On people in the country discussing her menstrual blood: What about my menstrual blood? People in the country are discussing mine. It’s not an appetiser or cocktail. Even to suggest that it is used for making food is not acceptable. What’s so gross about our menstrual blood? Why do we need to tell our women that it is gross? If a man’s body fluid doesn’t cast a spell when it is consumed in any way, why should a woman’s body fluid do?