Menudo (soup)
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Date: 2022-01-12

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#Mexican_cuisine
#Mexican_soups
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#Christmas_food
#Food_and_drink_in_California
In Mexican cuisine, Menudo, also known as pancita （[little] gut or [little] stomach） or mole de panza （"stomach sauce"）, is a traditional Mexican soup, made with cow's stomach （tripe） in broth with a red chili pepper base.
Hominy, lime, onions, and oregano are used to season the broth.
It differs from the Filipino dish of the same name, in that the latter does not use tripe or a chili sauce.
Menudo is traditionally prepared by the entire family, and often serves as an occasion for social interactions such as after wedding receptions
where the families of the groom and bride go to either family's house to enjoy a bowl of menudo before and after the ceremony.
It is also believed to be a hangover cure.
Menudo takes a long time to prepare as the tripe takes hours to cook.
It includes many ingredients and side dishes （such as salsa）, and is garnished with chopped onions, chiles, cilantro, and often with lime juice; it is often prepared communally and eaten at a feast.
Documents from the American Works Progress Administration indicate that in the 1930s, among migrant workers in Arizona, menudo parties were held regularly to celebrate births, Christmas, and other occasions.
Four to seven hours' cooking is required.
Beef tripe sellers offer a version of this meat that has been boiled in hot water, which reduces cooking time by hours.
In its simplest form, beef tripe is rinsed then boiled for three hours in a large pot with half an onion to remove the strong odor of the tripe.
It is then removed from the pot, discarding the onion half, and allowed to cool before being cut into strips, or occasionally diced.
The water is discarded, then the tripe is returned to the pot with fresh water, oregano, red chili paste or powder, lime or lemon juice, ...