After winter begins, the most pork that every household eats. Pork is the most common meat in our lives, with high nutritional value and many cooking methods.

After winter enters, the most pork that every household eats. Pork is the most common meat in our lives, with high nutritional value and many cooking methods. Whether it is stewed, fried, cooked, roasted, it is very delicious. Many chefs can use pork to make hundreds or even thousands of delicious dishes.

Pork has a variety of ways to cook, and there are also many types of meat. Common ones include: front leg meat, hind leg meat, tenderloin, pork belly... Although we eat pork every day, many people actually don’t know how to choose.

But do you know? There is actually a distinction between pork belly and “up”. Choosing pork belly is actually very particular. The old butcher admitted: "Five Flowers on the Top" and "Five Flowers on the Next" are very different. After choosing, you will save a lot of money!

pork belly is also called three-layer meat, mainly distributed on the abdomen of pigs. The meat here is fat and lean, light and juicy, and is loved by foodies. Although pork belly looks similar, the two types of meat have their own characteristics, not only have different appearances, but also have very different uses.

What is the upper five flowers?

"Popular pork belly" mainly refers to the meat next to the ribs. The meat here is tender and tastes more delicious. But the disadvantage is that pork belly has a lot of fatty meat and it is easy to get greasy. The meat here is not suitable for cooking, and is more suitable for making meat filling.

Compared with pork belly, the upper pork belly has a stronger fragrance and fewer quantity. Therefore, pork belly is relatively expensive here.

What is the lower five flowers?

"Slower Five Flowers" mainly refers to the meat on the pork belly. The meat here is evenly fat and lean, with more lean meat, which tastes very elastic. The dish made with pork belly is less fat, so it tastes less greasy. Common braised pork, Dongpo pork are all made of it.

Compared with pork belly, the meat here contains less fat and tastes healthier. Not only is the price relatively low, but it is also fat but not greasy, and you will never get tired of eating it after making it into a dish. How to choose two types of meats

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Since the appearance of these two meats is not much different, many people don’t know how to divide pork belly. When buying, I often take a piece of it and leave. Sometimes the meat I buy is very fat, and sometimes the meat I buy is just right.

When buying pork belly, you can buy it according to your cooking needs. If you want the dish to have a stronger aroma, it is recommended to use pork belly. If you want to use it for stewing, it is recommended to choose pork belly with fat and thinness, so that it will not taste greasy after stewing.

In addition, you must also choose pork according to your family's health. The in pork belly has high cholesterol content. It is best not to buy it if you have elderly people at home. On the contrary, pork belly has very little fat content and high-quality fat content. Even if you eat more, you don’t have to worry about gaining weight.

The two types of meat have similar appearances. How should they be distinguished with the naked eye?

knows which pork belly you want to buy, how should we distinguish it? In fact, the method is very simple. You need to easily judge where the pork belly comes from based on two criteria. After mastering the method, you no longer have to worry about buying the wrong one.

1. Looking at the hierarchy ratio

From this point of view, the characteristics of pork belly on top are very obvious. The meat here is relatively fat, and the fat and thin are only divided into three layers, and there is less lean meat. The lower pork belly is mostly divided into four layers, which is fat and thin, making it look even more attractive.

2. Check whether the complete

has very close positions, so it is easy to leave traces when shaving the meat. When buying meat on weekdays, pay attention to the surface of the meat. If it looks uneven, it is "up". If the surface is relatively smooth, it is "bottom".

Summary: After so many years of buying pork, I only found out that pork belly is divided into two parts today. After learning the buying skills, you will never worry about buying the wrong one again.

text/Xiao Yuanyuan