1. Appearance: The conditioned trotters are usually bright red with a shiny surface, while the ordinary trotters are yellowish in color and the surface is usually not as shiny as the conditioned trotters.
2. Taste: The conditioned trotters usually taste soft and glutinous, fat but not greasy, and melt in the mouth, while ordinary trotters taste hard and need to be chewed more, but sometimes they may be greasy.
3. Production technology: Generally prepared trotters are treated before cooking, such as pickling and marinating, and then roasted or fried, while ordinary trotters are generally cooked before seasoning, such as directly roasting or frying, and then simply seasoned with salt and cumin.
Generally speaking, conditioning pig's trotters and ordinary pig's trotters have their own characteristics and advantages, which can be selected according to personal tastes and needs.