This unusual-looking meat is actually the lining of either beef, hog, or sheep stomach and is commonly known as tripe. Most tripe that's eaten in the U.S. comes from beef cattle and is obtained ...
Tripe is often cleaned and blanched at the start of cooking to remove any microbes or strong aromas. This involves placing the tripe in a large pan of cold water which is slowly heated to the boil ...
“They just eat it and then ask.” It’s at this point that Alvarez, owner of Tortas Jalisco restaurant, fills them in: Menudo is a soup made of beef tripe, or the lining of a cow’s stomac ...