Except for the head, I eat just about every part of the pig. Tail included. In fact, I’m quite a hardcore pig’s tail fan!
When I was staying with my mum, she’ll cook this dish about once a week in black bean soup for me. But since marrying and moving out, I haven’t had much chance to savour this tasty dish again.
It’s not difficult to cook the pig’s tail but it’s hard to buy it because it’s never available at the supermarket. But now that I’m going to the wet market about once a week, I am able to buy it again.
So this week, I remember to buy a bunch and yesterday, I made pig’s tail soup with peanuts, black beans and red dates. Dip in while it’ steaming hot, and it’ so satisfying. I especially love the fat part. The fatter, the better! Oink oink…
Never had pig’s tail before.. guess it looks too fatty for me.. hah!
MB: I love fats! The fatter the better!
Comment by Mama Bok — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 @ 9:44 am
Ahhhh…I LOVE pig’s tail soup too!! I’m just like you, eat basically everything of the pig except the head…hehe..must go bug my mum to cook this for me liao…
Eileen: You too! I got 知音 liao…
Comment by Eileen — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 @ 9:58 am
u cooked it yourself? not bad leh, i forgot u can cook hehe. actually i tot the photo was taken at some kind of eatery along geylang. i never had pig’s tail b4, but if i do, i don’t think i’ll hv it in soup. like very bland leh, no? i’d like mine fried with lots of dark soy sauce & ginger & five spice haha!
Evan: Not so bland…cos of the nuts. If you fry, do you first boil the tail? Cos I thought it might be a bit tough…
Comment by Evan — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 @ 10:21 am
Me too, eat basically everything of the pig except the head & I simply love pig intestine tat’s the best.
Ashes: Pig’s intestines? Hmmm…not bad but I will only have home-made ones…
Comment by Ashes — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 @ 10:38 am
That looks yum! Is pig’s tail rich in collagen too?
DR: I don’t know for sure but I assume anything fat should have collagen…
Comment by domestic rat — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 @ 2:28 pm
I remember my mum used to make something similar as well, minus the black bean..
Me no pork eater since 15yrs ago..
Do your husband and Gavin like it too?
ZM: My husband won’t take this and I didn’t give Gavin cos it had peanuts which will aggravate his allergic nose.
Comment by zara's mama — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 @ 4:10 pm