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menudo

Name: menudo
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 lbs beef tripe; 4 dried guajillo chilies; 2 cups hominy; 3 garlic cloves; 1 large white onion; 1 tbsp oregano; for garnish lime wedges; to taste salt

Menudo is a traditional Mexican soup made with beef tripe in a rich, red chili pepper broth, often flavored with hominy and garnished with lime, onions, and oregano. It is considered a hearty and restorative dish, commonly enjoyed during festive occasions and believed to cure hangovers.

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Indigenous70%

Spanish30%

Ingredients

beef tripe
2 lbs
dried guajillo chilies
4
hominy
2 cups
garlic cloves
3
white onion
1 large
oregano
1 tbsp
lime wedges
for garnish
salt
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Last updated 4/1/2026

Origin Story

Menudo has roots in indigenous Mexican cooking combined with Spanish colonial influences, evolving as a popular dish among working-class communities for its affordability and nutritional value.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Indigenous70%

ingredients+techniques

Spanish30%

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Ingredients spotlight

Beef Tripe Dried Guajillo Chilies Hominy Garlic Cloves White Onion Oregano Lime Wedges Salt

Techniques

boiling soaking simmering blending

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