Blood sausage usually served with freshly grated horseradish. Black pudding is the native British version of blood sausage. It is generally made from pork blood and a relatively high proportion of oatmeal. In the past it was occasionally flavoured with pennyroyal, differing from continental European versions in its relatively limited range of ingredients and reliance on oatmeal and barley instead of onions to absorb the blood. It can be eaten cold, as it is cooked in production, grilled, fried or boiled in its skin. It is often served sliced and fried or grilled as part of a traditional full breakfast, a tradition
Oatmeal added raisins or other dried fruits. Local names for the porridge include Swedish "havregrynsgröt", Danish "havregrød", Norwegian "havregrøt" or "havregrøt", Icelandic "hafragrautur", Finnish "kaurapuuro", Estonian "kaerahelbepuder", Latvian "auzu pārslu (putra)", Lithuanian "avižinių dribsnių košė" and Polish "owsianka." Oatmeal porridge has a long tradition in these regions, but during the Middle Ages porridge made from rye or barley was even more common in at least some parts of the area. Oatmeal Oatmeal is made of hulled oat grains – groats – that have either been milled (ground), steel-cut, or rolled. Ground oats are also called "white oats". Steel-cut oats are known