Giusi > wrote:

> "Cindy Fuller" ha scritto nel messaggio
>
> > I have tried
> > "blood cube" (exactly what it sounds like) before, but it's not
> > something I would buy for my version of bun bo Hue (Vietnamese noodle
> > soup).
>
> IT doesn't sound so delish to the western ear the way you put it. Blood
> cube sounds like a great idea for first aid, though.

Huyet heo (pig's blood cubes) I've had in several dishes a local
Vietnamese place (now closed, unfortunately) used to serve were very
nearly tasteless and had no texture to speak of, either. They seemed
pointless to me. Maybe they had the flavour cooked out of them, though.

Victor