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World Tripe Day 2026: 5 amazing facts about the food

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By Nascimento Pinto
Published Oct 20, 2026

World Tripe Day

Every year, World Tripe Day 2026 is observed on October 24 to celebrate tripe, the edible muscle wall lining of ruminant animals

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Origin of the day

The day was started by the UK-based Tripe Marketing Board to honour the diary entry made by Samuel Pepys on October 24 in 1662 about eating tripe

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What is tripe?

It can be found in ruminating animals such as cattle like cows, sheep, goats, and even deer and is made into a wide variety of dishes across the world

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Popular dishes made with tripe

Some of the most popular dishes made with tripe are Trippa al Romana, Tripeiros, Menudo, and even included in the Vietnamese Pho

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Health benefits of tripe

Tripe is commonly know to have quite a few health benefits including being rich in lean protein, Vitamin B12 as well as collagen and gelatin

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