organ meats Archives

Trippa e patate alla calabrese

12 March 2022

As regular readers of this blog will know, I’m a big fan of those under-appreciated variety meats. Trippa, or tripe, […]

21 November 2014

Crostini di fegatini—bread slices topped with a savory chicken liver paste—are the iconic Tuscan antipasto. In this version from Giuliano Bugialli’s

31 October 2014

Tripe was once a common part of the Italian diet, and no where more so than Rome. The inhabitants of

4 November 2012

Tripe is one of the most misunderstood parts of the cow. Although classified as an organ meat—part of the famous

13 June 2010

A good many people have an aversion to organ meats. Perhaps that’s because they are often not very well prepared—overcooking,

13 December 2009

As we’ve mentioned before on this blog, Saturday is tripe day in Rome… sabato trippa, as the saying goes. The

9 October 2009

As mentioned recently, veal tongue is a common part of a bollito misto, but tongue is also a wonderful dish

30 July 2009

This is comfort food at its most comforting, one of the many humble but delicious dishes that typify popular cooking