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Shaki (frozen beef tripe) wholesale

Shaki (frozen beef tripe) wholesale

Shaki is scalded beef tripe, the honeycomb, book and towel stomach prized for the bite it brings to pepper soup, egusi and assorted-meat stews. We supply it cleaned and frozen under our Afri-mama brand.

Packs: 12 x 1 kg and 24 x 500 gram cartons. Produced under HACCP in our EU approved plant (NL208262EG) and delivered DAP, frozen at -18C, across the EU and UK.

Also known as: shaki, saki, beef tripe, honeycomb tripe, book tripe, towel tripe, runderpens

Product
ProductPackProcessBrandStorage
Shaki12 x 1 kgScaldedAfri-mamaFrozen
Shaki24 x 500 gramScaldedAfri-mamaFrozen

What shaki is used for

Shaki is beef tripe, the honeycomb and towel tripe from the cow's stomach. It goes into pepper soup, egusi, efo riro, ogbono and the assorted-meat pot. In all of them it is the toughest cut, so cooks put it in first and give it the longest simmer.

We scald, clean and cut it before it is frozen. That saves a kitchen, or a shop selling it by the pack, the scrubbing and scraping that raw tripe needs. Both sizes are retail packs, 500 gram and 1 kg, boxed per 24 or per 12.

Preparation

Raw tripe needs a salt and lime scrub, a scrape of the honeycomb folds and a par-boil. Ours arrives scalded, cleaned and cut, so the work left is short.

Thaw it, par-boil it for 10 to 15 minutes with a slice of onion or a bay leaf, and throw that first water away. Then let it simmer in the soup or stew until soft. The guide has the full method, including how to clean tripe without bleach.

Read the full guide: How to clean shaki properly (no bleach) before cooking →

Specifications

Specifications
Packbox 12 x 1 kg, box 24 x 500 gram
ProcessScalded
StorageFrozen
BrandAfri-mama
EU approval numberNL208262EG

Frequently asked questions

What is shaki in English?
Beef tripe. English butchers call it honeycomb or towel tripe, and in Dutch it is runderpens. Saki is the same product under another spelling.
Does your shaki still need cleaning?
Far less than raw tripe. We ship it scalded, cleaned and cut, frozen at -18C. A par-boil of 10 to 15 minutes before it goes into the dish is enough.
Which pack sizes can I order?
Cartons of 12 x 1 kg and 24 x 500 gram, under our own Afri-mama brand. You can combine them with other products in one order.
Is shaki the same as abodi?
No. Both come from the cow's stomach, but shaki is the honeycomb tripe and abodi is the reed, the fourth stomach, with a smoother chew. Ponmo is something else again: cow skin.

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