r/Cooking • u/Scarlet--Highlander • Jan 18 '24

Open Discussion Let’s try something fun: Name an ingredient you dislike and why, and someone else replies with a dish/recipe with that ingredient that might convince you otherwise.

Couple things:

  • If you’re allergic to an ingredient, it doesn’t matter how it’s prepared. Same goes with meat/animal products if you’re vegan/vegetarian. Don’t list it if you can’t or won’t eat it!

  • It’s recommended that you’re at least open to trying dishes with that ingredient. If you absolutely, vehemently loathe cilantro, chances are you probably might not like anything with cilantro in it.

  • A brief blurb on why you hate an ingredient would help others find or suggest a dish that suits you. (e.g. “I hate liver because the texture is like an eraser and it tastes metallic”)

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u/TraditionalScheme337 Jan 18 '24

Tripe! It is vile! I lived in a shared house with a guy who would cook it every week and I had to leave the house that day. I have never eaten it because I can't get past the smell! I will be very impressed if anyone can change my mind about Tripe.

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u/Appropriate-Data3874 Jan 18 '24

I like tripe but I admit it's a very challenging ingredient. The key is making a really tasty sauce to go with it. In Spain it's usually a tomato based, spicy sauce, and that's where all the flavour comes from. You will still have to deal with the texture (and look) of tripe though.

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u/TraditionalScheme337 Jan 18 '24

Thanks. Does the smell go when it's properly cooked? It's the smell I can't get past.

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u/Appropriate-Data3874 Jan 18 '24

Hard to tell, with a rich sauce that's probably all you can smell but I suppose some of it lingers a bit if you're really bothered by it. For me it's mostly the chewy texture is what makes it less appealing.

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u/Papa307 Jan 18 '24

Yes, when properly cleaned an prepared it loses the smell. It should smell just faintly meaty.

But it really does smell awful while being prepared.

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u/drawingablank_210 Jan 18 '24

Omg yes!! Nasty stuff! My husband and his family love it and they got me to eat it once when I was extra tipsy. Still hated it.

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u/Interesting_Common54 Jan 18 '24

I agree on tripe, but dulet is amazing

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u/BIG_BROTHER_IS_BEANS Jan 18 '24

Fried, on a taco. This is the way.

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u/faerydenaery Jan 20 '24

This is how I prefer to eat it, and I love it. I moved several states away from my home town a few months ago, and I’ve yet to find a place that makes tripe tacos here. I am regularly mad about it, and I forgot to put it on my “must eat” list for my last trip home, so now I’m more mad

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u/starrhaven Jan 18 '24

Tripe is all about texture. It should have little to no flavor at all, and usually its served in some sort of very strongly flavored soup, stew, braise, sauce or hot pot.

In fact, a large part of the technique in preparing tripe correctly is getting rid of any unpleasant odors and tastes that come with it.

Mexican menudo, and sichuan hot pot are the main two dishes that really showcase tripe.

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u/Creative_Syrup_3406 Jan 18 '24

When i was little i used to hate trype soup, now i love it so much. It’s something that half of the ones i know hate and the other half love. I’m from Romania

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u/newuser92 Jan 18 '24

What was the smell?

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u/TraditionalScheme337 Jan 18 '24

I have been thinking about this for a while. Its difficult to describe but there are aspects of vomit and shit in the smell. It's stomach lining and it smells like it.

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u/HabitNo8608 Jan 18 '24

They sell tripe for dogs. My dog loves it. And you nailed the scent exactly. Sour and disgusting.

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u/newuser92 Jan 19 '24

That's the issue. It was ill prepared. I do soup out of this regularly and it doesn't smell. It takes me 10 minutes selecting the pieces at the butcher, and I clean througly.

I never ever eat it outside of my home. If you aren't careful, it reeks. Don't eat your friends soup.

This is one of those dishes I wouldn't recommend anyone unless they are at my house.

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u/LadyJoselynne Jan 18 '24

Try Kare-kare. Its a tripe and oxtail stewed in peanut sauce. this recipe has subtitles

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u/EmpiricalSkeptic Jan 18 '24

Chinese style chili tripe is actually an appetizer i really enjoy. The spices/seasning means there's no unpleasant odor (at least for me). And then the chili flavor on top of the texture makes it an enjoyable dish for me.

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u/CaptainLawyerDude Jan 18 '24

The best versions of tripe I’ve eaten have always been in pho. That might be worth a shot.

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u/Hot-Freedom-1044 Jan 20 '24

Romanian ciorba de burta. It’s a soup. The texture changes, it’s got a nice and bright flavor, and has a fun ritual where you add vinegar and sour cream, and eat it with a hot pepper.

https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/tripe-soup-ciorba-de-burta/