Where to buy pig blood?

[fankoolow]

Hello,

I would like to buy some pig blood(beef blood and duck blood are also fine with me) in order to make blood pudding and sausage, but I don't know where I can buy it. I checked out some retailer stores, such as Rainbow, Cub Foods and some Asian market such as United Noodles, but I only found chitterlings there. Either in Twin Cities area or within 25 miles are perfect to me. Does anyone have a suggestion for me to shop? Thanks!

[american_idle]

Try calling a butcher shop and inquiring as to availability. Maybe Stasny's, Clancy's or Eichenbergers. I've not seen it at Dragon Star, but that might be a good resource as well. They have bull penis, so having the blood would make sense.

[fankoolow]

Yeah, if I didn't find any in the retailer stores where I regularly go, then I will call a butcher shop. It is weird that many Asian markets don't have it. Besides of United Noodle, I also have been to Dragon Star and Shuang Hur Plaza, but there wasn't anything looked like pig blood.

[american_idle]

I think I was thinking of Ingebretsens. Eichenbergers was that fruit store that closed shop.

[cayjohan]

Ingebretsen's sells it.

[fankoolow]

Nice source, thanks!

[Violatp]

I'm sorry but I just have to laugh since you have a market named Rainbow. In San Francisco, there's a market named Rainbow that is a vegetarian/vegan mecca so the very idea of them having pig's blood or chitterlings just made me actually laugh out loud. :-)

[fankoolow]

Oh Rainbow is a very popular American retailer stores in MN. My friends said they did find pig blood there several years ago, but I didn't find it(and it seems not to ask people there either).

[paulj]

It should be common in Asian markets, most likely in small plastic tubs in the freezer.

[fankoolow]

I will check it again, thanks!

[getgot211]

Yup I have gotten pork and beef blood at United noodle