What is an elbow? Which part of the pig is elbow meat?

The elbow is the leg meat of a pig, which is divided into the front elbow, also known as the front hoof. It has thick skin, much tendons, heavy gum and lean meat, and is often cooked with skin, so it is fat but not greasy. Suitable for burning, grilling, sauce, stewing, marinating, soup making, etc.

such as braised elbow, grilled elbow with cabbage, braised elbow; The back elbow, also known as the back hoof, has more connective tissue than the front elbow, and its skin is old and tough, and its quality is worse than that of the front elbow. Its cooking method and use are basically the same as those of the front elbow.

The elbow of Tiancaogang black pig is divided into front elbow and back elbow, and the legs are relatively solid, and the slices have beautiful marble lines. As a result of stocking in the forest area, a set of coagulated fat and fine meat is cultivated, which concentrates many advantages such as tender meat, mellow meat taste, chewy head, fat but not greasy.

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It is a custom in old Beijing to eat the sauce elbow of Tianfu on New Year's Eve, which indicates that the fat pig arches and sends blessings home for good luck. Today's "Tianfuhao" Tianfuhao sauce elbow still attracts the favor of people from all walks of life with its unique flavor.

The famous calligrapher comfortably sent a pair of couplets of Tianfu, which was attached to "Tian Chef with delicious food, cooked meat, fragrant smell, passers-by smelling the fragrance and dismounting"; The second part of the couplet "Fuan Tiao Zhen Sauce Elbow Special Taste Attacks People, Guests and Friends Know the Taste of Parking".

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