Pigs feet
Sep 30th, 2002, 05:24 PM
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Just returned from France. Saw pig's feet on lots of menus but didn't order them as I was afraid they wouldn't live up to my Mothers recipe. Coming from New England and with a French Canadian background It was always a treat to have pig's feet. I believe the feet were boiled for hours and thenserved with a thick ragout sauce. The meat would fall of the bone. Absolutely delicious.
Oct 1st, 2002, 06:59 AM
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Was in Bavaria this summer and went to what I thought was a "pig roast". I forget what it was called in German. Anyway, it was a menu where you could choose for your meal any part of the pig! I chose "liverwirst" ... not what you would expect! It was intestines stuffed with something that tasted like liverwirst! Many chose "souse", pigs feets, etc and a good time was had by all- even to the beer brewed on site.<BR>
Oct 1st, 2002, 01:01 PM
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had 'em in Paris, like Melissa said: Delicious! Every few weeks, I go to Eastern Food Center on King Street in<BR>Honolulu's Chinatown for their Sunday special - Pig's feet won ton noodle! Gee guerk tun mein, $4.75! Das right, $4.75! Stanley Hong, the former head of the Hawaii Visitors' Bureau, has proposed an annual Pig's Feet Festival in Hawaii. Anybody interested?
Nov 22nd, 2003, 12:50 PM
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I just went to a gourmet wine store yesterday. The merchant told me he just went to Paris and went to (he thinks) a 2-star restaurant called Violin de Argent. On the menu was a dish called "upside down pig's feet pie." He said, "It sounded so <i>WRONG</i> that I just <b>had</b> to order it! And you know what? It was actually good!"
I'm going to be in Paris in a few months and would like to look for this restaurant. Is anyone familiar with it?
I'm going to be in Paris in a few months and would like to look for this restaurant. Is anyone familiar with it?
Nov 22nd, 2003, 04:27 PM
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Melissa, Accoring to the Michelin Red Guide, the only restaurant name that approaches the one you give is Le Violon d'Ingres, which is a one star restaurant. BTW, I had a dish called le petit jésus en robe at a restaurant called Léon le Cochon in Rennes; the dish was a boned and stuffed pig's foot wrapped in a dough and deep fried. Delicious.
Nov 22nd, 2003, 04:40 PM
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I think that Le Violin D'Ingres was a 2 star restaurant then had one taken away.
They do have pigs feet on the menu, happily when we were there, we were with friends who spoke fluent French and knew what was what..otherwise, I am sure I would have told the Yankee that pied du cochon was some kind of seafood ~LOL
They do have pigs feet on the menu, happily when we were there, we were with friends who spoke fluent French and knew what was what..otherwise, I am sure I would have told the Yankee that pied du cochon was some kind of seafood ~LOL
Nov 22nd, 2003, 07:12 PM
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I've never actually had pig's feet despite living in the south my whole life. I always thought it was gross when my mom made them, which is really funny since my favorite part of the pig at a pig pickin' has always been the tail! After reading this thread, I think I'm going to have to try some feet when I'm in Paris in December.
Nov 22nd, 2003, 07:15 PM
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If you generally like the taste of pork, there's no reason to eschew pigs' feet. That said, I've had them in France where they were cooked - maybe braised? - in such a manner that there was a fair amount of gelatinous stuff to pick away before you got to the good stuff. The actual meat itself was delicious.
Nov 22nd, 2003, 07:34 PM
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Thank you so much!! The wine guy was actually kind of fuzzy on the name, too, so I am glad I posted here to get the real scoops from each of you. I did go to Au Pied de Cochon a few years ago; I had the fried pig's trotter with bernaise sauce. Delicious!....but too rich. By the time I was done I felt like the whole pig. My brother had a pig's trotter stuffed with duck liver, that was delish as well.
I will still try to find this Le Violon d'Ingres when I get there, so I can say that I did!
I will still try to find this Le Violon d'Ingres when I get there, so I can say that I did!
