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Origin
Guangdong Province; national tradition
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Description
Braised pig's trotters (猪蹄) are a pan-Chinese comfort food with Cantonese and Northern variants. The Cantonese version is slow-braised in soy, Shaoxing wine, rock sugar, and star anise until the skin is gelatinous and the collagen has melted into the sauce. Traditionally given to new mothers in the postpartum period — the collagen is believed to replenish skin and joints.
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The Thread
—Korean jokbal — braised soy pork trotters
—Italian zampone — stuffed pig's trotter
—German Eisbein — braised pork knuckle tradition
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Flavour Context
Sweet-savoury, five-spice aromatic; deeply gelatinous collagen; pork richness; the sauce is as prized as the meat
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