Adventures in Tripe (Part 1; Captioned)

[libdrone]

Wow. You were Way braver than I would have been. No way a challenge would gave gotten Me to cook tripe.

[libdrone]

Wow. You were Way braver than I would have been. No way a challenge would gave gotten Me to cook tripe.

[JessiebelleTX]

@libdrone That which doesn't kill us...doesn't kill us. ;)

[zapbuddha]

Hi. The stomach consists of four compartments - rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. The honey-combed compartment is the reticulum.

The more commoner part that the European would eat is the reticulum. The Chinese would eat a different part probably the omasum but the omasum has plain upright folds from the wall whereas the Chinese dim sum tripe that I had has upright Christmas tree-like folds which are crunchy after cooking.

[JessiebelleTX]

@zapbuddha I wish I could give this 10 thumbs' up. That is very useful (well, it would be, if I ever worked up the nerve again to try a different form of tripe) and quite fascinating info. (I can't believe that I didn't do more research - as a writer, I'm ashamed of myself. As one who pretty much wrote off ever cooking tripe again - well, that's my excuse!) Thank you!!

[wangouthangout]

I do believe you're son deserves a tripled allowance.

[JessiebelleTX]

You could be right about that! ;) He got it. (Actually, he only gets it when he reminds me, but then I don't say "Fine, but it's coming out of YOUR ALLOWANCE!" at every turn, either. I think he actually comes out ahead by NOT collecting.) He does enjoy the ratings and (nice) comments, though.

[JessiebelleTX]

@wangouthangout He probably does. :) Thanks!

[drivepro]

I live in Houston, and finding tripe is incredibly easy. Fiesta is not the only store that carries it, especially since it's not just used in menudo. It's a bit annoying to hear the sarcastic comment about how the people at Fiesta "don't know haggis"....I'd say you should "learn menudo" before making disparaging comments about a group of people that don't know about a SHEEP dish. Tripe isn't sheep, so asking them about haggis wouldn't have mattered anyways.

[JessiebelleTX]

The problem with me "learning menudo" is that I wouldn't know good from bad without anything to judge by. Since you live in Houston - where could I get a good menudo? How about a good haggis?

I did ask about tripe at other stores; Kroger's doesn't carry any kind of tripe, and it was their butcher who suggested Fiesta. I didn't realize there was such a variety - I knew cows had four stomachs, but somehow I'd expected them all to look...alike.

[drivepro]

Sorry, my wife made that comment and she is really passionate about smelly soup. The thing about Menudo is that its made diffrently by everyone. its only good homemade, and i wouldnt buy it at any restr. I would assume the same for Haggis. its a very personal dish. find a recipie get the parts together and assemble yourself. we got that tripe from HEB

[JessiebelleTX]

Ahh - what can't you find at HEB? :) The new one up here in NW Houston hadn't opened, yet, and I didn't really want to drive across town. I've seen recipes for Haggis, and I'm not sure my skills would do it justice. I'm saving that as an excuse to go to Scotland one of these days. Having nothing to go by to know what good, authentic menudo is supposed to taste like, I'd be afraid my skills wouldn't do it justice, either. (Balut's easier - anyone can boil an egg.)

Thanks for coming back by. ;)

[djedge40]

so this has more than 2000 hits and has a 4.5 rating....did he ever get that raise?....lol

[JessiebelleTX]

Of course! Actually, all parts of the video had to qualify - but yeah, I'm not going to be nitpicky.

[philbx1]

Nicely adventurous and a great mom I think.

I try to cook or do something different every weekend. Tonight it's lamb neck.

Next week maybe lamb brains just like my mom makes. Just a tip though. Maybe a bit of tact, instead saying of 'looks grey' maybe instead 'I might just trim this part' :-)

Thanks to both of you for the video.

[JessiebelleTX]

But...but...it looked gray. I don't think the tripe cared that I was tactless, and Lord knows I could've said worse! *giggles* But seriously, it was fun - and I like to try new things, but this was pushing the envelope, even for me. It was great to do this with my son, though.

[olowansdad]

Ah man! you ruined it by rinsing it. It is better if you leave a little green on it. noting better than poop soup or menudo as it is also known.

[JessiebelleTX]

LOL!! Well, it still had the flavor...

[sarimsok]

I'm drooling so much, i love tripe.

[iriegal]

I am cooking menudo today and was looking for a recipe. I cook it the Panamanian way. I did not use the honeycome tripe. You would have got rid of the smell by washing with lemons. It really cuts the fat and the smell. Also bite down on a toothpick when dealing with smell..it will cause you not to smell tripe or chitlins.

[JessiebelleTX]

Thank you for that... I'm not sure I'll ever put that knowledge to use, but I'll file it away just in case! Hope your menudo was tasty!

[bonniexblack]

i seriously just threw up, looking at the tripe. xD

but funny, just the same.

[dennisevon]

When are we going to get a new video seril of human consequence. Maybe , how to wash and clean your aligator??

[JessiebelleTX]

Hmmm...maybe after I go camping with my son's Boy Scout troop? That makes the thought of gators much more appealing - thank you for that, Dennis! LOL!

[sirsnapalots]

Just the best

[bluey159]

i cannot believe you did this hahaha you are a star, but i keep telling you , just wash and add salt and vinegar no cooking it, Phil (snowy)

[ShoeBits]

Clever caption writer!

[dennisevon]

I really don't think it comes out of the ocean, unless it is from a sea cow, whcih as we all know is a protected species.

[JessiebelleTX]

LOL! Nope, it definitely doesn't come out of the ocean, but it does look like a rubbery sponge or coral or something, and has that...smell. It smells more like the inside of a seashell left out on the beach too long than it does any part of a cow I know.

[JessiebelleTX]

Oh, boy, do I wish I had a lake out back right about now...

Part 2 has been posted - Parts 3 and 4 are in the works!

[krazynazi]

What a cliff-hanger! I can't wait until tomorrow. You know, I really should have documented the time I tried to cook "chitlins" a few years ago. Of course, they smelled sooooo bad I didn't get past step 1. The fish in the lake seemed to REALLY like them, though!

[Crystalee07]

Thanks for the um, er, entertaining video.. even if it was a little gross! I give it five stars!

Crys :-)

[JessiebelleTX]

Oh, that's not haggis. I'm going to wait on haggis till I know my tripe better. Haggis is WAAAAAY more complicated. Thanks, Viv!

[vzabel]

Leave it to you to "entertain" us with tipe, with a recipe for hagis, something I never wanted to know. *laugh*

[JessiebelleTX]

See, I knew that, Grim. I did not want you to reach middle age without having that...experience.

[gpeeper]

and to think i was concerned i'd never see the lining of a cow stomach.