Tripe

[karadekoolaid]

Here we go then: Mondongo (Venezuelan tripe soup)
No pictures, because I don't make it, but you can get a good idea from google images HERE
This particular dish is also prepared in the Dominican Republic, and in Colombia.
Takes a heck of a long time to prepare, by the looks of it, but apart from the mise en place, you can be doing the "sofrito" (mirepoix in French) while the tripe is cooking. Once you've bunged everything into the pot, then just sit back, have a beer and wait for it to be ready.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Correct. A normal fill of water, distilled, to the "stain line" and 1/4 tsp of powder. This obviously while still in use...View attachment 138726View attachment 138727

I used to clean the teapots in a an old folks home I worked in and the metal teapots cleaned up really well warm water and a denture cleaning tablet.

 

[Barriehie]

I used to clean the teapots in a an old folks home I worked in and the metal teapots cleaned up really well warm water and a denture cleaning tablet.

I used to buy those, until the dentures quit fitting...

 

[karadekoolaid]

I reckon, with the mondongo recipe, that you could probably cut a lot of corners and make the process easier/quicker.
All those root vegetables, and the plantain/sweetcorn, are staple items in Venezuelan cuisine. They're also very cheap, so they're frequently used by the poorer inhabitants to provide starch and carbohydrates.
If I were to make this in the UK, for example, I'd be using potatoes, carrots, turnips, parsnips and swede.

 

[Z-Cook]

you could probably cut a lot of corners and make the process easier/quicker.
All those root vegetables, and the plantain/sweetcorn, are staple items in Venezuelan cuisine.

You could, but they lend a really interesting set of flavours and textures. In many parts of the UK you should be able to get many if not most of those root items in local Asian and Afro Caribbean shops.