Calling the Butcher...how do I ask for this?

Draugr · 08-11-2011, 09:45 PM

Last time I was at the butcher they only sold honeycomb tripe (the white stuff that has had all the good stuff for dogs bleached out of it).

What do I need to ask them to see if they can get the green tripe? The girl I talked to at the front counter when I was physically there didn't seem to know what I was talking about and I don't want there to be anything lost in translation when she goes to ask the person in charge.

I have to order ahead because they don't regularly have kidney or sweetbreads or any of that kind of thing. This time though I'd really like to get green tripe.

onyx'girl · 08-11-2011, 09:47 PM

They legally cannot sell you green tripe. It is considered renderings and not for human consumption. Try A Place for Paws - Columbiana, Ohio - Home , you'll get it within a day of ordering and it is usually ground the day of shipping.

Draugr · 08-11-2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by onyx'girl

They legally cannot sell you green tripe. It is considered renderings and not for human consumption. Try A Place for Paws - Columbiana, Ohio - Home , you'll get it within a day of ordering and it is usually ground the day of shipping.

If they can sell me green tripe so can my local butcher...

I heard that as long as it is "denatured" with charcoal or something, then it is okay to sell. Is that true?

malinois_16 · 08-11-2011, 09:52 PM

My butcher sells green tripe in pails. Says on the pail "Not fit for human consumption, for dogs only"

onyx'girl · 08-11-2011, 09:54 PM

USDA laws are different than Canada.
A place for paws sells pet food, your butcher sells food for humans...there is a difference. IF it is denatured, it is removing the nutrional benefits so why would you want to feed it?

Draugr · 08-11-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by onyx'girl

USDA laws are different than Canada.
A place for paws sells pet food, your butcher sells food for humans...there is a difference. IF it is denatured, it is removing the nutrional benefits so why would you want to feed it?

I've gotten kidney from them before which falls under the same category.

Moving on...

So, again, when I call in, is there anything I should say other than "green tripe?" I don't want to come in and find out I've ordered 10-20 pounds of bleached tripe.

onyx'girl · 08-11-2011, 10:19 PM

whatever....kidney as nasty as it is, is edible for humans. Green tripe is the stomach ruminants of the cow. Tell them you want that, and see what they say.

Jax08 · 08-11-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Draugr

I've gotten kidney from them before which falls under the same category.

Moving on...

So, again, when I call in, is there anything I should say other than "green tripe?" I don't want to come in and find out I've ordered 10-20 pounds of bleached tripe.

You should just call your butcher and tell them you want raw green tripe, NOT bleached, that has the stomach contents ground in with it. Let us know how you make out.

Draugr · 08-16-2011, 12:43 PM

Okay, called in to make my organ order. Got enough to last me a good 30 weeks (till next March). This place is about an hour away and I don't want to be driving there throughout the winter if I don't have to.

It was a no-go on the raw green tripe. Some people I know have worked that out with their local butcher so I figured it didn't hurt to ask. I didn't really press the matter any though, I just asked once and let it be. I might check with the butcher that my grandfather's farm uses. They are a bit of a bigger place, further away, and their prices are a touch higher so that's why I use the place I just called. But, if it's *our* cow they are butchering maybe it's more of a possibility.

If not, there's always the website I guess but I kinda hate to order animal products like that online =/. Just seems super weird.

So, my order:

10lbs Beef Kidney
10lbs Pork Kidney
10lbs Beef Sweetbreads
15lbs Beef Liver
7lbs Pork Liver

I've got about 2lbs of sweetbreads, 3lbs beef liver, and I think - I'd have to double check - about 8lbs of pork liver left in the freezer. So I'm set on my organs :3. Sooooo happy. Got that taken care of.

And, just double-checking - but raw green tripe would be fed as MM, right? Similar to, say, heart, or brain? They are considered - for the purposes of balancing - super-rich muscle-meats so they just aren't fed as a dietary staple or anything?

I didn't get any RMB or MM here because their prices for that are significantly higher for that sort of thing than what I can get at Wal-Mart. I know it's of a higher quality at the butcher but until I get some more of my student loans paid off, that's one of many areas where I need to cut a few corners at. Right now I make up for that by feeding 2000mg fish oil daily along with a 400IU vitamin E pill since the body uses a lot of Vit. E when metabolizing oils like that.

BlackPuppy · 08-16-2011, 12:48 PM

My Pet Carnivore is in your state. That's where I get mine.

Ground Green Beef Tripe-2 LB. | My Pet Carnivore

08-11-2011, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Draugr Master Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 677	Calling the Butcher...how do I ask for this? Last time I was at the butcher they only sold honeycomb tripe (the white stuff that has had all the good stuff for dogs bleached out of it). What do I need to ask them to see if they can get the green tripe? The girl I talked to at the front counter when I was physically there didn't seem to know what I was talking about and I don't want there to be anything lost in translation when she goes to ask the person in charge. I have to order ahead because they don't regularly have kidney or sweetbreads or any of that kind of thing. This time though I'd really like to get green tripe.

08-11-2011, 09:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,600	They legally cannot sell you green tripe. It is considered renderings and not for human consumption. Try A Place for Paws - Columbiana, Ohio - Home , you'll get it within a day of ordering and it is usually ground the day of shipping. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

08-11-2011, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,600	USDA laws are different than Canada. A place for paws sells pet food, your butcher sells food for humans...there is a difference. IF it is denatured, it is removing the nutrional benefits so why would you want to feed it? __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

08-11-2011, 10:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,600	whatever....kidney as nasty as it is, is edible for humans. Green tripe is the stomach ruminants of the cow. Tell them you want that, and see what they say. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

08-16-2011, 12:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Draugr Master Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 677	Okay, called in to make my organ order. Got enough to last me a good 30 weeks (till next March). This place is about an hour away and I don't want to be driving there throughout the winter if I don't have to. It was a no-go on the raw green tripe. Some people I know have worked that out with their local butcher so I figured it didn't hurt to ask. I didn't really press the matter any though, I just asked once and let it be. I might check with the butcher that my grandfather's farm uses. They are a bit of a bigger place, further away, and their prices are a touch higher so that's why I use the place I just called. But, if it's our cow they are butchering maybe it's more of a possibility. If not, there's always the website I guess but I kinda hate to order animal products like that online =/. Just seems super weird. So, my order: 10lbs Beef Kidney 10lbs Pork Kidney 10lbs Beef Sweetbreads 15lbs Beef Liver 7lbs Pork Liver I've got about 2lbs of sweetbreads, 3lbs beef liver, and I think - I'd have to double check - about 8lbs of pork liver left in the freezer. So I'm set on my organs :3. Sooooo happy. Got that taken care of. And, just double-checking - but raw green tripe would be fed as MM, right? Similar to, say, heart, or brain? They are considered - for the purposes of balancing - super-rich muscle-meats so they just aren't fed as a dietary staple or anything? I didn't get any RMB or MM here because their prices for that are significantly higher for that sort of thing than what I can get at Wal-Mart. I know it's of a higher quality at the butcher but until I get some more of my student loans paid off, that's one of many areas where I need to cut a few corners at. Right now I make up for that by feeding 2000mg fish oil daily along with a 400IU vitamin E pill since the body uses a lot of Vit. E when metabolizing oils like that. Last edited by Draugr; 08-16-2011 at 12:45 PM.

08-11-2011, 09:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
malinois_16 Banned Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 743	My butcher sells green tripe in pails. Says on the pail "Not fit for human consumption, for dogs only"

08-16-2011, 12:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
BlackPuppy Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,420	My Pet Carnivore is in your state. That's where I get mine. Ground Green Beef Tripe-2 LB. \| My Pet Carnivore

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