World Tripe Day 2026: 5 amazing facts about the food
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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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