Eating Raw Beef

[Isura]

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I've seen a guy pull a chunk of meat straight off a deer with his fingers and eat it while the deer was still warm. To my knowledge, he has not been physically ill... mentally, maybe, but not physically.

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I once saw an old NFL films episode when this old pro Bob Sinclair was eating raw dove hearts.

[Lazymeatball]

sometimes i nibble on raw bacon, because I need something to snack on while I wait for cooked bacon. Only a very small amount though.

[pokerdirty]

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Beef Carpaccio

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mmmmmm, with olive oil and capers and parmesean

[TiK]

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Google says that you actually DO want it ground, and you want to prepare it a certain way. And apparently there's raw eggs involved.

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There is a Korean dish involving ground beef (not [censored] ground beef, mind you) and raw eggs called yukke. It's damn good.

[Argus]

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I really enjoy raw fish and I'm interested in raw meat. Have you ever gotten sick from eating raw meat before?

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No, I haven't. The key, as I mentioned before, is freshness and a good cut. Bacteria grow on the surface of meat, not the inside, so if the meat is fresh and has little surface area there isn't much chance for bacteria to grow. The risk of getting sick is higher eating raw beef, but still so low that I would never worry about it as long as proper food handling techniques and preparation were used. And if they weren't, I wouldn't eat cooked food either.

[SL__72]

Obviously you can't eat raw ground beef.

For steaks you are probably best of just searing the outside quickly (like 10 seconds per side maybe?) and you'll kill off most of the bacteria.

[Fishwhenican]

Get good fresh lean(VERY LEAN) raw hamburger, make a very thin "burger", add lawrey's salt, garlic powder and onion powder and eat away. UMMM Tasty!
I used to see raw hamburger with raw onions and rye bread served up for Friday night happy hour buffets in bars in Milwaukee all the time. Called it canibal or caveman sandwiches. My old man used to eat raw hambuger and called it "Wildcat" too.

If you really want to be grossed out, I have a good friend who always eats some raw liver from a fresh deer kill. It's a Native American thing. He also cuts off three other pieces and tosses them in spearate directions to honor/share with three of his friends who have passed away years ago.

I tried raw elk liver once with him and it was OK but not something I crave or would go out of my way for. It was kind of sweet actually with the only bad part being the leftover chewy veiny stuff! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[SL__72]

I would not suggest eating raw ground beef... unless its irradiated maybe.

[Fishwhenican]

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I would not suggest eating raw ground beef... unless its irradiated maybe.

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I Know, I Know
All that danger of e coli and all of that. But sometimes I just can't help myself. It's so darn good and after 45 years still hasn't killed me or even made me in the least bit sick.
I usually do not eat ground beef I usually hold out for stuff like ground round or chuck. REALLY Lean too.
But yes, I know it is not the best idea in the world

[shant]

Armenians have a raw meat dish called "che cufta" which is delicious.