a bit of blood

i saw the brown gelatinous blocks coming out of the hot pot and into my bowl, and thought it might be either liver or blood.  it was blood.  duck's blood, to be precise, rather than the pig's blood that i'm used to seeing around super 88.  despite knowing of its existence, i've never eaten blood.  

it tastes okay - kind of like a sort of tofu.  it tastes a little like what i imagine cheese curds taste like before they're processed: a bit squeaky on your teeth, firm but not too firm, clean tasting.  except it's blood.