At the table
Share with rice and vegetables. Separate meat and skin from the bones; remove small bone fragments before eating.
Contains pork and is not vegetarian or vegan. Sauce may contain soy or wheat. Check allergens and chilli when ordering.
Sauce, spices, chilli and vegetable garnishes differ between cooks. Ask about the version served.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Sauce, spices, chilli and vegetable garnishes differ between cooks. Ask about the version served.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Rich pork flavour with a savoury sauce; sweetness and chilli vary.
- Chili heat
- Heat not recorded
- Texture
- Soft skin and gelatinous tendons around firm bones.
- How it’s made
- A braised-style preparation cooks the trotters until tender and coats them with sauce; seasoning and finishing methods vary.
Sauce, spices, chilli and vegetable garnishes differ between cooks. Ask about the version served.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hunan.
About this regional connection
Hunan: Ningxiang local hospitality dish.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有宁乡美味金蹄吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Ningxiang golden pork trotters
Meiwei jinti is included in Ningxiang’s ten-dish hospitality banquet. The featured local version uses Ningxiang pig front trotters.