blood sausage

noun

|Updated on: 1 Jun 2018

Definition of blood sausage

: very dark sausage containing a large proportion of blood — called also blood pudding

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Recent Examples of blood sausage from the Web

The dish, called khao kan jin and often eaten as a snack in northern Thailand, suggests a blood sausage with the ratios radically recalibrated, more rice than pork.

— ligaya mishan, New York Times, "Thai Dishes That Pave a Chef’s Path Home in Elmhurst, Queens," 10 May 2018
Nacho and film producer Diego Robino pulled up to Las Nenas Steakhouse, and proceeded to order fast-cash skirt steak, ribeye, French fries, and blood sausages with a side of beer.

— bridget hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, "Recap: Anthony Bourdain Eats All the Meat in Uruguay in 'Parts Unknown'," 7 May 2018
The tiny vampires may swell to 10 times their body weight after feeding, transforming from agile, threadlike worms into engorged blood sausages.

— rachel nuwer, New York Times, "It’s the Latest in Conservation Tech. And It Wants to Suck Your Blood.," 9 Apr. 2018
After more than four hours onstage at the Howard County Library System Spelling Bee, a single word — boudin, a Cajun type of blood sausage — stood between Saketh Sundar and victory.

— kate elizabeth queram, Howard County Times, "Howard's three-time champ spells his way to national stage," 5 Apr. 2018
Recommendation: Belvedere, New Britain, for a Belvedere old country platter ($18.75) with pork shoulder steak, hunter's stew, kielbasa, blood sausage, mashed potato and dill pickle plus a sweet Belvedere platter ($9.75).

— frank cohen, courant.com, "28 Dates: Bohemian Suggestions For Penny-Pinchers," 2 Feb. 2018
Chef-owner Federico Tischler offers several varieties arepa patties, made with ingredients such as beets, pork crackling and blood sausage.

— sarah meehan, baltimoresun.com, "9 entirely gluten-free Baltimore restaurants," 20 Mar. 2018
More adventurous dinners can partake of blood sausage, called soondae, for just a little more.

— Bloomberg.com, "28 Delicious Dishes Around the World for $5 or Less," 13 Feb. 2018
But what’s a little blood sausage and offal in a town that eats menudo for breakfast?

— mike sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "Review: Korean cafe serving up real Seoul food at Seoul Asian Market & Cafe," 14 Dec. 2017

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