National Treasure Taro Pork Hocks Introduction
A stall called "National Treasure Potato Pork Knuckle" stimulates the economic activities at the southern end of the Guoxing Bridge, creating an economic miracle. The founder, Li Xiufen, originally sold watermelons and betel nuts at the southern end of the Guoxing Bridge. It was through an introduction while shopping at the market that she began selling potato pork knuckles. Surprisingly, it became popular and successful, leading her to specialize in potato pork knuckles. Due to factors like road widening, lease expiration, and the landlord wanting to reclaim the land for business, the stall relocated four times before moving to its current location in 2004. The ingredients for the potato pork knuckle are: potatoes, flower beans, and pork knuckles. The procedure involves purchasing diced pork knuckles, washing them, boiling them to remove blood, and then setting them aside. The boiled pork knuckles are then placed into a pot with potatoes and flower beans and slowly simmered for over two hours. The freshly made potato pork knuckle has a strong broth flavor, which is diluted with water and seasoned before serving in a bowl, garnished with coriander. National Treasure Potato Pork Knuckle does not consist of whole chunks of meat; it purely features the pork knuckle parts, allowing diners to enjoy the fun of gnawing on the pork knuckles. Wu Mingji, Li Xiufen's only son, comes to help out with preparing the pork knuckles every morning before work and also assists on weekends, preparing to take over the business as the second generation.
