Not all types of meat make the soup exceptionally tasty and tender. Most often, we use beef tripe since it's popular and readily available. However, it's not the only option—and not always the best!

“They just eat it and then ask.” It’s at this point that Alvarez, owner of Tortas Jalisco restaurant, fills them in: Menudo is a soup made of beef tripe, or the lining of a cow’s stomac ...

When a James Beard finalist chef tells you to go to Covington to eat tripe soup, you go to Covington to eat tripe soup.

Design student Jocelyn Mather has created a range of handbags made from Highland cow tripe. If you're unsure what tripe actually is, allow us explain - it's the stomach lining of a cow.

Tripe is often cleaned and blanched at the start of cooking to remove any microbes or strong aromas. This involves placing the tripe in a large pan of cold water which is slowly heated to the boil ...