Tripe is extremely common to eat lol.

It’s one of my favorites on tacos. Chewy but not hard like cartilage.

Sometimes crispy if the taqueria fries it, which is how I like it.

Cartilagenous I’d say. But the Mexicans swear on it as a hangover cure and salty chewey spicy soup is better than you think. Edit: the soup is called menudo if you’re interested

I think it is like chewing on a rubber band but no flavor.

Assuming I’m not mistaken about how cartilage feels to eat, I’d say neither but closer to cartilage. It’s really chewy and hard to sink your teeth into to. Honestly it’s kinda like eating gum but with a meat taste. The smell is not great though and often overpowers a lot of food without lots of preparation. Honestly kinda hate tripe overall.

Quite rubbery with zero flavor on its own. If you grind it up and season it well, it tastes like those fake meats without being fake, but still tasting fake. You didn’t miss a thing.

Neither. It’s very chewy, like fat.

fatty more than either

The one time I had it it was more cartilagey for sure

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I have eaten it multiple times in my youth. It should be cooked until (nearly) soft. Not at all like cartilage.

Neither. Its rather chewy, but soft unlike cartilage. Unlike meat, it also doesn’t break apart as easily. Why do you ask?

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It was chewy like undercooked bacon rind.

In terms of texture I feel like it might be somewhere between seaweed and cartilage. Chewy, but firm and juicy and absolutely meat-like. My favourite is the Florentine Lampredotto, made out of the fourth stomach of the cow. It makes for a mean sandwich.

there are a few different types of tripe (5?). I’d say Bible tripe being the most common. Go get some pho.