White Jade Fragrant Pork Leg

White Jade Fragrant Pork Leg

　　The fragrant pork leg is also a renowned local product of the Baiyu area. Delicious and appetizing, it is a festive delicacy and a favorite dish for entertaining guests.

Every winter, every household slaughters a fattened pig. In the past, most pigs were slaughtered by tying their four legs together, then making an incision in the chest with a knife. The butcher would reach into the chest cavity to sever the connection between the heart and lungs, killing the pig. After stitching up the incision, they would repeatedly burn off the pig’s hair with dry straw before cutting it open and separating the fat from the lean meat.