Like haggis, Stornoway Black Pudding is a U.K. favorite that contains sheep's lungs. This ingredient makes it illegal to import into the United States, despite it being a regular menu item across the pond.
What does black pudding taste like? Black pudding is a savory, dry, earthy, herby, nutty, and filling mashed blood sausage. Seasoning and spices can be added to give it a spicy taste. The pudding does not taste anything like blood.
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| French blood sausage (boudin noir), before cooking | |
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| Alternative names | Blood pudding, black pudding |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Blood |
| Cookbook: Blood sausage Media: Blood sausage | |
Black pudding is made from animal blood. If that makes you squeamish, it's worth remembering that lots of processed meat is made from unorthodox parts of animals, although the dark colour of black pudding can make it particularly off-putting.
White Pudding is an Irish/Scottish/English sausage that consist mainly of fat, grains, flour, leeks, and milk. The recipe for this sausage varies depending on where you go. It can contain pork, pork trimmings, beef, or just fat as in this recipe. Even the grains can vary from oatmeal to pearl barley.
Our slices contain less than 3% fat and our rings less than 7%. Don't be fooled by all those specks of white you see in the pudding when you slice it open, most of those are grains of barley.
Black pudding, and other 'blood cakes' from around the world such as ti-hoeh-koe from Taiwan, are banned in US due to sanitary reasons.
| Cross section of a Stornoway black pudding | |
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| Alternative names | Marag dhubh, putóg dhubh |
| Region or state | England, Ireland, Scotland |
Remember our traditional rings have a natural skin which is safe to eat. All our rolls, chubs and sticks have a food-safe printed, recyclable plastic wrapper which cannot be eaten. Look below for details of how to cook your black pudding in different ways.
The Bury Black Pudding Company make one of the healthiest black puddings available on the market. Low in fat, naturally high in essential nutrients such as iron and zinc, our black pudding is one tasty treat that you can include in your healthy, balanced diet.
White pudding is broadly similar to black pudding, but does not include blood. Modern recipes consist of suet or fat, oatmeal or barley, breadcrumbs and in some cases pork and pork liver, filled into a natural or cellulose sausage casing. Recipes in previous centuries included a wider range of ingredients.
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You don't need to get it all the way under, but make sure it's under the yolk before you flip. Allow to cook for about another minute for over-easy, 2 minutes for over medium and so on. Flip once more and serve immediately. And there you have it.
What are over easy eggs? Over easy eggs are cooked on both sides, but the yolk remains runny. Make sunny side up eggs, then flip and cook 30 seconds with the yolk side down. On the plate, the top of over easy eggs appear white.