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Polish sweet-sour duck blood soup
Think of it as: Like a sweet-and-sour gravy made from duck and prunes
Duck blood soup. Once served to reject a suitor.
What does it taste like?
Fruity sweetness and vinegar tang over a rich, iron-y depth.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureThick and silky
What is it?
A dark, sweet-and-sour soup of duck blood mixed with vinegar, cooked into duck broth with dried fruit. Old folklore says it was served to tell a suitor "no."Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Served as a lunch soup with noodles or potatoes.
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MusicClassical (Chopin) Music from the land of Chopin, the poet of the piano
SportSoccer
Robert Lewandowski (soccer; Poland's goal scorer) World HeritageHistoric Centre of Kraków and more National animalWhite-tailed eagle National flowerRed poppy FestivalAll Saints' Day (November 1, lighting candles at graves)
Ingredients
- 200 ml duck blood
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 500 g duck on the bone
- 50 g prunes
- 50 g dried apples and pears
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp flour
- Thin noodles
Can't find it? There's no real substitute for duck blood.
How to make it (one way)
- Stir vinegar into the blood so it won't clot
- Make a broth from the duck and vegetables
- Add the dried fruit and simmer
- Whisk in the blood mixed with flour, without boiling, until thick
- Season sweet-sour with sugar and salt, then add noodles
⚠️ Raw blood needs careful handling. Use it fresh and cook it through.
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