Sopa de mondongo
Puerto Rican-style sopa de mondongo | |
| Type | Soup |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Latin America, the Caribbean, Maritime Southeast Asia |
| Main ingredients | Tripe, vegetables (bell peppers, onions, carrots, cabbage, celery, tomatoes) or root vegetables, cilantro (coriander), garlic |
Sopa de mondongo is a soup that originally came from Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It is made from diced tripe (the stomach of a cow or pig) slow-cooked with vegetables such as bell peppers, onions, carrots, cabbage, celery, tomatoes, cilantro, garlic or root vegetables. The dish is generally prepared in former Spanish colonies in Latin America, Caribbean, and in the Philippines. The proposed etymology for mondongo is in the African Kikongo language, meaning “intestines, entrails of certain animals.