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Caldume (Italian) or quarumi (Sicilian) is a Sicilian dish of veal tripe stewed with vegetables, served as a street food in Palermo and Catania. [1]

All parts of the tripe (rumen, omasum, abomasum) as well as the duodenum are stewed with carrots, parsley, tomato, and onion. It is served hot, with salt, pepper, oil, and lemon. [1]

Vendors of quarumi, called "quarumaru", are often found in the public markets. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Christian Pancaro, La “Quarume”, antico piatto dello street food palermitano, La Gazzetta Palermitana, 26 November 2014 full text Archived 2018-10-22 at the Wayback Machine