Offal & Organ Meats

🇷🇸Serbia

Pohane svinjske nogice

Похане свињске ногице

Pohane svinjske nogice are pig trotters cooked tender, breaded and fried as a winter kafana dish.

🇳🇬Nigeria

Ponmo

Pọ̀mọ

Cow skin boiled until it turns gelatinous and slightly chewy, cut into squares and cooked into stews and soups.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Pork Offal Skewers

ဝက်သားတုပ်ထိုး

Pork offal, ears, intestine and blood cake simmered on skewers in a dark broth, dipped in sweet-savoury sauce and eaten standing at the cart.

🇵🇹Portugal

Portuguese Chicken Gizzards

Moelas

Moelas are Portuguese chicken gizzards braised until tender in a savoury wine-and-tomato sauce, a common tasca petisco.

🇨🇦Canadian Prairies, Canada

Prairie Oysters

Animelles

Bull testicles battered and fried, served as appetizer, also known as Rocky Mountain oysters in the US.

🇵🇭Philippines

Proben

Proben is chicken proventriculus coated in a light batter, fried until crisp, and sold on skewers with vinegar or sweet-spicy dipping sauce.

🇵🇷Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Mondongo

Mondongo

Tripe and pig's trotter simmered with chickpeas, calabaza, potato and sofrito into a heavy, orange, faintly sticky stew.

🇳🇵Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Pukala

पुकला

Newari buffalo variety meat and offal are spiced, fried, or cooked until the moisture reduces and the pieces turn intensely savoury.

🇸🇪Sweden

Pölsa

Traditional northern Swedish dish similar to haggis, made with beef sinew, liver, heart, onion, and barley.

🇨🇳Beijing, China

Quick-Boiled Tripe

爆肚

Sheep or beef tripe cut by section, dropped into boiling water for seconds, and eaten with a sesame-paste dip.

🇧🇴Tarija, Bolivia

Ranga Ranga

A Tarija campesino stew of beef tripe with potatoes, yellow chili, and a fresh salsa, traditionally eaten mid-morning.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Riñones al Jerez

Riñones al Jerez are kidneys cooked in sherry with onion and a glossy savoury sauce.

🇵🇪Peru

Sangrecita

Peruvian chicken blood stir-fry with onions, aji and spices. Dark, savory and often served as a side to poultry.

🇫🇷Lyon, France

Sapper's Apron

Tablier de sapeur

Lyonnaise tripe dish breaded and fried, served with gribiche sauce.

🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

Sarapatel

A Brazilian offal stew of pork or beef blood, liver, heart and tripe, cooked with tomatoes, peppers and vinegar. Dark, rich and popular in Bahia and the northeast. In Pernambuco the cow-foot version is known as sarapatel de mocotó.

🇩🇪Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Saure Kutteln

Saure Kutteln braises cleaned beef tripe in a tangy vinegar-and-stock sauce with onion and herbs.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Saures Lüngerl

Saures Lüngerl cooks veal or pork lungs with onion in a sour cream and vinegar sauce, usually served with dumplings.

🇧🇼Botswana

Serobe

Traditional Botswana offal dish — intestines and internal organs of goat, sheep, or cow cooked until soft, with trotters included for sheep or goat; the intestines are thoroughly washed and cut into small pieces with scissors before cooking.

🇿🇦South Africa

Skilpadjies

Sheep liver minced with coriander, onion and Worcestershire sauce, wrapped in caul fat (netvet) and grilled until the casing crisps - the "little tortoises" of the braai grid.

🇨🇳Sichuan, China

Sliced Beef and Offal in Chilli Oil

夫妻肺片

Cold sliced beef shin, tripe, tongue and heart, spiced and pressed, then dressed in chilli oil, sesame, celery and toasted peanuts.

🇮🇸Iceland

Slátur

Icelandic blood sausage and liver sausage, traditionally made at the autumn slaughter.

🇩🇯Djibouti

Somali Liver

Beer

Liver, usually beef, cooked as a side dish for breakfast; listed in Wikipedia's Somali cuisine; a traditional accompaniment to canjeero; cooked with onions, garlic, and xawaash spices; a nutritious and flavorful dish; the liver that starts Somali mornings; found at breakfast tables and restaurants; a traditional breakfast side.

🇵🇭Philippines

Soup Number Five

Soup Number Five is bull-testicle soup served hot with clear broth, ginger, scallions, and other aromatics.

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago

Souse

Pig's trotters or chicken feet boiled, then pickled cold in lime juice, cucumber, onion, pepper and shadon beni.

🇵🇭Philippines

Spicy Pork Lungs

Bopis

A spicy dish made from pork lungs and heart sauteed in tomatoes, chilies, and onions, a pulutan favorite.

🇪🇬Egypt

Sudanese Kamounia

Kamounia

Liver and lung cooked down with a great deal of cumin, garlic and chilli into a dark, dry stew.

🇮🇸Iceland

Svið

Iceland's singed and boiled sheep's head, a Þorrablót and daily classic.

🇳🇵Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Swan pukā

स्वाँ पुक

Spiced minced meat and offal are packed into casing and cooked as a traditional Newari stuffed-meat preparation.

🇳🇴Norway

Syltelabb

Salt-cured pig trotters, a Christmas and pre-Christmas snack.

🇫🇴Faroe Islands

Tallow-Stuffed Sheep Liver

Tálgalivur

Sheep liver stuffed with mutton tallow, onions and peppers; another traditional hjallur offal dish.

🇻🇳Northwest Vietnam, Vietnam

Thắng cố

Thang co, the H'mong horse-offal cauldron stew sold at highland Sunday markets, is a named ethnic dish and a genuine market-day collectible.

🇻🇳Vietnam

Tiết canh (Raw Blood Pudding)

Tiết canh

Tiet canh, raw blood pudding set with herbs and peanuts, is a named Vietnamese dish and a real test-of-nerve collectible.

🇦🇲Armenia

Tjvjik

Տժվժիկ

Liver and heart fried hard with onion and a great deal of black pepper until the edges crisp, served straight from the pan.

🇧🇼Botswana

Toasted Beef Tongue

Leleme

Botswana beef tongue — boiled until tender, then toasted or grilled to give a crust; a traditional offal dish served with pap, showcasing the Batswana tradition of using every part of the animal.

🇲🇽Mexico

Tripas

Tacos of slow-cooked, then crisped, beef tripe.

🇵🇹Northern Portugal, Portugal

Tripas aos molhos

Tripas aos molhos is a Portuguese meat dish from Vila Real District, cooked with local seasoning until the defining cut is tender and well browned.