National Treasure Potato Pork Knuckle Introduction
A stall named "Guobao Potato Pork Trots" has stimulated the economic activities at the southern end of the Guosing Bridge, marking an economic miracle. The founder, Li Xiufen, originally sold watermelons and betel nuts at the southern end of the Guosing Bridge. While shopping in the market, she was introduced to selling potato pork trots, which unexpectedly gained popularity. Since then, she has focused solely on selling potato pork trots. The selling location has moved four times due to road widening, expired leases, and the landowner reclaiming the land for business purposes, eventually relocating to its current site in 2004. The ingredients for potato pork trots include potatoes, flower beans, and pork trots. The preparation involves purchasing chopped pork trots, cleaning them, boiling them to remove blood, and setting them aside. The boiled pork trots are then placed in a pot with potatoes and flower beans, simmered for over two hours. The freshly cooked potato pork trots have a rich broth flavor, which is diluted with water, and then seasoning is added before serving in bowls, topped with coriander. Guobao Potato Pork Trots does not serve whole meat pieces; it’s purely pork trot portions, allowing diners to enjoy the fun of gnawing on pork trots. Wu Mingji, Li Xiufen's only son, comes to help with the pork trot preparation every morning before work and assists at the shop after work and on weekends, preparing for the next generation to take over.
