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Pork blood soup

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Kuaitiao nam tok is a Thai noodle soup; one of its main ingredients is raw blood.

Pork blood soup is a soup that uses pork blood as its primary ingredient. Additional ingredients may include barley and herbs such as marjoram,[1] as well as other foods and seasonings. Some versions are prepared with coagulated pork blood and other coagulated pork offal, such as intestine, liver and heart.[2]

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China

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Pork blood soup is soup in Chinese cuisine, and was consumed by laborers in Kaifeng "over 1,000 years ago", along with offal dumplings called jiaozi.[3]

Czech Republic

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Prdelačka is a traditional Czech pork blood soup made during the pig slaughter season.[4] It is prepared with pork blood pudding, potato, onion and garlic as primary ingredients.[5]

Thailand

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Pork blood soup is soup in Thai cuisine.[6] Guay Tiao Namtok is a Thai pork blood soup noodle that is prepared with pork blood as a soup base. The dish may come from Chinese cuisine, since some part of southern Chinese evacuated to Thailand for a century. [7]

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References

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  1. ^ Sietsema, Robert (January 28, 2012). "Minutes of the Organ Meat Society, Five-Course Dinner at Hospoda". Village Voice. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ Chu, Emily (May 28, 2013). "L.A.'s carnivore cravings satisfied by restaurants". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ^ Edwards, Nina (June 2013). Offal: A Global History. Reaktion Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-78023-134-1.
  4. ^ Czech Radio (February 9, 2007). Recept pro tento den Archived 2013-02-10 at archive.today. Accessed March 2012.
  5. ^ Salcedo, Margaux (October 31, 2013). "Whatever the name, 'dinuguan' is delish!". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ^ Gordon, James (July 9, 2014). "Where to Find Khao Soi, The Excellent Thai Noodle Dish You're Not Ordering". LA Weekly. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ^ On the Role of Food Habits in the Context of the Identity and Cultural Heritage of South and South East Asia