Comments on: What does blood taste like?

By: Theresa Bane

Theresa Bane — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:04:39 +0000

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.

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:57:06 +0000

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.

By: Robert Hicks

Robert Hicks — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:27:28 +0000

Very strange tasting your own relatives blood, but each to their own I guess. Mine taste like rusted copper…

By: Natascha

Natascha — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:00:05 +0000

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.

By: Trisyn

Trisyn — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:06:07 +0000

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.

By: Theresa Bane

Theresa Bane — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:36:36 +0000

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.

By: Larry Copin

Larry Copin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:25:12 +0000

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.