Sanguinaccio dolce (Italian for 'sweet blood pudding') is an Italian sweet cream based on bitter dark chocolate and pig blood, recognised as a prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (PAT) in several Italian regions.[1] There are local variations in the degree to which it is served warm and runny for dipping or allowed to set and formed into a pudding or cake.[2] In Naples, it is traditionally prepared for Carnival.[3] However, public sale of pig blood was banned for health reasons in 1992.[4][5][6][7]

Sanguinaccio dolce
Preparation of sanguinaccio dolce

The dessert appears in the TV series Hannibal as a favourite of Hannibal Lecter.[8]

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  1. ^ Wilson, Carol; Trotter, Christopher (2012), The Whole Hog: recipes and lore for everything but the oink, Pavilion, p. 259, ISBN 9781909108370
  2. ^ Bello, Peter (15 March 2014), Sanguinaccio dolce is a bloody good treat, Chicago Now
  3. ^ Naples: From the Italy Experts, Touring Editore, 2003, p. 25, ISBN 9788836528363
  4. ^ "Sanguinaccio dolce: la ricetta del sanguinaccio napoletano". cucina.fanpage.it. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ Mimi Sheraton Falcone (2015). 1000 Cibi da provare nella vita La bibbia dei sapori della decana del food writing americano. Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-586-7959-3.
  6. ^ "Sanguinaccio. La ricetta vera e perfetta con il sangue di maiale". scattidigusto. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ^ Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. "DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 14 dicembre 1992, n. 508 - Normattiva". www.normattiva.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  8. ^ Harry, Robin (25 July 2015), "Hannibal Season 3 Episode 8 Review: The Great Red Dragon", TV Fanatic