No need.

One of the reasons why pigeons don't need to be blanched:

In order to ensure the nutrients and freshness of pigeons, you just need to wash off the blood with water and drain it.

Often in the stew before the pigeon soup, the first pigeon cut into pieces, and then into the ginger as well as wine marinade, which can reduce the fishy pigeon, so that the maximum precipitation of blood. After the winter weather suddenly became very cold, this time to drink some nourishing health soup.

The folk has been rumored that "a pigeon is better than nine chickens", the nutritional value of the pigeon can not be underestimated, with its stew, the nutritional value of at least three times as much as the chicken soup, which is not only a valuable delicacy, but also a high-level nourishing good.

In addition, it is also high protein and low fat food, eat more and do not have to worry about fat. Cold weather is the most suitable for drinking pigeon soup, stewed pigeon soup meat tender soup fresh not fishy, drink a big bowl of body warm.

The symbol of the dove:

The Old Testament - Genesis records, after the ancient flood, Noah released a dove from the ark, so that it went to find out whether the flood is receding, God let the dove back to the olive branch, which has been shown that the flood receded, the earth is still hopeful. Noah knew that the waters had begun to recede and that peace was coming.

After the flood waters receded, valleys filled with green trees and quiet paths filled with flowers appeared before all the creatures of the world. Since then, doves and olive branches have been used to symbolize peace.