu'' (), is a popular Thai food. It is influenced by Chinese cuisine, specifically Teochew cu ...
'', lit. "''pigs' feet''" in Thailand influenced by Chinese stewed pork
* ''Patitas con maní'' and ''Sarza de patitas'' in Peru
* Peus de porc in Catalonia
See also
* Cow's trotters *Sheep's trotters
Sheep's trotters, also referred to as lamb's trotters, are the feet of sheep. They may be cooked by being boiled, broiled or fried, and are used in various dishes. Sheep's trotters may also be parboiled and then finished by an additional cooking me ...
* Offal
*Pickled pigs feet Pickled pigs feet is a type of pork associated with cuisine of the Southern United States, Mexican cuisine, Mexican, Chinese cuisine, Chinese, Italian cuisine, Italian, and Scandinavian cuisine.
The feet of domestic pigs are typically salted and Sm ...
* Pork
References
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Pig’s Feet with Ginger in Black Vinegar (Chinese cuisine)
{{Pigs Cuts of pork Foot Offal Soul food African-American cuisine Cuisine of the Southern United States