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Blood soup
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Dinuguan, a blood soup from the Philippines
Type Soup
Main ingredients Blood

Blood soup is any soup that uses blood as a main ingredient. People around the world have made and enjoyed these unique soups for a very long time.

Types of Blood Soups Around the World

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Prdelačka is a traditional Czech pork blood soup, often made during pig slaughter season.

Many cultures have their own special blood soups. Here are some examples:

  • Black soup was a historical soup from Ancient Greece, especially popular in Sparta. It was made with pork blood.
  • Chicken and duck blood soup is a popular soup in Shanghai, China.
  • Chornaja Poliwka is a soup from Belarus. It's made with blood from duck, goose, or pig, mixed with a clear broth.
  • Czernina, also known as Duck Blood Soup, is a Polish soup. It uses blood from duck, goose, or pig with a clear broth.
  • Dinuguan is a soup from the Philippines. It's made with pig blood and pork meat or organs.
  • Duck blood and vermicelli soup is a traditional and tasty dish from Nanjing, China.
  • Fritada is a special dish from Northern Mexico, especially in Monterrey. It's cooked with goat blood.
  • Godlja is a traditional blood soup from Slovenia.
  • Juka is a Lithuanian blood soup from the Dzūkija region.
  • Mykyrokka is a traditional soup dish from Middle-Finland.
  • Prdelačka is a traditional Czech pork blood soup. It is often made during the time when pigs are prepared for food.
  • Saksang is a flavorful and spicy dish from the Batak people of Indonesia. It's made with pork or dog meat cooked in blood with coconut milk and spices.
  • Schwarzsauer is a German blood soup. It has different spices and is cooked in vinegar-water. It's a bit like a black pudding made with vinegar.
  • Seonjiguk is a Korean soup. It's made with thick pieces of cooked ox blood and vegetables in a rich beef broth.
  • Svartsoppa is a soup eaten in Scania, Sweden. It uses goose blood (or sometimes pig blood) as its main ingredient.
  • Tiết canh is a Vietnamese duck blood soup.
  • Yawarlukru is a special dish from the highlands region of Ecuador.

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