Pig's trotter explained

A pig's trotter, also known as a pettitoe,[1] is the culinary term for a pig's foot. It is used as a cut of pork in various dishes around the world, and experienced a resurgence in the late 2000s.

Description

thumb|right|Pigs' trotters, sold as Irish-style crubeens in Illinoisthumb|right|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.[2] They are often used in cooking to make stocks, as they add thickness to gravy, although they are also served as a normal cut of meat.[2] 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.[3] In the New York City restaurant Hakata Tonton, 33 of the 39 dishes served contain pigs' trotters.[4]

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.[5] In 2008, British supermarket Waitrose reintroduced trotters to its stores,[6] 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. This is a pre-Christmas dish because the pig was slaughtered before Christmas, and everything was used. Today syltelabb is for enthusiasts.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pettitoes Definition. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. 29 May 2016.
  2. News: Heath. Adrian. A modern bargain: Pig's Trotters. BBC News. 30 October 2009.
  3. News: Cooke. Rachel. Pierre Koffmann: 'Not enough British chefs cook from the heart'. The Guardian. 20 June 2010.
  4. News: MacDonald Smith. Fiona. Pigs' feet: the new superfood. The Telegraph. 3 March 2008.
  5. News: Carmichael. Sri. Pig's trotters fly off the shelves as customers seek cheap meat cuts. The Evening Standard. 21 October 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20091024082300/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23758922-pigs-trotters-fly-off-the-shelves-as-customers-seek-cheap-meat-cuts.do. 24 October 2009.
  6. News: Wallop. Henry. Credit crunch sees Bath chaps, ox cheek and pigs trotters return. The Telegraph. 21 September 2008.
  7. https://thornews.com/2011/12/31/syltelabber-pickled-pigs-feet/ thornews
  8. Web site: Chispalhada: um prato para estômagos aventureiros . Chispalhada; a dish for adventurous stomachs . Carvalho . Mónica . Ekonomista . 20 October 2020 . pt.
  9. Book: Acurio, Gastón. Larousse de la gastronomía peruana: diccionario gatronómico ilustrado. Q.W. Editores. 2008. 9789972589379. es. Gastón Acurio. Lima. 293.
  10. News: Una delicia del Cusco, sarza de patas de cerdo. 23 August 2019. 9 January 2018. Cuzco Eats. es-ES.
  11. News: ¿Cómo se prepara las patitas con maní? Aquí te enseñamos. 23 August 2019. wapa.pe.

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