tripe

[johnny.5]

do any of you ever eat this stuff
when i was young we were very poor and one of our weekly meals was tripe and onions or (leeks if they were cheap enough) i hated the stuff did any of you have to eat it as a youngster ?
or was there a more vile dish served in your house ?

[scotgal]

I have never tasted tripe - it's not really eaten that much here but I do remember my dad cooking tripe for his working dogs. He had an old gas cooker in one of the outhouses and used to buy the stuff in bulk from a butcher he knew and it was greeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ugh!Ugh!Ugh! So I would never eat the stuff not even if you paid me though some think it's lovely.

[joggerjayne]

I keep wanting to try it, but I haven't plucked up enough courage yet.

[scotgal]

PS The dogs loved it though and their coats were gorgeous so it must be good for you.

[123everton]

Tried it (as an adult) did'nt like it, the Poles call it flaki and seem to really enjoy it.

[sara3]

sorry, I'm a Londoner.. what IS tripe?

I've heard of it but I really don't know! (it sounds gross)

[joggerjayne]

Oh no, Sassy. You had to ask ...

waits ...

[leelapops]

Blergh! No thanks. Got home tonight and my Mum had cooked some kidney up for my dog as a treat; I almost had to walk back out of the house!

So no, offal IS awful, and I am not a fan. x

[123everton]

Jayne any Polish shop (and several supermarkets) sell it ready cooked in jars with sauce etc.
Go on!
Give it a go!
I'm sure you've had worse things in ya mouth!

[sara3]

what is it?????????????????!!

[scotgal]

I'm afraid to say it Sara but tripe is the lining of a cow's stomach

[joggerjayne]

Yep. Choice.

Cows spend their lives eating and digesting veggie stuff, and making gas, and then ... you can buy their stomach linings.

Mmmmmmmmm.

[boogieboogie]

My mum ate tripe often, she loved it. I remember she would have a plate full of tripe (nothing else) and put vinegar on it. Eukkkk no wonder I'm vegetarian.http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/843/ 855976.JPG
A cows stomach isn't it?

[puddicat]

Tripe is eaten quite alot in yorkshire there was a market stall in dewsbury that had quite a selection,still havent tried it and dont intend to!!!

[johnny.5]

it looks like white rubber it taste like soggy cardboard and feels like slugs

[logic]

sorry to contradict, but it is cows udder,

[sara3]

oh!!

I thought it was some lardy fatty thing, but that sounds horrible!

isn't that used for haggis?

[scotgal]

Yes boogie that's a beautiful (edited) version of tripe but in the raw (probably cos of all the grass cows eat) it is greeeeeeeeeeen!

[joggerjayne]

logic ... no, it isn't.

noknowledge ... don't be mean to Leggy when he's not here to fight back.

xx