Some more challenging dishes served in Koreatown, like beef tripe broiled at the table or cold tofu with Spam and cucumber, have been edited out.

Mondongo a la culona: Stewed beef tripe.

"We use a lot of beef stew and beef tripe at home," Mrs. Chen said.

More daring souls might try the marinated chicken feet and beef tripe.

It's simple enough; platters of meat, from rib-eye beef to beef tripe arrive, and you begin to cook, directly on the grill.

Pepper Pot is a thick stew of beef tripe, vegetables, pepper and other seasonings.

The boiled beef tripe and brisket are marinated with seasonings and kneaded for a long time.

Cold dishes followed, including two I skipped: chicken feet in wine sauce, and beef tripe in hot pepper sauce.

A popular spicy stew, considered a national dish, is made from beef tripe.

Sometimes pork tripe can be used instead of the beef tripe especially in the ready-made versions of the dish sold in Poland.