surfinsapo,
Thanks for posting the link to the vid, which I found very informative. I don't think I've ever seen tripas being made, and though it's maybe unlikely I will ever follow this recipe, it was fascintating to see this guy's (your?) technique (I like the dog in the background, too -- a tripas fan, I assume). This is the kind of chow you'd never see being made on the Food Channel -- fine documentation, full of helpful tips, and real.
My favorite quotes:
"When you make it picoso, you don't have to worry about people eating all your food."
[to a stray tripa}: "Get out of the oil, dumb ass."
"Trick #1: Bacon"
Hammond
"Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins