Menudo (soup) hours, the tripe should be added along with salt, an onion cut in half, and one or two heads of garlic. Red menudo has the addition of Guajillo chili paste. The menudo is allowed to continue boiling for an additional three hours while covered. Once it is almost done, the hominy is added. There are a number of regional variations on menudo. In northern Mexico, typically hominy is added. In northwest states such as Sinaloa and Sonora usually only the "blanco," or white, variation is seen; "menudo blanco" is the same dish, with the difference that red pepper is not
Menudo (soup) of menudo before and after the ceremony. It is also a pseudoscientific remedy for recovery of alcoholic consumption. Menudo is time intensive to prepare, as the tripe takes hours to cook. It includes many ingredients and side dishes (such as salsa), chopped onions and cilantro garnish, and is often prepared communally and eaten at a feast. Documents from the Works Progress Administration indicate that in the 1930s, among migrant workers in Arizona, menudo parties were held regularly to celebrate births, Christmas, and other occasions. Four to seven hours to cook are required. Those who sell beef tripe offer a version