Prime cut
Beef
Beef Fillet
The most tender cut on the animal. Lean, buttery and quick to cook.
KSh 1,600per kg
Tripe (Matumbo)
Properly cleaned matumbo, ready to cook. No shortcuts on the washing.
KSh 400 per kg
Available today - cut fresh when your order comes in
kg
Cut to order, no surcharge. Priced per kilogram. Type any weight from 0.5 kg - 1.4, 1.75, whatever you actually need - or use the buttons to move in quarter kilos. Tell us the thickness, trim or portion size you want in the notes at checkout, and we weigh after cutting and confirm your exact total before dispatch.
| Type | Beef stomach lining, cleaned in-house |
|---|---|
| Best for | Matumbo fry, soups, curries |
| Texture | Firm and springy once tender |
| Nutrition | Very lean, high in protein and collagen |
| Price | KSh 400 per kg |
| Butchered at | City Market, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi |
About Our Tripe (Matumbo)
Matumbo is a Nairobi institution, and the whole dish stands or falls on how well the tripe was cleaned. This is the part of the job customers cannot check by looking, and it is the reason people have bought their matumbo from the same butcher for years. We clean ours in-house, thoroughly, with several changes of water, and we do not send it out until it is right.
Tripe is the lining of the stomach. It is almost pure protein and collagen with very little fat, which makes it both remarkably lean and completely dependent on long cooking. Raw, it is rubbery. After 90 minutes to two hours of simmering it turns tender and slightly springy, and it soaks up whatever it is cooked with better than any muscle cut.
The classic Kenyan treatment is matumbo fry: boil until tender, then fry down hard with onion, tomato, garlic, ginger and dhania. It is also excellent in a soup or a curry. If you like this end of the counter, our trotters and ox tail are cooked much the same way.
How to Cook Tripe (Matumbo)
- Even well-cleaned tripe benefits from a rinse and a first boil that you throw away.
- Simmer 90 minutes to 2 hours with onion, ginger and a bay leaf until tender.
- Pressure cooker: 35-40 minutes gets you to the same place.
- Then fry hard - the flavour comes from the frying stage, not the boiling stage.
- Store chilled and use within 2-3 days, or freeze once cooked.
Buying tripe (matumbo) in Nairobi
We cut tripe (matumbo) at Stall 55, ground floor, City Market, Muindi Mbingu Street, in the Nairobi CBD - the same stall Kamundia Butchery has traded from since 1959. Walk in any day - Monday to Saturday 6:30am - 7:00pm, Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm - and buy it over the counter, or order here and we will deliver it chilled. Orders placed before 4:00pm go out the same day across the CBD, Westlands, Kilimani, Karen and everywhere else we serve.
Buying in quantity? We supply restaurants, hotels, schools and canteens across Nairobi with standing orders and whole-carcass pricing - see wholesale and bulk supply, or call 0707 700511 to talk it through.
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Tripe (Matumbo): Questions
Tripe (Matumbo) is KSh 400 per kg. Because it is cut to order, we weigh it after cutting and confirm the exact total with you before anything is dispatched. Prices at the counter and online are the same.
Yes, and at no extra charge - it is the whole point of buying from a butcher rather than a chiller cabinet. Tell us the thickness, trim, portion size or preparation you want in the notes when you order, or just describe what you are cooking and let us choose. We butcher whole carcasses at City Market, so the options are real.
Yes, every day. Order before 4:00pm on 0707 700511 for same-day chilled delivery across Nairobi. Delivery is a flat fee by area, from KSh 300 to KSh 1,000 depending on where you are, and it is added to your basket total automatically. See the full fee table.
Use within one to two days from the coldest part of the fridge - mince, offal and deli items are more perishable than whole cuts. To freeze, portion flat, wrap tightly and label with the date.
At our stall: City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi, beside Jamia Mosque in the Nairobi CBD, open every day 6:30am to 7:00pm Monday to Saturday, and 9:00am to 5:00pm on Sundays. You can also order it online here, on WhatsApp, or by calling 0707 700511. See the rest of the beef section or the full counter.
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Tripe (Matumbo), cut the way you want it
KSh 400 per kg. Tell us how you want it prepared and we will cut it fresh and get it to you the same day, anywhere in Nairobi.
City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi · Open Mon-Sat 6:30am-7pm, Sun 9am-5pm · 0707 700511