Smoked Pork Trotters with Hong Shao Sauce

You know you’re a true Chinese person if you like pork trotters. My family loves eating braised pork trotters. The Hakka side of my family makes braised pork trotters with Chinese black vinegar. The Hokkien side of my family makes braised pork trotters with dark soy sauce. Hakka and Hokkien are two different Chinese ethnicities of the hundreds in China. Both use completely different spoken languages and have their own unique iconic dishes. Both styles have hard-boiled eggs braised with the