#65 Trippa alla Romana (Lazio – Rome)
When I first made trippa alla romana, I wasn’t sure what to expect since I grew up eating it plain in broth. But once the tripe simmered with soffritto, wine, and tomato, it softened into something steady and familiar. The sauce turned rich without feeling heavy and the final mix of mint and pecorino gave it that unmistakable Roman note.
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this is one of the very first solid foods I ate as a baby!! my nonna gave my mother two boxes, one with some kind of baby food and the other one with the trippa, and somehow she swapped them thus giving a 2-3 year old baby this spicy (nonna used plenty of peperoncino, she’s from lucania), salty, fatty deliciousness 😂😂
In English "trippa" is "tripe", basically the same! Also it's technically cow stomach, not belly, but who cares. Great execution and cute cat!
Aww… what a lucky kitty-cat 😍
I love tripe. It has a very nice texture. I'll try your recipe sometime. It looks great. And your cat is very beautiful. Thank you!
The best way to eat pig organs is to just boil them with shallots, then dip them with fish sauce as u eat
La mangiavo sempre da piccolo, anche se non siamo romani. Mia nonna la cucinava spesso. Che bello il micino😊😻
Do One for "O'per e o'muss" neapolitan dish similar to trippa
I love trippa alla Romana, but I’d be hesitant to say it’s a forgotten classic. It’s in literally every cookbook of Roman cuisine I own. That said, your iteration is beautiful! Congrats on a great dish.
Didn't expect Italians eat animals' organs like beef tripe of all things. I thought French, Belgians, Scandinavians and Slavs would eat that kind of thing like liver pâtés. Guess I learned something new. 😯
Tripe is delicious. First had it at Chinese hot pot restaurants, now I absolutely love it. Organ meat is fantastic, tripe is one of the best!
Tripe is so amazing!❤ There is an amazing Warsawian soup made with tripe and we do it a lot in Poland🎉
Trippa alla Romana was my favorite dish in Italy, next to pagliata
The version of Milano (busecca) also Is very tasty and rich: sautéed onion, celery and carrot, with tomato, spiced with cloves, juniper berries, sage leaves and with the addition of white beans and potatoes, grated cheese at the end 😊
A volte c'è trippa per gatti
it isn't forgotten at all… non è dimenticata affatto!
Busecca?
Ti auguro il meglio
Aaaah adesso ho una bella domanda per lo chef: io abito in un posto dove la mentuccia non c'e', non cresce proprio (me la sono portata appresso, ma forse l'anno prossimo potro' usarne un po'), con quale combinazione di odori posso sostituirla? La menta "da mojito" mi sembra troppo dolce e poco saporita.
Bravo!❤
Important: it's not mint (menta), but lesser calamint (mentuccia). They have very different aromatics.
Per favore, non dare al gatto cibo contenente aglio o cipolla, è veleno per loro