Black pudding

Black pudding is a traditional blood sausage made from pork blood, cooked meat, barley or rice and spices. It is a characteristic product of traditional home pig slaughters and has a distinctive dark to black colour. The flavour is bold, mildly spiced and slightly sweet thanks to the grain base and seasonings such as marjoram and pepper. It is most commonly served warm, heated in a pan or grilled, accompanied by sauerkraut and bread. In Czech and Slovak cuisine it is an essential part of the traditional pig slaughter feast, alongside white pudding and offal soup.