White Cloud Pork Trotters

Why people make this dish

Hot weather has a way of flattening the appetite, and that is exactly when something cool, tangy, and lightly sweet does the trick. This classic Cantonese cold dish — White Cloud Pork Trotters — gets its name from the pale, almost cloud-like appearance of the pork after it is chilled in iced water. The combination of rice vinegar, cane sugar, and chilli creates a brine that is bright and refreshing, and the rapid cooling step makes the skin delightfully springy. Nourilo had some leftover rice vinegar from pickling sweet ginger and decided this was the perfect excuse to put it to good use.