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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Tumblr goths, ffs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Look, nobody is saying you should eat the whole bag, but a teaspoon every so often as a treat maybe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Could it serve as an iron supplement?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why would you find eating blood disgusting? You know where meat comes from, right? And why it's red?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Meat is red because of myoglobin, a protein found in mammalian muscle tissue that turns red when exposed to oxygen.

Myoglobin is different from hemoglobin though, which is the stuff in blood. Most of the time, your meat only has a tiny amount of hemoglobin in it by the time it gets to your table.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Its still safe to say that someone who eats meat is also eating blood, right?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's trace amounts of blood in meat. They drain out a huge majority at the slaughterhouse, but it's nearly impossible to get out every drop. If there's a lot of blood in your meat though, something probably went wrong at the slaughterhouse.

Some cuisines feature actual blood as an ingredient though - blood sausages from the UK contain actual significant amounts of added blood, cubes of solidified pork blood "tofu" are considered a delicacy in some places in China - I think it's safe to say people that enjoy those kinds of foods can be said to eat blood. But I don't think people that eat meat can be said to eat blood, for the same reason that you wouldn't say someone that drinks tap water drinks mercury.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thats a good analagy, great post!

Blood sausages are really disgusting though, I gotta say!

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not ketchup that comes out when you cook a steak?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My first thought was if it could be rehydrated and used as a more easily acquired prop blood, as opposed to pig's blood.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In many cultures blood, sometimes dried is used in cooking.

For example blood sausage and blood pancakes are eaten in finland

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Sweden, Ireland, France, Spain and Italy also use them for sausage-like products (these I know of, I'm sure there's more)

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It makes sense to clarify. There are many dishes made with blood, black pudding and blood sausage comes to mind.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Also it's good to let people know because dogs absolutely love that shit and you have to be careful to keep it out of areas dogs can get at it.

I worked in a green house and one customer's dog dug up an entire tree she planted to get at the blood meal she put in the bottom of the hole. Dog was okay, but needed to stay at the vets a few days to monitor the vomiting and their iron levels.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Fuckin lame ass cosplay suburban vampire bullshit. Most likely teenage but also really gross lame adults. OR....Carrie enthusiasts.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago

I mean, it says it's a meal right on the front. /s

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hello, Joe.

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