Polish Flaki, Tripe Soup

📍 Where this dish comes from: Warsaw · Old Town (Stare Miasto)
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Flaki — tripe soup, richly spiced with marjoram, nutmeg, and pepper — is a traditional Polish dish with genuinely devoted fans, often considered a hangover cure. It takes patience more than skill; the tripe needs a long, slow simmer to become properly tender.

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Polish Flaki, Tripe Soup

A genuine, well-spiced Polish classic — tripe simmered until tender in a rich broth.

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Polish

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 220kcal

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef tripe cleaned
• 6 cups beef broth
• 2 carrots diced
• 1 celery root diced
• 1 leek sliced
• 1 onion diced
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp marjoram
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Grated Parmesan for serving (optional)

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Instructions

• Blanch tripe in boiling water for 5 minutes, then drain and rinse well.
• Place tripe in a large pot, cover with fresh water, and simmer covered 1 hour 30 minutes until tender.
• Drain, cool slightly, and slice tripe into thin strips.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add carrots, celery root, leek, and onion, cooking 8–10 minutes until softened.
• Add broth, sliced tripe, marjoram, nutmeg, and ginger. Simmer 20–30 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot, with grated Parmesan on top if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 220kcal | Protein: 24g | Fat: 10g | Fiber: 1g

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Health Benefits

• Tripe is a lean source of protein and provides collagen, supportive of joint and gut health.
• A naturally low-carb soup built on real vegetables and slow-cooked broth.
• Marjoram and ginger both carry traditional use for digestive support.