Menudo, also known as Mondongo, pancita or mole de panza, is a traditional Mexican soup, made with cow's stomach in broth with a red chili pepper base. It is the Mexican variation of the Spanish callo
Bowl of menudo stew
Spanish menudo from Cádiz. In certain areas of Spain, chickpeas or garbanzos are added.
Mexican menudo. In certain areas of northern Mexico, hominy is added.
Tripe is the digestive system of ruminants prepared as edible offal. Most tripe is from cattle and sheep, but may come from other ruminants as well.
Menudo (Mexican soup)
…as Mondongo, pancita ([little] gut or [little] stomach) or mole de panza ("stomach sauce"), is a traditional Mexican soup, made with cow's stomach (tripe) in broth with a red chili pepper base. It is the Mexican variation of the Spanish callos or menudo. Similar dishes exist throughout Latin America and…
Tripe (trippa) in an Italian market
Rumen beef tripe, stomach chamber 1. Blanket/flat/smooth tripe.
Reticulum beef tripe, stomach chamber 2. Honeycomb/pocket tripe.
Omasum beef tripe, stomach chamber 3. Book/bible/leaf tripe.