Svartsoppa ("Black soup") is a soup consumed traditionally and mostly in the province of Skåne in southern

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. The main ingredient is

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blood (or sometimes pig blood). It is often eaten before the

dish at the '' Mårtens gås'' or ''Mårten gås'' dinner''A Book of Feasts and Seasons'' by Joanna Bogle, page 183, on the 10 November, the eve of Saint Martin (11 November), a surviving remnant of the

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feast dedicated to Martin of Tours. Goose is traditionally eaten at this feast over large parts of Europe, with associations to the folklore surrounding Saint Martin. Black soup has existed in some form almost everywhere in the world, limited only by religious beliefs. Today the dish has left most localities' cuisines.

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