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16.10.2022 - 11:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It's rare to see the likes of tripe, oxtail soup and cow heel pie on the menu nowadays, but between the 1950s and 1970s, Manchester was home to a restaurant chain that offered all of these dishes.
UCP (United Cattle Products) were a big deal in the North of England, with nearly 150 restaurants and shops which helped to promote eating tripe - the stomach lining of various farm animals. Here in Manchester there were various branches, including a restaurant on Market Street on Pall Mall corner, and a tripe shop on Stretford Road in Hulme.
The company was founded in Lancashire by “tripe dressers” (people who prepare tripe) who combined their businesses. UCP’s restaurants were loved by many families for its cheap meals, which also included cold tripe salads, tripe pies, and tripe and onions.
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The MEN recently posted a photo of the UCP branch on Market Street in our Greater Manchester memories Facebook page. Many of you shared your memories of the lost restaurant underneath the post.
Delma commented: “My mum used to take me there, she would have a chicken salad and [she] got me hot tripe with onions, mash and peas. I must have liked it then, but 50 years later, no way.”
Hilary said: “My mother loved cold tripe with vinegar, so we bought 1/4 lb for her when we came into town. I had an uncle who's favourite joke was 'If you c p on tripe, don't buy it!’”
Sandra wrote: “My husband and I used to go in on Friday nights in the sixties and have a three course meal (silver service) for £1”. Patricia added: “Loved the oxtail soup!”
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