Good for you for trying tripe though! There are two different kinds. One is honeycomb, and I forget the other what it's called. But I prefer the non honeycomb one. Also there are different ways to cook it that very much vary the end result.
Pho is one of my favorite foods and they put tripe in the "dac biet" version (the one with everything). It's just cooked plain, totally white (it's white or very pale when raw) and just sliced thin. It really has no flavor and it's kind of crunchy, like a wood ear fungus or jellyfish but I don't think those comparisons would help you. LOL Crunchy like a pig ear but harder. Like cartilidge. Anyway I don't like tripe in pho. But I LOVE it in menudo, but only if they don't use the honeycomb type. It's so soft and tender like chewing on a piece of fat that's been stewed for hours, just melts in your mouth, and takes on the flavors of the soup; beefy, salty, spicy, sour. YUM!
Oh yeah, lengua is one of my favorite taco fillings. That and cabeza. It's actually cheek, not the brain. That's sesos and I didn't care for it.
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