Name: Tripe Soup (Işkembe Çorbasi)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: pul biber (Aleppo pepper) or other chilli flakes (optional); 40 g (1½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 400 g (14 oz) pre-cooked veal or sheep’s tripe, cut into small squares (see note); 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) red wine vinegar; 3 garlic cloves; 40 g (1½ oz) butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

Tripe soup is a night-time soup, eaten very late or very early in the morning after being out all night. It is supposed to perk you up after a night of excess. In Istanbul, establishments specialising in tripe dishes (işkembeci) are open around the clock and are found in neighbourhoods that have a vibrant nightlife.