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"Evelyn" > wrote:

> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Evelyn" > wrote:
> >> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
> >> > "Evelyn" > wrote:
> >> >> "Jacquie" > wrote in message
> >> >> [ . . . ]
> >
> >> > As to tripe, you might like this:
> >> >
> >> > Tripe is the lining of the first stomach of the cow.
> >> >
> >> > Trippa all'Olivitana (Tripe 'Olivetana' Style): This is an extremely
> >> > rich Sicilian way of preparing tripe, with veal, cheese, and more.
> > []
> >> Nick, when you buy tripe, don't you have to soak it, then par boil it
> >> then throw away the first water from it or something like that? Once I
> >> prepared tripe but didn't do this, and the flavor was very strong and
> >> unpleasant. Threw the whole mess out. Someone later told me that I was
> >> supposed to par boil it.
> >
> > I suppose you could do that. People soak game foods, including lamb and
> > trout, in buttermilk to get rid of the 'gaminess'. I like to taste what
> > makes one food different from another. Kidney, like shark meat, should be
> > parboiled to remove the urine. Cleaning thoroughly isn't the same. Tripe
> > should be cleaned. I rub between my hands in cold water. Chitlins should
> > be
> > VERY WELL cleaned (don't forget to turn them inside out!), but I never
> > parboil them. YMMV
>
>
> I have never eaten chitlins, and probably will never prepare them either,
> but tripe is interesting in pepper pot soup, and I thought I could perhaps
> try for that flavor. I was told by an Italian lady that you throw away the
> first cooking water in order to get rid of the strong gaminess when cooking
> tripe. I haven't tried it, preferring to wait till someone who knew
> exactly could advise me on it.

I've had tripe in Chinese dishes (usually one of the "Eight Delights" or
some such), and it's quite good, but then I've met few Chinese foods I
didn't like- aside from pastries. Too many of the sweet Chinese
pastries are too heavy for me. I had a sweet bean pastry that was deep
fried once, and it was total heaven, but entirely too much for me to
finish.

PP