Pork is a very popular dish in Vietnamese cuisine. Instead of choosing meat parts like pork belly, loin, ham, or shoulder, you can also consider these other parts.
Pork tongue bone
The tongue bone is located in the front leg of the pig, it is the connection between the long bone and the fan bone. This bone part has a curved shape similar to a tongue, it is mainly cartilage so it is crispy, soft, and sweet when eaten. Moreover, this part is rich in collagen, calcium, protein, and vitamins. It is excellent for protecting bone and joint health, enhancing physical fitness, especially for women with weak health who want to have beautiful skin.
The tongue bone can be used in various dishes, especially grilled dishes. Besides, this part can also be used in soups or stir-fries with vegetables, which will be fragrant and crispy.
Some sellers keep the tongue bone to make soup or cook for their families, so buyers rarely know about it. But what is more important than the taste is that the tongue bone is rich in collagen, protein, and vitamins. Regular consumption of this valuable part can promote bone development, prevent osteoporosis, and strengthen immunity.
Pork tail bone
In addition to the tongue bone, there is another part of the pig that few people pay attention to but is also beneficial for health, which is the pork tail. Many people think that the pork tail has no meat, so it is tasteless and they don’t like to buy and eat it. However, this is also a valuable part of the pig.
The tails of various livestock have been used since ancient times to strengthen tendons and treat many diseases, mainly tonifying the kidneys, treating back pain, and relieving tired limbs. Among them, the pig tail has the effect of tonifying the Qi, nourishing the blood, supporting kidney deficiency, impotence, premature ejaculation,…
Some tonics for enhancing vitality from pork tails:
– Stewed pork tail with black beans: This soup has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and supporting Yang, nourishing the intestines, and suitable for kidney deficiency, impotence, constipation. Symptoms of weak lower back and knees, sexual weakness, decreased libido, premature ejaculation, long urination, lumpy stools.
Preparation: About 250g of pork tail, 30g of astragalus, 15g of black beans, 3 red apples.
How to cook: Remove the fat from the pork tail, shave off the hair, wash it thoroughly, and cut it into pieces. Rinse the astragalus, black beans, and red apples (remove the seeds). Put all the ingredients in a pot, add enough water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 – 2 hours, season with spices.
– Boiled pork tail with fat skin: Warm the kidneys, nourish the essence. Treat back pain, frequent urination, fatigue, tinnitus, blurred vision, nocturnal emission, infertility in women, stomach pain.
Preparation: 100g pork tail, 1 piece of fat skin, 10 peeled apricot kernels, 10 chestnuts, salt.
How to cook: Clean the pork tail, chop it into short pieces. Boil water, then add the pork tail, fat skin, apricot kernels, and chestnuts, simmer over low heat until tender and eat hot.