One of my favorite, simple carnivore discoveries so far is tripe noodles- a completely carnivore replacement for noodles that takes advantage of diverse, nose-to-tail eating.
Tripe is beef stomach, an ingredient in some Vietnamese and Mexican foods such as pho and menudo. It has a very mild flavor and a consistency similar to a rice noodles. It even looks like rice noodles!
Eat tripe noodles in bone broth, such as spiced bone broth pho soup, with fish sauce, or experiment and let me know what you discover!
Instructions
- Slice pre-washed smooth tripe into thin pieces about the width of rice noodles
- Cover the tripe slices with water in a pot. Bring the water to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
- Simmer for two to three hours.
- Strain the noodles.
These steps can also be done for the last two to three hours of making bone broth if you will be eating your noodles in broth.
My piece of tripe came in a very clean oval shaped piece with thin folds which easily sliced into thin noodles.
You can find tripe for sale at Vietnamese and Mexican grocery stores and some standard American grocery stores, or ask a butcher for some! Most tripe is sold pre-washed, which is what gives it its white color and mild flavor. If it is not, follow instructions for washing your tripe like these. Tripe comes in different varieties such as smooth and honeycomb. Find a smooth, more solid type if possible.
Interesting, but I can't find the product! I can find "honeycomb" but no "smooth" tripe. I can find "scalded" but no "washed" tripe. My only memory of tripe was a THICK chunk of honeycomb that even my young sharp teeth could not chew through. Is all tripe like this?
Thanks, Kat! Will go on the hunt for it today. Appreciate the reply, and the awesome site!! :)
Sarah I bought it at a Vietnamese grocery store, but I've seen it for sale before at even Wal Mart!
Hi there! This is awesome! Where did you find your tripe?