Pig blood: Why and when was it banned in Singapore?

[Jamesc]

5 minutes ago, RadX said:

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[Tohto]

45 minutes ago, Macrosszero said:

Betraying my vintage here (some guy implied I was young based on my comments in another thread, which I was happy to keep quiet) but I am a pig blood fan and recall very well when it was banned, which was during the Nipah virus outbreak in Malaysia in the late 90s.

Since then I needed to go to Hong Kong or Taiwan to get some proper pig blood dishes though they’d never be cooked like you’d find them in YTF or pig organ soup in Singapore.

I briefly considered packing some back but upon realizing the import regulations against meat product, decided to carry it only in my stomach.

Pork knuckle with blood vermicelli soup in Vietnam.. Good stuff.

 

Edited May 24, 2021 by Tohto

[macrosszero]

14 minutes ago, Watwheels said:

Pig's blood was in my pig organ soup when I was young. Then the boss say due to hygiene reason I think it was banned. Cos across the board all the stores that sold pig organ soup cannot sell it anymore. I also didnt see it on any other dishes as well.

It is bland anyway. I am not a fan. Then it was replaced with toufu. LoL...

 I enjoyed my pig organ soup since young.

Cheng Mun Chee at Foch Road is one of my go-to places for my fix

[Flying_genie]

Pig blood was commonly found in our local kway chap and pig organ soup back then. All that came to a sudden stop when Malaysia pig farms had the Nipah virus, around 1998. Our pork supplies were mostly from Malaysia then. We could get all sorts of pig spare parts and pork direct from Malaysia. When the Nipah virus struck Malaysia pig farms, Singapore stopped the import of live pigs and pork products from Malaysia. The ban of pork products from Malaysia mostly stayed until now, even though the Nipah virus has largely subsided since 1999. Food-Mouth disease followed the Nipah virus in Malaysia pig farms.

Almost overnight, we had to look for alternate sources for pork and pig products. Australia became our major supplier of pork but they were not used to supplying spare parts (and certainly not pig blood). It was also around this period that AVA imposed a rule where meat sellers (pork, beef, mutton, poultry) in the wet markets had to install chillers to keep meat being sold, chilled. Previously, meat was sold out on the open shelves.

The older generation believes that Malaysia pig products taste different from imported, chilled, frozen pork, especially when used for traditional dishes.
I like pig blood, as I grew up eating it in Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese dishes. I often try to source for it during my travels to Malaysia (Penang curry noodles), Thailand (pig organ soup, kway chap), Taiwan (noodles), Hong Kong (porridge). 

[Maxus-MIFA9]

Pig blood was stopped during the 80's due to "Nipah" virus (in MY Nipah village when first discovered) or 'swine flu' affecting the pigs. 

Can refer to the word "Nipah" virus in web. 

Edited May 24, 2021 by Picnic06-Biante15

[Maxus-MIFA9]

3 hours ago, Windwaver said:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pig-blood-why-and-when-was-it-banned-in-singapore-14875344

Pig blood: Why and when was it banned in Singapore?

SINGAPORE: You might have eaten it in Taiwan’s night markets, as blood sausages in the United Kingdom or even remember having it here in your pig's organ soup as a child - but this is not food for the faint-hearted.

 

Needed a break from Covid topics.

Think old folks will have ate this during good old days 

 

Go to web and type "Nipah" virus 

[RadX]

1 hour ago, Jamesc said:

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[Didu]

3 hours ago, Freeder said:

Pig brain more 贰心...

Small time always kanna forced fed especially when exams are near..

Not much people know how to cook it properly now. And most working parents are too busy anyway. They just buy Red Bull for their kids during exam period. 

[Atonchia]

I only recall pig blood texture like tofu. 

But after chewing, it had the grippy feel when teeth grind during chewing. 

Or rather the gum felt more grippy 

Edited May 24, 2021 by Atonchia

[RadX]

1 minute ago, Atonchia said:

I only recall pig blood texture like tofu. 

But after chewing, it had the grippy feel when teeth grind during chewing. 

 

Yes 

 

esp when U take  the pig organs soup.. nice

[Atonchia]

2 hours ago, Macrosszero said:

Cheng Mun Chee at Foch Road is one of my go-to places for my fix

Yup one of the popular post drinks supper hot-spot. 

Another popular supper place is at Kembangan Seng Kee, Yo Ji Mee Sua

[Heartbreakid]

Ahh. Pig blood. Used to have them when I was a kid. It doesn't taste stale or bloody. It's more on the salty side and abit more stiffer than tofu. It's one of my favourite. Had them during my road trip to Thailand in 2018. 

[Atonchia]

15 minutes ago, Didu said:

Not much people know how to cook it properly now. And most working parents are too busy anyway. They just buy Red Bull for their kids during exam period. 

Younger students get chicken essence... 

Teenager gets the energy drinks 😂

[Vegas]

4 hours ago, Tohto said:

Taiwan I think are mostly duck blood. Which taste better than pig blood.

Love their 五更肠旺。。 Which is blood and big intestine..

Their 麻辣臭臭锅 。。。 Duck bood with stinky toufu also yummy.

 

Duck Blood is much much better

Pig blood cook wrongly, is "jerky", "deng deng"

duck blood, remain smooth as silk... really good esp in ma la hot pot.

now... i damn miss taiwan

 

[Vegas]

3 hours ago, Tohto said:

I think no banned lah.

Just that duck egg is limited and more ex. 

All the salted egg is still from duck egg. 

Go Penang can eat duck egg CKT.

penang CKT must go with duck egg.. add 50sen.. but damn good.. i esp like the old siam rd CKT. old man fry, i eat 2 plates easily. now i think his son take over since 2 yrs ago

[Vegas]

[Dafansu]

Found this in SFA, year 2013 that time still AVA

LHWB, 27/03, p17
[Reply] Harvesting and sale of pig’s blood prohibited in Singapore
We thank Mr Wilson for his feedback on “Banning of Pig’s Blood” (LHWB,
12/03/13).

2 Blood has high moisture and protein content and can easily support the
growth of bacteria. Unhygienic harvesting of blood can result in the introduction of
food borne pathogens into blood food products. Specialised equipment and
additional sanitary controls are required to harvest blood safely during slaughter.
Other requirements include facilities for traceability and disposal of blood harvested
from pigs that are unfit for consumption, as well as for the cold chain management of
blood food products. The local abattoir licensed by AVA to supply pork products to
consumers does not have such facilities and controls. Hence AVA does not allow the
harvesting and sale of pig’s blood from our local abattoir.

3 There have been reported cases of food poisoning and deaths resulting from
eating undercooked contaminated pig’s blood in other countries. For example,
Streptococcus suis bacteria is commonly found in pigs and has been closely
associated with past infection of human cases in Vietnam, where people have
consumed inadequately cooked pig blood paste and cakes. In humans, the bacteria
causes meningitis, septicaemia and can lead to death in severe cases.

Dr Yap Him Hoo
Group Director, Regulatory Administration Group
for Chief Executive Officer
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority 

[Jamesc]

3 hours ago, RadX said:

She eat urs one day then u song!!😂

OMG that's incest.