Oddly I was scouring the expanse of the Internet again and forgot I dropped this message, yet I found it!

The stores you mentioned didn’t have it, in fact one is closed… BUT… my favorite Asian market finally started carrying it! I just bought another 3 lbs. of it today.

My experiments since then have gotten me into pressure cookers, since I love taking cheap and almost “inedible,” meats and making them do my bidding. So far, so good! Ham hocks, pig ears, pork knuckles, and beef tendons all give up their goodness in less than an hour.

I’m still having a hell of a time trying to find decent and simple recipes for tendon. I’ve ruined a few pounds of tendon following certain recipes and ended up doing something wrong, maybe getting bad/stale spices that didn’t live up to their potential? Or it was just a bunk recipe. Oh well, it did teach me a few things.

I’m thinking about combining a few basic American beef stew recipes and melding them with more Asian tastes, ala five spice or maybe going with chili/cardamon. Cabbage, celery and things that keep their “crunch,” yet don’t overwhelm the subtle flavor of the tendons have worked well in my error recipes that I either botched or didn’t have the right ingredients.

Anyhow, glad I could find this thread again and re-comment, thanks for getting back to me!

KW

Thanks for stopping by and the comment. I looked around and you might find tendon at the following markets,

Manila Hongkong Store, Sparks

Asian market, Sparks

If they do not have it I am sure that they can point you in the right direction.

best…chefRob

I am a big fan of Vietnamese pho soup, which is pretty common. I usually get just tendon in the soup…

…I’m getting this urge to try and experiment with it in dishes. Whether or not it impresses my friends, who knows.

Where’s a good place to buy it? Email me if needed… I’d appreciate it!

KW