With a substitution ratio of 65g of blood for one egg (approx. 58g), or 43g of blood for one egg white (approx. 33g)

How hungry are ya?

  • Stuthepower
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    17 days ago

    Is this something… we really should know…?

  • @[email protected]
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    1 month ago

    In what sort of recipes? I doubt you can whip blood into stiff peaks for merengue.

    For all the people proving me wrong, stop, it sucks knowing this.

        • @alleycat
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          31 month ago

          Yeah, everybody is making jokes about cooking with blood in this thread, but they’re really just describing German cuisine. I remember eating blood gruel with potatoes and spinach as a kid. Tastes awful.

      • @Nikls94
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        121 month ago

        You made me curious.

        As a connoisseur of Blood Sausage, or Blutwurst, or Blunz‘n, I am intrigued to taste this.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 month ago

      While others have pointed out it definitely can it also contains lecithin so it can technically create emulsions like mayonnaise and hollandaise

      Eggs contain far more so I don’t know how well this would work but it should? It also contains albumin and globulins but in the white, which is traditionally not used for these. However they can further stabilize the emulsion. But blood also as fibrinogen which is part of what makes it gel when heated as part of coagulation and this would impact texture

      Essentially like:

      1 part blood 3-4 parts neutral oil Tsp vinegar or lemon juice Tsp Dijon Season to taste

      Prepare the same as mayo

      You could also boost lecithin content with additional lecithin from soy or sunflowers but that’s kind of against the spirit

      I personally am vegan but find the food science of this interesting. I think eating animals is cruel but at the same time I would be interested to know if this actually could work or if you ended up with blood vinaigrette.

  • @RBWells
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    341 month ago

    I mean you can, but your cake won’t rise. You should go review a quiche recipe online with "no stars. Made exactly according to directions except substituted 65g of blood for each egg. Terrible recipe, was awful "

    • @lurklurk
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      11 month ago

      Does quiche need to rise? Aren’t the egg whites in the filling and you only need them to set into a delicious binder for the cheese etc?

      • @RBWells
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        31 month ago

        A quiche does rise a little, yes. But you are correct that it’s not like a souffle that has to really puff. Good quiche is so good.

        The cake comment and recipe review comment two different thoughts though.

        Come to think of it, I have seen blood broth soup on menu at some Vietnamese restaurants, so I guess it is used sometimes in foods.

  • slazer2au
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    161 month ago

    Scrambled Blood sounds interesting.

  • @ytsedude
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    131 month ago

    I’m good, thanks… ((Nervous laughter))

  • @RouxBru
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    111 month ago

    It’s not that weird. Take black pudding for example

  • @Treczoks
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    51 month ago

    Now that would make some seriously odd cakes and cookies…

    • @[email protected]
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      230 days ago

      I mean, bright colors make things more cheerful, and red has more positive than negative symbolism attached to it. If you put a small amount of blood, you can have pink cookies, isn’t that lovely?

  • @[email protected]
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    430 days ago

    What risks or other concerns come with eating blood instead of eggs?

    Besides sourcing, I guess.