Do people other than filipinos eat 'dinuguan'?

Question

the bible says that it is prohibited to eat blood...

does this food have the consent of the vatican? [philippines is a christian -- catholic -- country...

Answer 1

First: what does religion have to do with eating food that has animal (not human) blood?

Second: yes, amny European cuisines feature blood sausages. There are also special recipes that use blood for thickening the gravy.

If you eat the flesh of the animal, what's wrong with cooking the blood? It is rich in protein and other nutrients.

Answer 2

When God allowed men to eat animal flesh he added, “But flesh with the life thereof, the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.” (Genesis 9:4) The Jewish law prohibited eating blood. “For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.” (Leviticus 17:14) (Kosher meat requires that the animal be slaughtered in such a way as to get the most blood out, and then is salted to get even more blood out.) When there was a question in the New Testament church about what parts of the Law of Moses should be required of non-Jewish members, the apostles made the following statement. “For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.” (Acts 15:28-29) The prohibition against eating blood had been repeated in all biblical times since God first allowed man to eat meat.

In many countries, including Germany and a number of African countries, some people eat cooked blood in various forms (pudding, sausage). It would appear that anyone following the God of the Bible would avoid doing so if possible.

*But i love dinuguan!

Answer 3

i think this food is only found in the philippines...but it's yummy!!!

Answer 4

There are various other blood dishes or blood based dishes that various race/country are famous for e.g.

British black pudding

Singapore - pig organ soup

Greek/Sparta - black broth ( I came to know about it after watching the movie 300)

European blood sausage, blood based stew & sauce especially in French cuisine.

China - blood tofu (can be various type of blood chicken, duck & etc.

Korea - blood sausage

I've mostly encountered those from Asian & French counterpart. Due to exposure of watching various cooking shows, I've seen many types of blood based pudding/sausage/food produce in Western counterparts as well. A quick search at wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_puddi... generating a lot more info. for your reading.

Answer 5

I am Catholic and have never heard of eating raw blood!

Answer 6

Yes other people eat 'dinuguan'. in Singapore there's the something similar called Kway Chap or Pig's organ soup which is very common in hawker stalls. Although ours is a unique recipe, we are by no means unique in eating blood.

And no, it is not a sin to eat dinuguan. There is no Catholic religious law that prohibits this.

Answer 7

i am a filipino and i saw other eating a dinuguan and they said it is yummy but it's true

Answer 8

u cant eat fresh blood but cooked blood is ok