We've seen our fair share of women discussing how they consumed their own placenta after they gave birth, but we have to say we hadn't heard of a man who had eaten his wife's placenta.
Nick Baines wrote about the experience of eating his wife's placenta in a blog for the Guardian. He cooked one part of the placenta and placed it in a taco while the other was mixed in a smoothie.
Baines described the moments he was creating the meals: "The following morning, my wife sat out of the way in the front room while I set about one of her body parts in the kitchen. It was good to have first-hand knowledge of this placenta's provenance – I cooked a balanced, nutritious diet throughout my wife's pregnancy, interspersed with vast quantities of chocolate digestives. Sadly, none of the biscuity nuances came through in the meat."
However, the experience of consuming the placenta wasn't all amazing: "The blender looked rank. After 10 minutes of watching a hefty chunk of placenta whirl round the Magimix, it finally broke down into the banana and coconut water. Up front was the distinct flavour of banana, superseded by a metallic, bloody backnote. It had a mineral earthiness to it and tasted exactly like the delivery room had smelled."
On the other hand, Baines seemed to enjoy the cooked placenta: "The cooked placenta, on the other hand, was actually pretty good. As I seasoned it on the chopping board, the bright, almost glowing red chunk of placenta was more attractive than many cuts of offal I've dealt with, and looked quite appetising. The meat was rich, with a beef-like quality. It was tender, kind of like roast brisket and not dissimilar to Texas BBQ."
If you would like to read the full blog, you can check it out on the
Guardian website.
