Check these features together: Muscular organ tapering toward the tip; Dark red to purplish red; Cut surface reveals chambers and thick walls. Colour alone is not sufficient. For packaged Pork Heart, confirm the name, ingredients or intended use on the original label. Ask the vendor about loose food; never taste to identify it.
Pork Heart: Muscular organ tapering toward the tip. For Pork Kidney, look for bean-shaped organ. Confirm the original name, ingredients or use as well; colour does not make the products interchangeable.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Slice for soup or fully cooked stir-fries.
Choosing & preparing
Open the chambers, remove clotted blood, use separate raw-food tools and cook even slices thoroughly. Separate raw and cooked food and utensils; wash hands and clean surfaces after raw handling, and cook thoroughly.
Storage
Refrigerate at 4°C or below in a covered leak-proof container beneath ready-to-eat food; follow the date, freeze when needed and thaw in the refrigerator.
Useful market phrase
唔該，我想要豬心，請幫我確認名稱同用途。
Meaning: I would like Pork Heart, please. Help me confirm its name and use.
