How healthy is Black Pudding?

[andrew1707]

I was always led to believe that Black Pudding was not very healthy, but I noticed that the Black Pudding Sainsbury had was only 5% fat.

Surely this is relatively healthy compared to sausages and chips?

[douglas9401]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pudding

[douglas9401]

wolf63, "rissoles" is just code word used for getting descriptons past the auto censor when commenting on those who disrespect Caledonia and her delicacies. :)

[craft1948]

I love black pudding, and luckily it's included in P&O's breakfasts.

[alavahalf]

I used to like it, until I went to Bury market .. lots of people wander round chewing on these fat black puddings that are completely full of big chunks of white fat ... I have never eaten it since I went there.

I think I'm going to gag.!

[starone]

I love black pudding - you don't need to cook it. It is great whatever way you do it. I remember seeing a programme ages ago where they were catching pig's blood in a big basin. I have always assumed it was made with pigs blood and I (foolishly I expect because I don't really understand it) thought the white bits were white corpuscles in the blood which magically collected together to form the white bits. (I know, I know - silly bitch!)

[wolf63]

douglas - even thinking about rissoles makes me boak! I can't seem to think of one good thing to say about them.

I spoke to the OP earlier and he said that red puddings were maybe what the English would call a saveloy.

[Georgiesmum]

I love black pudding. It is very good for you as it is rich in iron.Doctors used to advise pregnant women to eat it for that very reason. I too like to eat it just as it comes from the shop. Yummy! Ive just put it on my shopping list!

[Tilly2]

Whhat about those lumps of white fat though? I used to love BP but have stopped eating it because I thought it was full of fat. I didn't realise it was a low-fat food. Must buy some ASAP.

[Ann]

Eugh ..... this comes second only to Mrs O's OH's piles!!!! Quite put me off me lunch :)

[erin-x]

I love black pudding... Only as a supper though. Couldn't eat it on a roll or anything. I usually get white puddings from the chippy but will have a red next time, haven't had one in ages!

There's a pub near us that does haggis balls :-) they're yummy! Haha!

[boxtops]

when I lived in Scotland, you used to be able to buy a breakfast pack in the butcher - a round of black pudding, a round of white pudding, and a round of sausage.

[mike11111]

I am surprised that the animal rights brigade are not up in arms at that. Fancy emasculating all those poor little haggises just so that you can enjoy munching their gonads. Disgraceful!

[boxtops]

Mike, you only use the one-legged ones.

[erin-x]

Oh but they're so tasty Mike... With some red onion chutney... Mmmmm ^_^ hehe!!

[murraymints]

yum yum !!!

[wolf63]

I can't believe that the Great Black Pudding debate of 2012 is ongoing.

I like black pudding but have never had a 'black pudding supper' from the chip shop. One does purchase 'white pudding suppers' from the chip shop. As a fat person I only go to the chip shop about once a month, so it is a nice treat.

erin - the reason that we are seeing much less wild Haggis in the Perth area may be down to people eating the haggis balls. How are they expected to breed?

OP - does your family eat black pudding, haggis etc? What they need is pie from Murrays the baker. Such a local delicacy!

[mrs_overall]

You are all philistines!

Black pudding is best eaten uncooked!

[hc4361]

Impossible. It's cooked when you buy it.

[paddywak]

Black pudding sandwiches were were always part of the buffet at darts and dominoes matches and nearly always the first to be eaten.