[vash]

coming back from a short trip. i got the hankering for some pizza. stopped at a local place in Cloverdale. sorta fancy.

ordered a pizza, and some wine. just to let the road stress fade away. i hear my wife ask the waitress.."what's up with this braise tripe dish?" the lady clearly didnt know anything about it..so my wife did the only thing she does.."we'll try it"

i wont butcher the italian name of the dish out of respect. i kinda forgot it. but it was good. no barn flavors. i can best describe it as a pasta dish, with the tripe as the noodles. my wife threw down and bet me i cant make it. (it's a thing i do..to try to reverse eng a dish)

i only googled how to clean the tripe. which should be outlawed during drought season. i used a lot of water!! the guy at the Mexican store giggled at me buying only 2 lbs (es todo?)..he said the ladies buy LOTS at a time.

it was weird cooking it. i winged it. i served it up last night to the wife. served it up with a lightly fried egg on top, parm cheese..toasted bread toast from a local joint. not a thing i'll do often. the smell is off putting during the cooking. but it certianly isnt the fear-factor food my neighbor thought when he asked me if i was boiling my laundry. the old coot!