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The world just discovered what black puddings are thanks to this photo
DELICIOUS PHOTOS OF the humble full Irish breakfast often get really popular on the internet. And why wouldn’t they? The world is nearly always intrigued.
And it happened again yesterday when this photo was uploaded to Imgur and has been viewed over half a million times already. Look at it:
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The conversation on Reddit touched on many topics (the lack of beans, the single sausage) but a lot of people were confused by “the black thing” on the plate
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Some people thought it was some sort of sausage
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Never!
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People wanted to know what they taste like
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An impossible thing to describe.
As more people questioned what a black pudding is, it turned out that some North Americans did indeed have access to them – under the slightly less appetising name ‘blood sausage’:
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But most people saw it and were all like “WHAT is that?”
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To which the most Irish answer ever was conceived
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And an actual stab at a true definition was put forward as well:
Everyone is welcome over to Ireland to try out the black pudding for themselves. It is indeed an experience.
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