http://www.leedsmarket.com/thetripeshop.htmThe Tripe Shop in Leeds Kirkgate Market is one of the last few remaining in the World, and certainly the first ever to appear on the Internet!
FACT: Quality tripe can increase your libedo four fold.
FACT: Tripe is full of ESSENTIAL vitamins and minerals
FACT: Tripe is best served fresh with lashing of salt n' vinegar - come down and try some, you're in for a treat.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Tripe-a-perfect-hangover-cure.3569924.jpThe in-crowd might be saying tripe is trendy again – but here in Leeds it never went out of fashion.
Celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Rick Stein have recently started to sing the praises of tripe, with Ramsay said to be responsible for a big boost in sales among the middle classes.But here in Leeds, in the heart of the city's showpiece Kirkgate Market, is a mecca for tripe lovers that is doing booming business.
On its internet site, The Tripe Shop says it is one of the last few such outlets in the world – and the first to have a website.
It also says that tripe is good for the libido and is packed with essential vitamins and minerals.
Tripe Shop worker Elaine Burwell revealed another of the offal's secrets – it kills hangovers stone dead.
"On a Saturday afternoon we get a lot of people coming in," she said. "They have a plateful or buy a big bagful then they go off and have a good drink. They swear it stops a hangover."
Elaine, 59, said that until recently, most of her customers were older people who had stayed true to tripe from childhood.
But she said the new wave of immigrants into Britain means a younger crowd has started to appear.
"There are a lot of foreign students and people from Eastern Europe. They buy a couple of kilos at a time so it is cheaper," she said.
In the interests of ac
curate journalism, the Yorkshire Evening Post felt duty-bound to try the tripe when visiting the shop.
The honeycomb variety, which most people will recognise, had a subtle, delicate taste, brought out by adding salt, pepper and vinegar.
Among the other delicacies on offer was windpipe, which tasted much better than it looked.
Although appearing tough, the pipe was soft to eat and had a flavour a cross between corned beef and a gentle pate.
Elaine, a great-grandmother, said that she rarely eats tripe these days, although it was a big part of her diet as a child.
She said: "I prefer the chitterlings, and just about everything else that is there, but I don't eat the tripe anymore. I'd still like the taste though, and people who turn their nose up at it don't know what they're missing. It is good for the blood, good for the skin, it tastes nice, what more could you want?"
