Tripas à Moda do Porto

The traditional dish from Porto.

Tripas à Moda do Porto is the traditional dish of Porto, so much so that the people from Porto are known as Tripeiros. This dish is essentially a Portuguese tripe. For those of you who have never heard of tripe it is the digestive tract of an animal and in this case its pig intestines. The meal is very rich in spices and flavour. Its prepared with Portuguese sausage, beans, carrots and pig intestine which is cooked in a thick sauce and poured over rice. I understand that people may not like the whole idea of intestines and the texture but let me tell you it was delicious. The trick is to not think about the meal and just take in the different flavours instead of focusing on whats in it. If you are feeling adventurous or just love food I suggest you give it a shot.