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| World Tripe Day: Can we fall in love with tripe again? | World Tripe Day: Can we fall in love with tripe again? |
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| Why is your timeline filling up with tripe? | Why is your timeline filling up with tripe? |
| While some would argue Twitter is usually full of rubbish, this time it's the real thing, as #WorldTripeDay is trending. | While some would argue Twitter is usually full of rubbish, this time it's the real thing, as #WorldTripeDay is trending. |
| Once a kitchen staple, tripe, the stomach of a cow, pig, sheep or ox, is still sold but its popularity has waned. | Once a kitchen staple, tripe, the stomach of a cow, pig, sheep or ox, is still sold but its popularity has waned. |
| Can a hashtag turn its fortunes around? | Can a hashtag turn its fortunes around? |
| According to BBC Good Food magazine, if tripe's cooked badly "you'll never go back for a second serving". | According to BBC Good Food magazine, if tripe's cooked badly "you'll never go back for a second serving". |
| "But, if you take a leaf out of the Italians' book and serve it in a rich tomato sauce or deep-fried in breadcrumbs with a piquant green sauce, you might even forget its origin - the lining of an animal's stomach." | "But, if you take a leaf out of the Italians' book and serve it in a rich tomato sauce or deep-fried in breadcrumbs with a piquant green sauce, you might even forget its origin - the lining of an animal's stomach." |
| It might not feature on too many plates at the moment but just 50 years ago there were hundreds of tripe shops and stalls across the north. | It might not feature on too many plates at the moment but just 50 years ago there were hundreds of tripe shops and stalls across the north. |
| Now they are few and far between. | Now they are few and far between. |
| One that does sell tripe is Sean Custance, Master Butcher, with a shop in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. | |
| Mr Custance said he still sells about 33lbs (15 kg) of tripe a week and it retails at £6.75 a kg. | Mr Custance said he still sells about 33lbs (15 kg) of tripe a week and it retails at £6.75 a kg. |
| "Tripe trade does vary up and down but we still sell it. | "Tripe trade does vary up and down but we still sell it. |
| "I eat it myself I find it tasty and find it particularly good if you've got an upset stomach because of acid, tripe is alkaline and calms the stomach", he said. | "I eat it myself I find it tasty and find it particularly good if you've got an upset stomach because of acid, tripe is alkaline and calms the stomach", he said. |
| His favourite way of eating it, with vinegar and black pepper, makes for a light summer dish, he said. | His favourite way of eating it, with vinegar and black pepper, makes for a light summer dish, he said. |
| In fact, sales of tripe at his shop go up in the summer. | In fact, sales of tripe at his shop go up in the summer. |
| "To me it is just the same as eating mussels, cockles and similar things, they carry the taste of vinegar like tripe does," Mr Custance said. | |
| "It were more popular going back and there used to be loads of tripe shops who sold only tripe. | "It were more popular going back and there used to be loads of tripe shops who sold only tripe. |
| "It's a sign of how times change, young 'uns now would rather eat a burger and chips. And you learnt about tripe from your mum because if you don't do it right - it's awful." | "It's a sign of how times change, young 'uns now would rather eat a burger and chips. And you learnt about tripe from your mum because if you don't do it right - it's awful." |
| One thing is for sure. Mr Custance will be "standing up for tripe". | One thing is for sure. Mr Custance will be "standing up for tripe". |
| "We'll be pushing it today, you've got to give it a go!" | "We'll be pushing it today, you've got to give it a go!" |
| For all his tripe advocacy the butcher has failed to convince one very important person on this subject. His wife hates tripe. | For all his tripe advocacy the butcher has failed to convince one very important person on this subject. His wife hates tripe. |
| A load of tripe | A load of tripe |
| Sources: Encyclopedia.com, Healthy Living and etymonline.com | Sources: Encyclopedia.com, Healthy Living and etymonline.com |
| The Tripe Marketing Board has declared 24 October the day to hail the offal for one, somewhat bizarre reason. | The Tripe Marketing Board has declared 24 October the day to hail the offal for one, somewhat bizarre reason. |
| It is all because noted diarist Samuel Pepys mentioned the delicacy on that day in 1662. | It is all because noted diarist Samuel Pepys mentioned the delicacy on that day in 1662. |
| He wrote: "So home and dined there with my wife upon a most excellent dish of tripes of my own directing." | He wrote: "So home and dined there with my wife upon a most excellent dish of tripes of my own directing." |
| All that, according to the organisation was enough to seal the deal and World Tripe Day was born. | All that, according to the organisation was enough to seal the deal and World Tripe Day was born. |
| Sir Norman Wrassle, Chair of the board, said: "There has been a lot of interest today from all over the world, I have had calls from Africa, from France, all over." | |
| He is currently in Rome where he is a guest of the Italian Offal Processing Association, and said this evening they would dine on Trippa alla Romana, or tripe in tomato sauce. | |
| He also favours eating it deep fried, otherwise known as "Lancashire calamari". | |
| Butcher's wife Mrs Custance is not alone on her anti-tripe stance, however; #WorldTripeDay still has many doubters to convince. | |
| Nolene Dougan has tweeted: "It's a very special person who looks at this and thinks 'that looks delicious'..." | |
| If you fancy having a go at tripe there is no shortage of ideas from around the world to tempt the first timer into making a palatable meal. | If you fancy having a go at tripe there is no shortage of ideas from around the world to tempt the first timer into making a palatable meal. |
| On Pinterest you can find the best beef tripe ideas including Menudo (stewed) or steamed, Polish soup or Caribbean themed. | On Pinterest you can find the best beef tripe ideas including Menudo (stewed) or steamed, Polish soup or Caribbean themed. |
| Are you ready for a world of tripe? | Are you ready for a world of tripe? |