My dream came true…

I saw some of my blogger friends sharing photographs of their black vinegar pork trotter/leg and of course, that got me drooling away and wishing that I could get to enjoy it too. Why, one of them even shared the recipe in her blog!

There are a few places here selling that – here and also here on Sundays only and here as well. As a matter of fact, I did buy the one from that last place from the neighbourhood fruits and vegetables sundry shop in the next lane from my house. At one time, they left a few tubs there for sale and I did get to buy one to try…

…and yes, it was very nice.

I was thinking of going to one of those places to tapao home to enjoy but I was not that keen on going out and venturing here and there, not with the pandemic raging on like nobody’s business! That was why I kept putting it off one day after another!

Imagine my delight that day when I saw that my missus had cooked it…

…for us. Of course, hers is second to none and likewise, her phak lor too kha (braised five-spice pork leg) as well.

There was a coffee shop/restaurant in Kanowit where I used to go for my meals. The lady boss could cook it in that exact same way -she’s no longer around, of course. My guess is it was because she was Hokkien or some other dialect, not Foochow. Both my mum and my mother-in-law could cook it that same way too but sadly, I’ve yet to come across a place here that can cook it half as nice as them.

Ooooo…I so loved how my missus also went and added some hardboiled eggs to the stew. Those are one of my weaknesses – I love them so much!!! But the best thing about the dish was how my missus had taken the trouble to simmer it long enough so the meat was fall-off-the-bone tender and the skin was so soft, so jelly-like that it melted in the mouth. Eating that sure felt like heaven, you can take my word for it!

I did buy some mantao (steamed buns) from the aforementioned shop sometime ago to keep in the fridge to take out and steam in the morning to heat up and eat for our breakfast so of course, we took a few of them out…

…to eat with the pork trotter and the sauce…

Boy! that was so so so good!!!

Now that I have had my fill of that one dish that I was dreaming of, I guess I shall not be craving for it…for a while! LOL!!!