I would have to say tripe has been the nadir of things I have eaten. My mom served it a few times when I was a kid. (This was back in the days when you ate what was put on the table or you went hungry). NEVER again.


>This must be one of those 'delicacies' which came about in an attempt to use up all of the edible portions of meat during poverty or starvation times? I can think of no other reason to eat that! Yuck!!!! :o) (There are other foods I consider to fall into this category: anything in the 'green' family: collard greens, mustard greens, et al, white corn, pigs feet, etc) :o)
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>>>>>>Picky, are we? Or should I start talking about some stuff that we eat - I'm sure I'd hit a nerve somewhere. Well, maybe not you - anyone who can eat black pudding probably won't mind the rest.
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>>>>>Bring 'em on, big boy! I'm un-grossable!
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>>>>I think I was writing about pihtije (pikh-tee-yeh) before. You basically boil pork feet and ears (with skin, but without bristle) in not too much water, to the point where all the meat will easily go off the bones. Add some garlic, salt and a couple of carrots and parsleys. When it's boiled thoroughly, take out the bones, carrots and parsleys, pour the stuff into what vessels you have - something a salad bowl would do, or a pyrex square pan, multiple vessels are also ok - and let it cool thoroughly, until it becomes gelatinous. Fridge is also OK. You can skim the grease if you like - it doesn't look too good after a few days in the fridge.
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>>>And then you throw it in the garbage?
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>>The extra grease only. Well... take a look at
>>this and this.