Strange Dishes Common in Our House

Anyone had Menudo? It's a delicious and fiery Mexican soup that, unfortunately, has tripe (beef stomach lining) in it. The soup is wonderful and the tripe really doesn't have much taste.....it's the consistency that's the problem. It's like chewing pieces of rubber and I don't think there is any way of tenderizing it. I usually eat all the soup and only one piece of the tripe for the heck of it.
 

jujube said:
Anyone had Menudo? It's a delicious and fiery Mexican soup that, unfortunately, has tripe (beef stomach lining) in it. The soup is wonderful and the tripe really doesn't have much taste.....it's the consistency that's the problem. It's like chewing pieces of rubber and I don't think there is any way of tenderizing it. I usually eat all the soup and only one piece of the tripe for the heck of it.
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Patsa is made with tripe and intestines,yummy!
 
OMG!!! Does that ever bring back memories. As a child I couldn't get enough of them. They were a real treat! (wish I could get some now) pickled pig's feet I mean. And when you eat tongue...how do you know when to quit chewing?:D
 

When I was a kid my mom bought head cheese. The meat of the pigs head was simmered with spices and vinegar. The meat was added in chunks to the broth that contained the gelatin found naturally in the bones, it then congealed when it cooled. It came sliced in a package just like ham or any other cold meats you might get in the deli. I really did like it. You had to purchase a good brand though, because if you didn't, you could see the pigs hair in some of the meat of the cheaper brands.In later years I made this but used ham hocks instead of the head. By the way, there was no cheese in it. I don't know where the name came from..
 
Where do I start ?

I still eat the little cans of Armour potted meat with saltines normally once a week for lunch.

I don't recall eating tongue growing up but in the little mom and pop Mexican restaurant I hit for lunch once or twice a month I always order the chopped lengua (tongue) soft tacos.

The same place above only makes menudo on Saturday and Sunday and it's also really good and filling on a cold day.

I really like crispy fried 'hangie downs' from bulls and turkeys......never had the lamb.

I haven't had pickled pigs feet in several years (actually forgot about them) but they are also good with saltines and a slice of very sharp cheddar cheese.

I grew up eating souse (headcheese) sandwiches and that also is good with saltines.

Liverwurst (braunschweiger) is another lunch meat that most folks don't care for but I really like it.
 
I personally miss tripe soup and pigs feet soup,I don't make them because nobody else eats them at home and to go eat it at a greek restauraunt,meh I don't know if everything is properly cleaned like they are supposed to be.

It takes a lot of work for tripe and intestine soup to be made.can't just trust eating it from anyone.
 

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