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You're very mistaken. FDA guidelines are just that, not mandates, and they're largely aimed at the lowest common denominator of what some teenage idiot will do
by jasonwatkinspdx 4y ago
You're very mistaken. FDA guidelines are just that, not mandates, and they're largely aimed at the lowest common denominator of what some teenage idiot will do in a chain restaurant kitchen.
Culturally older folks in the US are likely to prefer meat with little to no pink, so you will find a bias that direction in some restaurants. A proper fine dining establishment however will have zero problem giving you exactly what you ask for with a steak, including blue/pittsburg rare. I wouldn't say tartar is popular but it's not an uncommon site on an upscale menu.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoI live in a place where a form of steak tartar is a common local delicacy but no restaurant I'm aware of sells it because it wouldn't pass a health inspection. Health inspections aren't national, so maybe someplace does allow steak tartar, but many have some kind of mandated temperature.
- jasonwatkinspdx 4y agoI'm not aware of any place that has a ban on tartar, just it isn't common outside of continental style fining dining. I've certainly had it in several states, more than I can remember. I generally only order it at places that are breaking down their own primals and where it's clear they have attention to sanitation.
- messe 4y ago> Culturally older folks in the US are likely to prefer meat with little to no pink Not just in the US. I’m from Ireland and my grandmother was horrified at LIDL advert showing a should of beef cooked medium rare, going so far as to call it raw.