Offal not a culinary preparation, rather a form of food as medicine . In some Latin American countries, such as Mexico, almost all internal parts and organs are consumed regularly. Chicken hearts, gizzards and livers are usually eaten fried or boiled, either alone, or in broth. Brainstem is served as soup, "sopa de médula". Several types of offal are commonly used in tacos, including: Tripe is also used to make "pancita" and "menudo". The "montalayo" is a dish made of chopped organs, spiced with "adobo", and cooked inside of the sheep stomach. This is known as "menudo de birria" in the
Tripe chorba < Turkish "çorba" + "burtă" 'tripe'). The Romanian "ciorbă de burtă" is similar to "ciorbă de ciocănele" (soup from pork legs). "Ciorbă de burtă" is often seasoned with vinegar, sour cream ("smântână") and garlic dip (crushed garlic mixed with oil), called "mujdei". The Romanian journalist Radu Anton Roman said this about Ciorbă de burtă: "This dish looks like it is made for drunk coachmen but it has the most sophisticated and pretentious mode of preparation in all Romanian cuisine. It’s sour and sweet, hot and velvety, fatty but delicate, eclectic and simple at the same time." In Serbia, this soup