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What does blood taste like?
June 17, 2009 | 7 Comments
Being a vampirologist I get asked a lot of very strange questions, like “What does human blood tastes like?” Why some people would think I would know the answer to that question is something I don’t think about too much, but in truth, I do. I have read in numerous sources that blood has a coppery taste to it. Is that true? Well, as a person who suffers greatly from seasonal allergies I am prone to fairly severe nosebleeds. While sitting with my head tilted back so that the blood can run down my throat and into my stomach I can say that yes, it does leave a kind of coppery taste in my mouth. Want to experience it yourself without the drama of a nose bleed. Get yourself an old penny, clean it and then place it in your mouth and suck on it like it was a hard candy.
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People really ask that question? What, did they not have a childhood filled with scrapes and cuts from clumsy accidents while playing,and didn’t they inadvertently taste their own blood on a few of those occasions? Did they never get a paper cut and automatically stick the injured finger in their mouth where of course it shouldn’t be? Anyone who has had a nosebleed has had blood drip inside at least a little. These are the kind of people that never chewed on a pencil or ate glue as a toddler either. Must be strange to have grown up in such a sanitized way.
Larry, I happen to agree with you. I would bet that there has not been a single person who has not gotten a cut on their finger and immediately stuck it in their mouth. Because that is such a natural thing to do and the very idea of drinking blood for fun or out of necessity is a very unnatural thing to consider let alone do I suppose that folks do not connect the two events.
I think I have read somewhere that blood tastes diferent if your drinking it from another person. I would not reccoment this experament so you can have the knowledge of the answer.
as a matter of fact, not all human blood tastes alike. My own blood tastes much more iron-like (or coppery if you will) than the blood of some of my relatives.
How do I know? I was curious and tried it. People can cut themselves or something and there’s your way to find out. That’s how I did anyway.
Very strange tasting your own relatives blood, but each to their own I guess. Mine taste like rusted copper…
What would the blood of a horseshoe crab taste like? After all it IS blue. They have hemocyanin, NOT hemoglobin. I wonder! Cause I’m writing a book and I mention that. I wish I knew.
I have never been asked this question before so I did a little bit of research. It is true that their blood is blue because they use hemocyanin to carry oxygen and not hemoglobin. Would this make a difference in the way its blood taste? That I have not been able to find the answer. I have sent a query to the aquarium; lets see if they respond. If/when they do, I will post their response. However, if the book you are writing is fictional, then I suppose the blood can taste like anything you want it to taste like, it is one of the perks of being an author of fiction.