Tripe: So Tasty!

Concerts...haven't been to many in my lifetime. Point of Grace was my first (way back in 2nd grade). I think Ryan Adams was my last (Oct 2008...a little disappointing). so moving on to something i've had more experience with...

For those of you that ventured to Italy back in 2007 you might remember we had a surprise dish a few nights consisting of tripe....aka stomach. When most of the gang realized what they were eating they abruptly stopped. I, on the other hand, found it somewhat tasty. A little chewy, yes, but tasty. I might have even eaten more than one bowl of tripe...

Tonight my tennis match with a friend from China was rained out so she suggested we cook. Now, my Chinese friends love their food. (actually, everyone here loves their food. they really eat about 5 meals a day and whenever you visit a city they tell you all the foods you need to try there) Back to my Chinese friends. They've already given me pig's brain, pig's ear (crunchy cartilage), and pig's tongue to eat. They're always telling me the best place to eat cat satae and dog meat in China. Maybe I'll try that one day... But tonight my friend opened up her fridge and pulled out beef and tripe. I actually got excited when I saw the tripe (not because I wanted to eat it but because it reminded me of Italy and all yall). I was secretly hoping for beef (because it's kinda a scarcity around here...people eat chicken all the time here) but she went for the tripe. She cooked it differently this time: instead of noodle-style, it was cut in small pieces and fried with chili peppers. Mmmm, still that chewy taste but not quite as slimy as I remembered. I did learn tonight that the tripe in Italy was probably lamb's stomach (?) but the tripe tonight was cow's. Personal preference: Asia tripe over European tripe

In other news, I recently bought 2 ew gways (turtles). One died shortly after moving to my house. Lexi is still kicking. I wrote a song about my turtles; be expecting to hear it soon.