Juka or Kruvainė is a
blood soup
Blood soup is any soup that uses blood as a principal ingredient.
List of blood soups
Examples of blood stew include:
* Black soup, a historical pork-blood soup of Ancient Greek cuisine particularly associated with ancient Sparta.
* Chicken a ...
from the
Dzūkija
Dzūkija () or Dainava is one of five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. Dzūkija is a cultural region defined by traditional lifestyles and dialects of the local Lithuanian population (mostly rural farmers) and has never been defined as a poli ...
region of southern
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. It can be made using goose, duck, or chicken blood.
See also
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List of soups
This is a list of notable soups. Soups have been made since ancient times.
Some soups are served with large chunks of meat or vegetables left in the liquid, while others are served as a broth. A broth is a flavored liquid usually derived from ...
References
Lithuanian cuisine
Blood soups
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