Dave Smith wrote:
> On 14/02/2012 6:32 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:18:43 -0800 (PST), >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 14, 10:15 am, > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Would Pozole still be Pozole if I left out the hominy? Would Menudo
>>>> still be Menudo if I left out the tripe?
>>>>
>>> No, and No. -aem
>>
>> Darn. I like those two soups in general, but hate those ingredients
>> in particular, so I eat around them when I order it... but would want
>> to leave them out if I made them.
>>
> I only had menudo once, at a Mexican breakfast buffet near Denver. For
> some reason, we were talking about tripe and I was saying how my
> friend's mother used to cook it every Tuesday and it took until Friday
> to get rid of the smell. Her husband pointed out that I was eating it in
> the Menudo, and I pointed out that I had been spitting out all the
> unchewable bits in it.I have to say that the Menudo was delicious.

Tripe isn't chewable? I don't think I've ever experienced that
with tripe.

Hmmm. I need to make tripe soon.

--
Jean B.