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Menudo is a stew made of tripe and red chili. It is traditional to northern Mexico and the Borderlands.
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Menudo Term Timeline in Borderlands / La Frontera
The timeline below shows where the term Menudo appears in Borderlands / La Frontera. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1, Section 5: How to Tame a Wild Tongue
...smells of her childhood—woodsmoke, cow manure, a hunting rifle shot, and of course dishes like menudo, fajitas, and tamales.
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Part 2, Section 1: Más antes en los ranchos
...evening in the Rio Grande Valley. Dogs lay in the yard and a neighbor cooks menudo while Anzaldúa picks a nopalito (cactus pad), slowly removes its spines, and tosses it in...
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