Black pudding is also known as blood sausage. It is made from…guess what? Blood. Curdled and boiled and usually from a pig, to be exact. The blood is mixed up nicely with chunks of pork, spices, onion, fat, and oatmeal, and then stuffed into a casing. Yum, right?

If you go to England and miss this meal, you will have missed an epicurean delight. It was at the top on our list. Unfortunately, the first Sunday in Oxford we missed it because we didn't know it's a Sunday meal and not typically available during the week The following Saturday we met a cook on the bus and asked his opinion on the best restaurant in St. Ives for this unparalleled cuisine.