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Many years ago, I worked as an appliance delivery boy with an old black man, who I would say was the most interesting man I met to that date.\u00a0 His name was Jerry and he loved eating pig\u2019s feet.\u00a0 One day, he brought me one so I could try the delicacy, but after seeing it laying in what appeared to be solidified grease, I politely handed it back.\u00a0 I realized, pig\u2019s feet is not my idea of a fine meal.<\/p>\n
So, we do know pigs have feet, which if extrapolated out, you can surmise they also have knuckles.\u00a0 Imagine if you will, pigs walking fretfully around the feed lot, knowing their number will soon be called, wringing their hands and popping their knuckles out of nervousness.\u00a0 I would.<\/p>\n
So, when I found out pork knuckles make a fine meal in Germany, I had to check it out.\u00a0 How many pig knuckles do you think makes a meal?\u00a0 The answer is, one.<\/p>\n
My mother is one of these people who loves life and everything included in it.\u00a0 Everything she hears about, she looks up on the Internet.\u00a0 The day will come when she will wear out the Google website and it will no longer work.\u00a0 So I decided to beat her to the punch and look up pig knuckle first, while the site still works.<\/p>\n
It turns out that a pork knuckle, also known as ham hock, is the area of the leg that is just below what I would call the knee.\u00a0 It has ample meat and quite delicious, I have found.<\/p>\n
We went to a place called Adolf\u2019s, which has some of the best pork knuckles in Frankfurt, Germany.\u00a0 They do not sell beer, but they have plenty of Applevine, which translates to \u201capple wine\u201d.\u00a0 They serve it in a large heavy ceramic vase with a bottle of carbonated water.\u00a0 Mix a little of the water with it and it\u2019s nice.\u00a0 Actually, I found it a little stiff until I drank a glass or two, then it wasn\u2019t so bad.\u00a0 Kind of like having to listen to German music.<\/p>\n
So, here are the before and after pics of the pig knuckle:<\/p>\n
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