Ethiopia: RAW MEAT!! HOW?!
i was watching an episode on travel channel and the went to Ethiopia and ate some of there famous food!.!.!.most of the food looked good but how do they eat RAW meat with out getting sick (beef, goat & Camel) (of course not Pork)
i understand that Meat is expensive in other nations out side of USA and that i can be a rare treat (no pun intended) and that they rarely eat it but wouldn't that just make it easy er to get sick !?!?!?
the story behind it goes: during time of war soldiers didn't want to give away there position by starting up a fire so they ate there meat RAW
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i understand that Meat is expensive in other nations out side of USA and that i can be a rare treat (no pun intended) and that they rarely eat it but wouldn't that just make it easy er to get sick !?!?!?
the story behind it goes: during time of war soldiers didn't want to give away there position by starting up a fire so they ate there meat RAW
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Answers:
you can only get sick from raw meat if it is contaminated with something and raw meat isn't automatically contaminated!. here in this country lots of raw meats are eaten, sushi for one, something called steak tar'tar(spelling!?) or an appetizer called tiger meat which is a highly seasoned raw ground beef eaten with crackers!. Keep in mind that the e!.coli bacteria, which most people get sick from, is only in the intestines of the animal and only gets on the meat from poor butchering techniques where the guts are clumsily cut into!. Commercial butchering plants are not careful and use washing to remove any feces that got on the meat!. Home butchering is rarely done that sloppily!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
People from other countries are raised eating raw foods or non refrigerated items like eggs!. Their bodies naturally build an immunity to the bacteria and illnesses associated with raw products and therefor dont get sick!. Dont think however you can just start doing that to or go there and do the same, it takes years and it helps to begin when you are a baby just starting to developWww@FoodAQ@Com
if they take their time in cleaning the animal!.
like in america taking out the organs is done in a factory, where workers must work fast
this leads to ecoli!. ecoli occurs when feces from the intestine ends up in the ground meat!. most likely because a worker ripped them out, and feces squirted on the dead cow!.
if ethiopians take their time in cleaning out the animal, they do reduce the potential for catching things like ecoli
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like in america taking out the organs is done in a factory, where workers must work fast
this leads to ecoli!. ecoli occurs when feces from the intestine ends up in the ground meat!. most likely because a worker ripped them out, and feces squirted on the dead cow!.
if ethiopians take their time in cleaning out the animal, they do reduce the potential for catching things like ecoli
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There is a dish from Ethiopia called "Kifta" a steak tartar type dish and can be made with any of the above mentioned meat, it is a mix of meat, spices, onions and the spice butter they use for other dishes and is serve with "Injera" a flat bread made with Teff flour and a selection of Ethiopian pickled veg, as a main course or appetizerWww@FoodAQ@Com
when we were in Japan, we were told that some people there ate raw chicken (chicken sashimi) which we would never dream of doing here!. We were told that chickens raised for sashimi are raised differently (different food, different housing, etc) so a lot of it may depend on how each country raises their food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
perhaps its first marinated in an acid sauce,lots of dishes are "cooked" this way,the acid just draws out the water content and its a very healthy alternative to "hot" cookingWww@FoodAQ@Com