drinking blood

[oooccc]

can you get hepatitis c by drinking blood

[mikeymike86z]

I came to this post with curiosity after watching an episode of Bear Grylls Man vs Wild. He is in Alaska (I think, otherwise it's somewhere else that's snowy and cold) where he comes across a herd of reindeer. Being Bear Grylls, he is hungry and wants to show the public how he would survive in that situation. So he captures a reindeer and ties its antlers to a tree. Very soon after he outright kills it via blade to the brain. He then suggests that as it is newly dead you should cut the jugular and drink its blood, which he does, before cutting out its heart and having a munch on that too. This grossed me out for sure, but all animal cruelty arguments aside, I did question whether it was safe to do that sort of thing??

[chuckles333]

The German blood sausage I grew up on (Blutwurst)

400 grams of meat (lean meat) in 2 x 2 cm cubes
200 g bacon (back bacon), diced
200 g pork rind
200 g of blood, possibly extended with 15% milk or hot soup
20 g of pickling salt
2 g pepper, black ground
1 g cumin powder
2 g marjoram
½ g cinnamon
1 g of ground allspice,
20 g onion (s)
1 g of monosodium glutamate

[Trish77]

Black pudding or blood pudding was something I was raised with.  It's made with pig's blood.  In Scotland back some centuries, they would let the blood of cows and mix it with oatmeal when food was scarce.  

Ricky - your recipe for Blood Boudin is very similar to a Black / Blood Pudding recipe and probably the same thing.

Scottish Recipes: Black Pudding

These blood puddings are traditional to all Celtic countries, and are one of the earliest prepared foods known to man. Pig's, lamb's and goose blood can also be used.

Recipe Ingredients:

4 cups blood
1 tablespoon salt
1 Πcups milk
3 medium onions, chopped
12 oz shredded suet
2 oz oatmeal
pinch nutmeg
half teaspoon mixed herbs
half teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation Method:

Let the blood run into deep pan, and when cold add the salt.

Add the other ingredients, seasoning well, and either put into prepared skins or into a large ovenproof dish, or basin. This can then either be baked, the tin standing in another tin half filled with water, covered and baked at 300 deg F, or gas mark 2 for around one hour 30 minutes, or covered and steamed for the same length of time.

It is left to go cold, then sliced and fried up with eggs, bacon, sausages etc..

[chuckles333]

Can a vampire give you hep if he's infected? Oh wait he's dead...or rather undead...so it's not likely the virus would survive in him. But what if he bit someone and never washed his fangs? I'd probably worry more about werewolfs, they're not undead.

[Interfurgen]

what about BLADE the day walker.Or Ann Rice. Could they be hepper to.

[coo19]

Have any of you ever watched any of the food shows on TLC or even history specials? There are SO Many cultures that use blood to create meals. I think there would have been less "vampire" jokes had the original question been more specific asking if you can get HCV from animal blood but either way if you are eating meat of any kind you are getting a certain amount of blood and many other things with it. There are many dishes that contain animal blood, ever heard of blood sausage???

[curiouslady1]

Hey guys, watch it.  The moderators are already down on this thread LOL.  This is the first I have heard that you can get HIV from drinking fresh blood.  I don't know anyone can get a bloodbourne virus from drinking something.  However, certainly you could get Hepatitis A which you can get from pork that isn't cooked as well as trichinosis.  I think what people don't get when they turn their noses down is that when local islanders and native peoples prepare some of these delicacy dishes; they are super careful.  Ever watched someone clean a pig for a community fiesta where something like dinuguan is served?  They wash it and re-wash it etc.  Much more careful than the FDA.  However, I think that Hepatitis in various forms is quite rife in some of the places.  I know that on an island where I used to live, food would lay out for hours in the hot sun at fiestas.  Not good as I know now even with the lemon juice and salt that much was marinated in.  But all of this is immaterial since you would need to inject the blood directly into your veins to get B and C.  Of course, if you were engaging in a horizontal activity while drinking fresh blood. . . well . . .

[kirk8]

You could get a lot of diseases besides HCV from drinking blood.  Even HIV if the blood is fresh enough.  You may be able to use a chemical process like pasteurization to make it safe.  

[Aaron57]

"Maybe some are drinking blood, mistaking 'passion fruit' juice as a euphemism...? "

Ha ha ha ha ... Now thats funny : ) ! !

[exaddict24]

Hi, I am a Singapore chinese. Here we are big on pig organ soup. Actually we eat almost all the parts of the pig, even the blood. Eat, not drink.

[ribman]

ive eaten ducks blood soup a few times it has always been delicious.its common in the northeast.

[eureka254]

In France, pig's blood is considered a delicacy, and in some Asian countries, duck's blood and snake's blood are considered culinary treats.

[Aaron57]

Passion fruit is real good, so is mangosteen & rambutan  .. but a good Durian is the best ; ) !

I'm not sure if passion fruit is sold in the US, or, if not why not ? I don't know but if it is about eating the seeds .. many grapes & Kiwi also have seeds and Chili pepper as well  ... granted not like passion fruit .. here "some folks" think if you eat the seeds of the passion fruit they will get stuck in the digestive track and cause a problem .. "they" say the same about eating chili with the seeds .

Hmmm getting hungry again :0

[curiouslady1]

But the best fruit is passion fruit, IMHO.  They don't sell it in US because, I am told, Americans are squeamish about eating something with seeds in it.

[Aaron57]

Nope it's not just you .. anyone into human blood needs serious help ..

Unless your a full vegetarian ... if you eat meat .. you eat animal blood in some form ... many folks hear about something and there is a automatic mental block established ... don't knock it till you try it : )

The Durian fruit (King of fruits) also gets this response from folks who at first can't get over the smell .. it's delicious for desert .. after babi guling ... ummmm !

[child24angel]

AARRGGGGHHHHH !!!!

It's just me I guess, I can't wrap my head around eating, fixing,
drinking blood from anyone nor an animal.

[Aaron57]

CL, I'm no good in the kitchen .. but, pretty good in the restaurant !
Both your recipe & R Glass's are looking tasty : ) ...

I'm getting hungry .. lunch time here ... off to get some Babi Guling + all the trimmings : ) ! Love the crackling too !

Here's a pic ... just to get the juices flowing : )

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wantet/3571625657/

[R Glass]

From South Louisiana,
Haven’t had this in about 30 years. It is illegal to sale now and the Old Timer are just about gone.
Blood Boudin
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Blood from a pig (Pork)
- Pork casings
- Pork fat
- 450 g (1 lb.) stale bread
- A little milk
- Scallions
- Chopped chili pepper
- Thyme
- Bay leaves
- Fresh parsley, finely chopped
- Bay rum (bois d'Inde)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tbsp. vinegar
- 1 lemon
- Scallions
- 10 bay leaves or bay rum leaves
- 2 red chilies
- A pinch of salt
Method
Making the sausage
1. Slaughter a pig; immediately collect the blood; add the vinegar and a little salt to prevent coagulation;
2. moisten the stale bread with a little milk and add to the blood;
3. in a bowl, combine the pork fat, chives, chili pepper, thyme, bay leaves, bay rum and pepper to make a paste;
4. blend in the blood and bread mixture;
5. wash the casings and rinse in water and lemon juice; fill them with the stuffing mixture; form links approximately every 12 cm (5").
Cooking
1. Place the ingredients listed for cooking the sausage into a large pot three-quarters filled with water and place over high heat;
2. when the water is about to boil, reduce the heat to medium and add the sausages - be careful that they do not touch the bottom of the pot;
3. cook for about 10 minutes and then pierce with a needle - if only fat comes out, the sausage is cooked.
Sommelier
Since the sausage is spicy, you need a red wine with body such as a Côtes-du-Rhône Villages

[curiouslady1]

so Aaron what do you think of the recipe?

[Aaron57]

Blood sausage with suckling pig dish & spiced right ...  is delicious ! ! Mostly found in SE Asia and the Pacific Islands , Mexico also has blood dishes ...  it may be an acquired taste .. For folks that try for the first time and don't know it's components .. most like it ... until they learn what's inside .. he he ..  no problem , more for those if us who enjoy it ; ) !

[curiouslady1]

Mmmm.  Well no it would be different.  One doesn't eat raw or undercooked pork for one thing.  This is cooked very well and does not in the least look "bloody".  It looks and tastes like a liver dish.  It is black or blackish in color.  The idea of eating it if it looked red would cause me to respond ohhh ich!

[screaming48]

Guess it wouldn't be too much difference in that and eating a steak very rare would it...

[curiouslady1]

Most Americans have to try it first and then find out what is in it later on in order to enjoy it unless you're an anthropologist like me.

[screaming48]

ohhh ick!