Tripe

[karadekoolaid]

Mod edit: posts moved from 'Which food or dish in your travel that you are afraid to try?' KKA.

I certainly would not eat tripe or intestines. In Spain, they love their tripe; just the sight of it makes me queasy!"
Well I started this, because I dislike it, but lots of others love it, especially Barriehie !
Let's get some tripe recipes out here and hear your experiences.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I certainly would not eat tripe or intestines. In Latin America, the land of weekly BBQ, you can occasionally find people eating "chinchurria" the lower intestine of the cow or pig. In Spain, they love their tripe; just the sight of it makes me queasy!
Did try a tarantula leg back in 2011, mind you. Nothing special, I'd say - a bit like those insects you see in Oriental and Mexican markets.
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Well I’m not so sure tripes as popular in Spain as it used to be. They do sell it in the supermarket (along with every other part, spines, feet, heads etc) and it is traditional in some yucky stews but I’ve not seen it on a single restaurant menu anywhere over the last 5 years.
I guess it’s been a while since you were last in Spain?

 

[karadekoolaid]

I guess it’s been a while since you were last in Spain?

10 years.
There are loads of Spanish restaurants in Caracas, however, and callos a la madrileña (Madrid tripe) is a classic. I've seen it a few times on Masterchef España, too. Maybe it's a regional thing.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

10 years.
There are loads of Spanish restaurants in Caracas, however, and callos a la madrileña (Madrid tripe) is a classic. I've seen it a few times on Masterchef España, too. Maybe it's a regional thing.

Maybe it is but I take a week twice a year to go from the very top to the very bottom of Spain covering quite a few regions and eat in a variety of places and have never once seen tripe on the menu.
I guess the joys of the internet has meant there’s more sharing of dishes than before because a lot of the food is incredibly similar regardless of region.
They obviously still eat tripe or the supermarkets wouldn’t stock it.

I suspect Caracas and Spain have evolved in different ways over the years.
I’ve certainly seen a shift in the last 5 years in Spain where ingredients from other cultures that were impossible to get have become more readily available even in the supermarket.
But that’s food isn’t it, a constantly evolving joy.

 

[Morning Glory]

They obviously still eat tripe or the supermarkets wouldn’t stock it.

I suppose there can often be a difference between what people eat at home and what is found on restaurant menus.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I suppose there can often be a difference between what people eat at home and what is found on restaurant menus.

That’s my thought but what with it being relatively cheap if it was loved it would have found its way onto menus. Those margins matter too much to ignore it.

 

[Morning Glory]

That’s my thought but what with it being relatively cheap if it was loved it would have found its way onto menus. Those margins matter too much to ignore it.

There is a famous Spanish tripe dish: Callos a la Madrileña. Its very slow cooked tripe with garlic and paprika.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

There is a famous Spanish tripe dish: Callos a la Madrileña. Its very slow cooked tripe with garlic and paprika.

I’m familiar with it, have looked for it and would try it if I ever saw it on a menu

 

[SoCalZone10]

I get my tripe from dim sum, my kids love them. I don’t know how to cook tripe either.

 

[Morning Glory]

I’m familiar with it, have looked for it and would try it if I ever saw it on a menu

It seems there is a festival in Madrid for callos (tripe)! And its on menus there. Maybe its only on menus during the festival though!

I've never been to Spain and always wanted to go because of the food.

El mes de los callos vuelve a Madrid

 

[Morning Glory]

Italy also seems to have a tripe festival: 21st Festival of Tripe and Polenta - North Lake Como

 

[Barriehie]

I get my tripe from dim sum, my kids love them. I don’t know how to cook tripe either.

I boil it. My first experience with it was in Nevada with the large Mexican heritage population and menudo. I make the red, rojo, one.

 

[Barriehie]

There is a famous Spanish tripe dish: Callos a la Madrileña. Its very slow cooked tripe with garlic and paprika.

Thank you MG, I've a trip to Morelo's Market now for tripe...

 

[SoCalZone10]

Dim sum dish, steamed ginger and tripe, honestly I never made this recipe, I rather go to a dim sum place which we haven’t been lately. The last time we went to dim sum was Jan 2024. Use this recipe at your risk, lol

Ginger Scallion Tripe (Dim Sum Style) Recipe - Chinese.Food.com

 

[karadekoolaid]

I'm just going to eat something (not tripe) but when I get back, I'll post a classic Venezuelan dish called "Mondongo".
Watch this space!