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Best Menudo (Mexican soup) in London
“Cow's stomach transformed in red chili broth, seasoned with hominy, lime, onions, and oregano.”
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Menudo, also known 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 Europe including sopa de mondongo, guatitas, dobrada; trippa alla romana in Italy, or patsas in Greece. Hominy (in Northern Mexico), lime, onions, and oregano are used to season the broth. It differs from the Filipino dish of the same name, in that the latter does not use tripe, hominy, or a chili sauce.
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Menudo is a Mexican soup that transforms cow's stomach into something deeply savory, simmered in a red chili broth with hominy, lime, onions, and oregano. The dish carries multiple names—mondongo, pancita, mole de panza—each one hinting at its humble base and the care required to make it sing. It's Mexico's answer to similar tripe soups found across Latin America and Europe, each region claiming its own version of this working-class classic.
Order it here when it has
- traditional preparation
- regional variation with distinct seasonings
- widespread across Latin America and Europe
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