Tripe

Tripe is a type of edible offal made from the stomach of various domestic animals. Beef tripe is typically made from the first two of a cattle's four stomachs, the rumen (or paunch) and the reticulum (or honeycomb). Sheep and pork tripe are also produced.

Tripe is eaten in many parts of the world. Famous tripe recipes include:

• Menudo -- a Mexican soup
• Tripe and onions -- (Britain)
• Tripes à la mode de Caen -- tripe Caen style (France)
• Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup -- tripe soup with peppercorns (United States)
• Gras-double Lyonnais -- tripe Lyon style (France)
• Trippa alla Genovese -- tripe Genoa style (Italy)
• andouille -- a sausage containing tripe (France)
• flaczki -- tripe Polish style

Tripe is also a slang term synonymous with rubbish, in the sense of something of little value, or nonsense.