Tripe and offal soups

Tripe and offal soups use the parts of the animal that need long, slow cooking, such as stomach, trotters and head meat. Many cultures value them as a hangover cure or a late-night meal. They are usually seasoned strongly, with garlic, vinegar, chilli, lemon or herbs.

SoupWiki lists 14 soups with tripe and offal. Typical total cooking time is about 210 minutes, ranging from 120 to 510 minutes, and a serving is roughly 300–580 kcal (estimates). The quickest is Magiritsa (~120 min) and the lightest is Tripe Soup (~300 kcal). None of them is vegetarian as usually made. All are served hot. They come from 12 countries, most often Turkey, Colombia, Indonesia.

All 14 soups with tripe and offal, by editor’s score

9.7Head and Trotter SoupKelle paça çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey260 min~350 kcal9.3Tripe Soupİşkembe çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey170 min~300 kcal8.5Soto BetawiSoto BetawiFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia145 min~580 kcal8.0Mannish WaterMannish waterFlag of JamaicaJamaica180 min~420 kcal8.0MondongoMondongoFlag of ColombiaColombia210 min~480 kcal7.7Payaپائے (paya)Flag of PakistanPakistan380 min~520 kcal7.5Mute SantandereanoMute santandereanoFlag of ColombiaColombia210 min~560 kcal7.4La Paz BatchoyBatchoyFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines140 min~520 kcal7.3KhashԽաշ (khash)Flag of ArmeniaArmenia510 min~520 kcal7.3MenudoMenudoFlag of MexicoMexico270 min~420 kcal7.3Romanian Tripe SoupCiorbă de burtăFlag of RomaniaRomania200 min~380 kcal6.8Sopa de PataSopa de pataFlag of El SalvadorEl Salvador210 min~450 kcal6.6MagiritsaΜαγειρίτσα (magiritsa)Flag of GreeceGreece120 min~380 kcal6.3FlakiFlakiFlag of PolandPoland200 min~380 kcal

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