In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> Victor Sack wrote:
> > 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
>
> Did they thus mostly provide coloring?

I think it provides more protein and iron. It's a way to use all of the
pig, similar to making blood sausage in Europe.

Cindy

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