Sang Cheong

Have you eaten "sang cheong" before? 
All these while I always thought 'sang cheong' means pig's intestines although pig's intestines are normally called 'zhu cheong' or 'fan cheong'...I'd always asssumed that 'sang cheong' just another dish name for pigs intestine cooked differently.

I ate 'sang cheong' for the first time just now at dinner. 

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After happily chewing and enjoying the crunchy texture of the 'sang cheong'....and agreeing that it tasted better then normal intestine dishes..I got curious.  How come the texture is so different then intestines? And...it does look very different...which part of the intestine is this??

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...I found out that 'sang cheong' is actually...the Fallopian Tube!

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This close up view shows the primary reproductive organs of the female.

The ovaries (1) are small kidney-shaped organs. They usually cover the fallopian tubes (2) which just show below the right ovary (left side!) in this view

The fallopian tubes bring ova to the uterine horns (3) which join in hte midline to form the uterine body (4). The uterus is thus "Y-shaped". This allows for the attachment of placentas for a whole litter of young pigs along the uterine horns. The ovary and uterus are held in place by the broad ligament (5), which later in life will have to bear most of the weight during pregnancy

The uterine body passes through the pelvic opening between the urethra (5), which drains the bladder (6), and the rectum (7).



I am still wondering..how on earth??   As far as I 'm concerned..my limited biology knowledge tells me that the fallopian tube is rather short and it's function is ..as mentioned above..only for the 'eggs' to travel to to the uterus.  So..how many pigs' fallopian tubes are there in one dish?
 
We ended up arguing in the car..about the matter :D  MY BIL says that pig's fallopian tube are much longer since pigs are capable of having 24 piglets at one time.
 
True? 
 
..can't be..cos the piglets are not stored in fallopian tubes...yes? no?

PICTURE TAKEN FROM :http://faculty.ucc.edu

The above probably proves me right.  Yes?

So..if it is true that pigs' fallopian tube are even shorter then human's...back to my question...how many pig's fallopian tube are there in a dish??

euwww.......