First of all, I said MEXICAN menudo. Secondly, by your own Wikipedia quote you said ""extra red chili peppers for a spicier taste." Diana Kennedy, one of the foremost Anglo authorities on traditional Mexican cuisine, saves the chilies to be used as a topping, affording the diner to make the menudo as hot or as mild as you like it. How many times have you cooked or even tasted menudo? I would venture to say "none".