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Chicken feet

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What exactly is it?

Chicken feet are cooked until tender, then braised or grilled with seasoning. Skin and tendons provide the sticky chew rather than a large amount of meat. Bone-in and boneless servings differ substantially in how they are eaten.

Main ingredients

Chicken feet, chili seasoning, garlic, scallion, soy sauce and sweetener

Ordering and serving

Choose bone-in or boneless first. Whole feet require removing small bones, and some restaurants provide gloves. Request reduced chili before cooking.

Origins and changes

Using the feet as a separate chicken dish developed into several spicy snack and drinking-food formats. Brothy braises and charcoal-grilled versions coexist; the preparation word on the menu matters.

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Chicken feet

닭발

Main ingredients
Chicken feet, chili seasoning, garlic, scallion, soy sauce and sweetener
Flavor and character
Chicken feet are cooked until tender, then braised or grilled with seasoning. Skin and tendons provide the sticky chew rather than a large amount of meat. Bone-in and boneless servings differ substantially in how they are eaten.
How to eat it
Choose bone-in or boneless first. Whole feet require removing small bones, and some restaurants provide gloves. Request reduced chili before cooking.
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Spicy cartilage

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Main ingredients
Pork with cartilage, chili or soy seasoning, onion, garlic
Flavor and character
Chopped pork with cartilage is stir-fried in seasoning for a distinctly crunchy chew. Cartilage texture, not just tender meat, defines the dish. Spicy chili versions are common, with soy-seasoned variations as well.
How to eat it
If cartilage is not a texture you enjoy, choose an ordinary pork stir-fry. Mix small amounts of sauce into the accompanying rice and set aside any unusually hard piece.
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