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In Germany, raw pork is consumed. As a non-German, this was an extremely surprising thing to learn as in the Anglosphere it seems that consumption of raw pork i
by Biologist123 4y ago
In Germany, raw pork is consumed. As a non-German, this was an extremely surprising thing to learn as in the Anglosphere it seems that consumption of raw pork is possibly a stronger taboo than consumption of dog or horse meat. I spoke to a German doctor about the issue who explained that all pigs are inspected for parasites at slaughter and it’s relatively rare - but not totally absent - for consumers to get a tapeworm.
- arcticbull 4y agoSimilarly raw chicken is consumed in Japan. [1] The pork thing is also a bit of momentum. It was problematic to eat raw pork in the US before 1980 when Congress passed the Swine Health Protection Act. This prohibited feeding swine with trichinella-contaminated food, which was the parasite most likely to get you sick. [2] The risk these days is almost negligible and we're seeing restaurants starting to serve pork cooked pink in the middle. [3] [1] https://matadornetwork.com/read/raw-chicken-sashimi-tokyo/ https://matadornetwork.com/read/raw-chicken-sashimi-tokyo/ [2] https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/!ut/p/z0/fY7LDoIwFES_hqW5xRjUJVEDPuIaummuWOjF0kJbfPy9hJUrl2fmZDLAoQBu8EkNBrIG9cQlT8Q13mVss4ov2WEfszTfHs_5OmEsW8IJ-H9hWqB2GHgKvLImyHeAAntFXsxogtB0c-g-EfMo7OhEbavRz4SGOtRCSdRB_SZ38hK9FGRq67r57FS_yMiI2aCkW_TONg47D_2Dl1_8VLNw/ https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/anima... [3] https://www.seriouseats.com/case-for-raw-rare-pink-pork-food-safety https://www.seriouseats.com/case-for-raw-rare-pink-pork-food...
- stubish 4y agoUndercooked pork is still a problem as it can transmit viruses such as Hepatitis E. Like chicken, you really need to know and trust your source.
- fomine3 4y agoEating raw chicken is generally considered to stupid in Japan, unlike fish, horse or beef. It's shame that some restaurant provides that. Almost all people don't eat random raw chicken at home, but some eat at restaurant. Maybe alcohol drinks makes wrong risk evaluation. https://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/shokuhin/eng/faq/category06/55.html https://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/shokuhin/eng/faq/... It's not a traditional food in most area, but just stupid. Kyushu is exceptional. https://dime.jp/genre/1246382/ https://dime.jp/genre/1246382/
- arcticbull 4y agoFor what it's worth, I'm quite unlikely to eat any raw meat at home because I know it's higher risk and that I don't feel I have sufficient experience to prepare it myself - or to know where to source meat suitable for consumption raw. I trust a chef at a restaurant however because it's both their job, and if they do it wrong, they won't be in business much longer.
- fomine3 4y agoYeah I wish so. The truth is that affordable restaurants aren't professional for food safety, and they continue business.
- Semaphor 4y agoIt should also be noted that the restrictions regarding pork and beef for raw consumption are very strict.
- Biologist123 4y agoSome time ago, I prepared Beef Wellington for German friends and served it pink in the middle. They were most uncomfortable with it. I was surprised in light of the high consumption of raw pork locally.
- Semaphor 4y agoIME other Germans like to have their burgers well well well well well, really really dead, done.
- voidfunc 4y agoAny reason why? Someone else mentioned they also murder their steaks... Might as well not even eat meat if you're going to incinerate it.
- petre 4y agoThey might like the taste of caramelised meat. I also like my steak well done although we also eat sushi and proschutto.
- Semaphor 4y ago> They might like the taste of caramelised meat. So do I, that’s why my burgers are caramelized on the outside, but that doesn’t really relate to what it looks like on the inside.
- tacker2000 4y agoProsciutto amico mio, grazie!
- captainbland 4y ago
- franciscop 4y agoIn Japan I tried raw chicken. My body almost threw it up from pure conditioning from knowing what it was, but it just tasted like most other raw meats, nothing too special to warrant that response. I definitely had to gush it down with some drink. I'm from Spain and chicken has to be 100% well cooked, absolutely no exceptions. I didn't compare it until now, but actually I'd bet it'd be at a worse-level than eating cooked dog meat. We also don't eat raw pork over here, cow seems to be the only one that is acceptable with low degrees of processing or even raw, and even then it's a bit rare (pun intended :)).
- Biologist123 4y agoQ: How was the raw chicken? A: Foul (pun intended:))
- narahs 4y agoI had some raw horse meat in Japan some years ago. It was definitely an... interesting experience. Both knowing what animal it was (horses are generally considered a "pet" or treasured working animal in my culture) and knowing that it was raw and untreated. I was filmed eating it, and you can see me making a brave face.
- lexandstuff 4y agoHorse meat is a staple at sushi restaurants across Tokyo.
- bigDinosaur 4y agoWhy would you possibly want to eat raw chicken? It has an abysmal smell when raw and goodness me, the Spanish (and everyone else) have it right. I'd refuse raw chicken and I try pretty much everything.
- thaumasiotes 4y agoPresumably for the same reason you'd want to eat any other meat raw. There's no advantage to doing it, but people do it anyway.
- thaumasiotes 4y ago> As a non-German, this was an extremely surprising thing to learn as in the Anglosphere it seems that consumption of raw pork is possibly a stronger taboo than consumption of dog or horse meat. I spoke to a German doctor about the issue who explained that all pigs are inspected for parasites at slaughter and it’s relatively rare - but not totally absent - for consumers to get a tapeworm. Tapeworm isn't what we're mainly worried about, at least for the American part of the Anglosphere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis
- Sakos 4y ago> Infection is typically treated with antiparasitic medication such as albendazole or mebendazole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albendazole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albendazole > Rare but potentially serious side effects include bone marrow suppression which usually improves on discontinuing the medication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albendazole#Side_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albendazole#Side_effects > irreversible bone marrow suppression What.
- Biologist123 4y agoYes - trich, you’re right. I still feel a wave of disgust when I think of consuming raw pork. But as shown in Germany, trich is low probability if the animal is raised right - and thus the disgust is a cultural thing, not universal standard.
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- ido 4y agoI've been living in Berlin for 9 years and still can't bring myself to try raw pork. We've lived in Austria before that and they don't eat raw pork either (at least neither me nor my native-born Austrian wife ever had any), so I suspect this is a northern German thing and that they probably also don't traditionally eat raw pork in southern Germany (but I don't know for sure).
- tacker2000 4y agoYes, Mett is more of a (north-) german thing, you wont really find that in Austria.
- verdenti 4y ago[dead]