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HK Kwun Tong Shui Wo Street Market Pork Legs 28
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MutHwaBC
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Tonight's stew thickener - a pig's trotter (as recommended by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall)
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Francis Storr
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HK SSP 深水埗 Sham Shui Po 元州街 Un Chau Street 桂林街 50 Kweilin Street 同德大廈 Tung Tak Building 大碗飯皇 Big Bowl Rice King Food shop April 2022 Px3 06
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Hung Shing Chiamz RM30216
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猪蹄

豬蹄
zhūtí
noun #33,304

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pig trotters
  2. 2 pork feet

About the ingredient

肉类 Meat

Mostly skin, tendon and bone with a little meat, chopped into chunks and cooked slowly until soft and sticky: braised in soy sauce, stewed with peanuts, or simmered in spiced brine and eaten cold.

Also called  猪脚

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hóngshāo zhūtí shì wǒ nǎinai de náshǒucài.
Braised pig trotters are my grandma's signature dish.
HSK 7-9
Jùshuō chī zhūtí néng bǔchōng jiāoyuán dànbái.
It's said that eating pig trotters replenishes collagen.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā diàn de jiàng zhūtí dùn de tèbié làn.
The soy-braised trotters at this shop are stewed until really tender.

Tips

culture
Popular for their rich gelatin content; widely marketed in China as a beauty food for boosting collagen.

Stroke Order

猪 zhū
蹄 tí