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Duck Blood and Stinky Tofu

Duck Blood and Stinky Tofu

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Duck blood is eaten in some European and Asian countries.  For example, there’s the Czernina from Poland, and there’s Duck blood and vermicelli soup from China.  In Taiwan, it is usually made in to a tofu shape and is basically cubes of clotted duck blood.  (The redness of the soup is just Spicy Chili Sauce and NOT the blood.)

Duck Blood Dinner
Duck Blood Lunch

Take a moment to get used to the idea, cause there’s more:  Stinky Tofu.  The best way to describe this is to remember how cheese is basically a fermented/cultured milk product.  Well, Stinky Tofu is basically a fermented/cultured tofu (which is made out of soy).  Why is it called that?  Because it may be a bit (or a lot) smelly!  Just like cheese!  Which makes me wonder… maybe in Taiwan, they should call it ‘cutting the stinky tofu’.

Anyway, back to my original topic.  My family and I stopped by a restaurant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan that is known for their Duck Blood dishes (and maybe even their Stinky Tofu, pictured below).  We ordered a few and shared it among ourselves in a normal Chinese fashion.  Here’s what we had:

Stinky Tofu from Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Stinky Tofu

Now, this next one is not something seen often like Duck Blood and Stinky Tofu in Taiwan.  This is a special Stinky Tofu Spring Roll pictured below.  To me, it tasted much like a normal spring roll, but with a small hint of stinky tofu which made it perfectly yummy to eat:

Stinky Tofu Spring Rolls from Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Stinky Tofu Spring Rolls

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Thursday 7th of June 2012

Hey Val, just noticed this particular blog post! We eat blood in England too, in sausage form. There are two types known as black pudding and white pudding, I forget the difference between them. We usually have them with 'fry ups' (basically an English breakfast...) xxx

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Thursday 7th of June 2012

Oh cool! I didn't know that! Though I have heard of 'blood sausage' or something like that. I think we have something kind of like that too, but instead of sausage being made of meat, they make it with rice! Also, shouldn't you be in bed!! :P