I was looking back at when @alex_uk ran his “v-diet adjacent” diet earlier this year. I wasn’t paying close attention to the details at the time.
While there, I ran across this:
Not because of that, but oddly coincidental, I had Thai Boat Noodles for lunch.
Beef, pork meatballs, gai lan, rice noodles, in a broth. The menu was deliberately vague, but wikipedia elaborates.
Boat noodles (Thai: ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ, RTGS: kuaitiao ruea, pronounced [[kǔa̯j.tǐa̯w rɯ̄a̯]]) is a Thai style noodle dish with a strong flavor.
The soup is seasoned with pig or cow blood mixed with salt and spices (เลือดหมูสด (lueat mu sot) or เลือดเนื้อสด (lueat nuea sot)). The colour of the soup is similar to beef noodle soup (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเนื้อ (kuaitiao nuea pueai)) but considerably thicker due to the blood added.
It’s a good soup.
Plus, this:
Blood consists predominantly of protein and water, and is sometimes called “liquid meat” because its composition is similar to that of lean meat.