Why Do We Eat Raw Fish But Not Raw Chicken?

We might order fish raw, but why don't we ever order chicken that way?
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Sources:
time.com/3731226/you-asked-why...
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www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/Gui...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/aquaculture/...
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/
www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/diseas...
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medlineplus.gov/ency/article/...

[@Master_Therion]

So, raw chicken can have salmonella, but raw salmon can't have chickenella.

[@TheGrandMasterPotato]

You win at life.

[@spoonages]

Master Therion lol

[@TorquemadaTwist]

Master Therion Pigs like to fool you that they're safe so don't fall for that trick onella.

[@minnaaa7273]

Master Therion lol dudr

[@aaronsmith5864]

Master Therion nice

[@Chemeee]

Because in minecraft raw chicken poisons you and raw fish doesn't

[@surelyyoujest9697]

Andrew Perry that gave me a good chuckle

[@spoonages]

Andrew Perry Lol

[@darioildiario3001]

I wonder if they'll ever make an update for eating dirt, hehe

[@Pr34lyfe]

it doesn't poison you, it gives you the hunger effect

[@SkeleCrafteronYT]

So does rotten flesh??? Only spider eyes poison you, not sure if that poisons you in the real world though but why would you want to eat spider eyes irl anyways.

[@kondzior553]

Fun fact: some Japanese restaurants actually offer chicken sashimi! Those chickens are specifically bred and prepared in a way that minimizes the risk of contracting salmonella from them. I was intrigued by that, but didn't try it in the end, which I kinda regret now.

[@ajapanexplorer7417]

don't worry, just tastes like chicken

[@666hellfiend]

Medium rare chicken breast is served in yakitori bars all over Japan. Most of them, in fact, from my experience. I was extremely surprised at how good it was.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

Next time go and try it. It's a very interesting flavor that you're not likely to forget. Definitely doesn't taste like chicken, lol.

[@Julia69016]

Wow, brave of you. I actually got so brain washed that the very sight of raw chicken has started to disgust me.

[@ajapanexplorer7417]

Andrew Suryali how can chicken not taste like chicken

[@AndrewHaddow]

I live in Japan and chicken sashimi and tataki (lightly blowtorched but still very raw) is definitely a think here. I only eat it in Miyazaki prefecture, a place well known here for having ridiculously high quality free range chickens.

[@kiren3168]

Andrew Haddow hmmm free range and sashimi don't go well together

[@chidumebiarukwe6436]

Why do you people eat raw meat, isn't that nasty

[@brabbits5308]

@@chidumebiarukwe6436 i have better....why do u people eat pork? Isn't that nasty?

[@alphadawgxx]

So, is the reason that countries like Japan eat raw chicken because their animals aren't kept in the same conditions that american animals are kept in, or does the isolation of being on an island mean they haven't been exposed to bacteria like e coli? I know there's raw beef, chicken, and even horse meat in japan and it's fairly common but food poisoning isn't common at all

[@omgwtfbbqxD]

Nah, they just aren't as paranoid about it. Your immune system can handle a little bit of salmonella just fine.

[@NurglesRott]

Yep, worth mentioning that in Japan they eat raw chicken, horse, and beef as well, and rarely have any issues because of how the animals are raised.

[@RichardCampbell_DotNetRocks]

Yes, it's the handling of the animals that makes the difference. How they live, what they eat and how they are slaughtered is important. Any meat can be safe raw if treated properly, but some meats are more susceptible to contamination. Combine that with a food industry that has a strong focus on reducing the cost of food and you get into situations where even with what are considered legal food handling practices, there are risks.

[@simplaysgames1967]

Are you sure they serve raw chicken?

[@silentwinged]

The chickens used for sashimi in Japan are raised differently, slaughtered differently, served super fresh so there's less time for the bacteria to spread through the meat, and they use a breed of chicken that is less susceptible to salmonella in the first place.

[@surelyyoujest9697]

Chicken sashimi is an actual thing.

[@parasite159]

'Torisashi' if anyone is googling it right now.

[@eseguerito2629]

Cobalt Pyre It's an actual thing that i won't eat hahahaha. (fish sashimi i do)

[@surelyyoujest9697]

Adrian Garcia lol

[@Goldenkitten1]

Well everything EXISTS, there's someone crazy enough to give anything that comes to mind a shot. But even Japan shies away from it at most places.

[@Ghorda9]

the word sashimi means raw fish

[@aka_pcfx]

As a german I apreciate my ocasional "Mettbrötchen" wich is raw, ground pork with onion in a bread roll. sounds disgusting but sometimes that is exactly what you need...

[@TRIOPSable]

akakalliba What precautions are taken to ensure safety? Or if you get sick do you just tough it out

[@vsmash2]

i am not OP but as a German that also enjoys Mett i might answer: Its all about proper vaccination of livestock , proper inspection by the people that slaughter, additional checks by a third party and very strict hygienic conditions in general. Mett has to be eaten the same day it was made, unbroken cooling is an absolute must. I am not saying that nobody ever got sick of it, but in general it does not affect as many as the original video might make you think.

[@Co-km6cl]

vsmash2 Fleisch ist leider ein veraltetes Konzept von den wir uns langsam aber sicher entfernen werden.

[@Yotanido]

I kept thinking about Mett as he talked about raw pork. It's bloody amazing! vsmash2: I eat Mett up to two days after I bought it, though it rarely lasts that long. It is of course being refrigerated the whole time. And as many other commentators here have pointed out, in Japan they even eat raw chicken and don't get sick from it. I suppose it all depends on what happens to the meat before you buy it.

[@VirusZero0140]

busi magen Yes salt is a good thing. It's especially good when you salt raw meat, wait a while, and watch the worms crawl out ._.

[@BlankPicketSign]

Sounds like a fantastic insult "Go have yourself some Pork Tartare"

[@anjopag31]

My history teacher taught me the importance of being presentable. He told us that we are cordially invited to the theological place of eternal damnation.

[@molo2793]

@@anjopag31 okay

[@adriennelong2770]

Thank you for telling everyone not to eat their ground beef rare, in Canada we cook our burgers all the way through every time but I keep hearing stories from friends who go down to the states and upon ordering a burger they get asked how well done they want it cooked! What? Who thought that was okay?

[@Dropthatpickle]

Retaraunts who ground their own hamburger, you can eat it raw. Because the meat comes from beef tenderloin.

[@daubert4892]

Raw duck tartar is definitely a thing in France, and it's quite safe!

[@phantasm1234]

Hello, there, SciShow, do you think you'd be able to create a video teaching about cerebral aneurysms? I had one rupture back when I was 19 and I think it would be great for more people to learn about them!

[@melaniag2005]

Patrick Bateman ok then

[@lukurd5923]

+phantasm1234 You're the new Solid Banana except you don't get as many likes. And comment spam is kind of a dead meme.

[@TheHadesShade]

phantasm1234 remind me to send you a few links since I am going to bed now, I know quite a lot about a stroke/cerebrovascular accident.

[@Naijiri.]

I knew I kept seeing this

[@miriamrosemary9110]

Very informative! I was really curious and confused about this. Thank you very much!

[@scishowfan2.050]

like for ban of solid bannana

[@jackbaxter2223]

I blocked him but I can still see his stupid comments.

[@scishowfan2.050]

Benjamin Voll don't give him that idea 😓😓😂😂

[@tytyty784]

or just like you know, grow up and ignore him, or grow a sense of humor

[@jackbaxter2223]

name name Having a sense of humour is why we don't like his idiotic, played out 'joke'.

[@synthesisv3444]

Nah it's about millennials seeing if they can influence established figures . KZbin is notorious for it.

[@alexhansen2102]

But why do people even want to eat raw meat?

[@animeartist888]

Cuz the flavor and texture is different when raw... Try a piece of sushi next time you're at a (decent) Asian restaurant and compare the experience to eating the same fish cooked. They are quite different. For example, I HATE tuna... Whenever my dad makes a tunafish sandwich, I gag... But tuna sushi? Yummm!

[@dynamicworlds1]

+animeartist888 There was one place I went to went to that actually had REAL red snapper sushi (94% of what's sold as red snapper, isn't, and that's not just a sushi thing) THAT was delicious, but I never got to go back there and now they're closed. Usually "red snapper" is bland and chewy and I tend to skip it, but if you ever run into the real stuff, you'll know as soon as you taste it. That said, I usually go for things like eel and shrimp for my sushi, so I don't actually do raw fish that often since my favorites are things better cooked anyway.

[@lukurd5923]

Fish especially is amazing when raw. Seriously, how can you not like sashimi?

[@tomraptile804]

Because they're weebs

[@nilsvds8473]

In Belgium we have a couple of dishes with raw beef meat and they are delicious.

[@Urbaaniapina]

I just love when educational video makers have actual facts to tell, not just opinions! Thank you!

[@FFFEZZYYY]

Congrats on 4 million subscribers SciShow!!

[@TheJapanChannelDcom]

Except... we DO eat raw chicken in Japan. The meat preparation and testing standards are higher here.

[@justinyjr1143]

Lol

[@michaeldmingo1525]

Standards for almost everything is higher in Japan.

[@silkworm6861]

Gamma-ray disinfect it first.

[@royhibb3215]

thank you for making this short and not a 15 minute video like most other channels would

[@leemo142]

I love that everytime I click on a scishow video, even if I know the answer to the title I always learn something new.

[@klaasbarends]

yukhae is a delicious Korean raw meat (beef) dish

[@jaydupree418]

Please talk about the Magnus Effect, love your videos!

[@darioildiario3001]

Andrea Pirlo?

[@jaydupree418]

dario il diario Umm... No probably not..

[@darioildiario3001]

Jay Dupree Hehe... there was this italian football commenter that used to say that his free kicks used the "Magnus Effect"... ^_^'

[@DustinRodriguez1_0]

Hmmm. When you said that trichonella create cysts in pork, it reminded me of something. My family makes their own sausage occasionally. Now we always get the meat from a butcher, but when my dad was a kid they used to do it starting with just a pig. One of the things they had to do after butchering it was go through the meat and cut out things which looked like cysts. I'm wondering if possibly those were from trichonella... No one ever got sick from the sausage, and for a few decades one of my great aunts had a restaurant that sold the sausage to their customers so they were well practiced at it back then (we only make it about once a year nowadays).

[@yungurkel480]

Almost 4,000,000 subscribe, well done guys!

[@DerMarmotte]

What about steak tartare, which is made with raw minced beef and raw egg yolk? Also, I think in Japan it's not uncommon to eat raw, or at least "rare" chicken. How are those things possible?

[@xpd13]

The meat has to be very fresh; iirc in Germany for example there are very, very strict guidelines on how fresh the meat and eggs have to be to be legally sold. In addition to this the way Chicken and eggs are handled are different in Europe and Japan compared to North America. There are many interesting articles on the topic :)

[@DerMarmotte]

Thanks for your answer! Steak tartare is fairly common in Europe and I reckon it has to do with the regulations on meat and eggs. I'm curious about chicken in Japan though, because, as a European citizen, I wouldn't be comfortable eating raw/undercooked chicken. I just wonder about the science behind it all. Typically European chicken wouldn't be safe to eat raw/undercooked .

[@Preedx2]

+DerMarmotte European chickens are required to be vaxinated for salmonella, thats why in Europe you usually store eggs "on the shelf" while in the US they need to be refridgerated. Raw meat i would be very cautious about is pork meat, you need to be sure that it was specially prepared for raw consumption, and preferably be the freshest you can get. Also, regulations for beef are more restrictive in EU than in the US

[@q1s2e3w]

Preedx2 The egg thing is actually because in the US eggs have to be washed before they're sold which gets rid of their protective coating that keeps them fresh. Nothing to do with vaccinations.

[@dynamicworlds1]

+q1s2e3w that's true, but the eggs are washed in the US because production methods are that bad.

[@ZaDowlan]

great quotes from hank: "Always pass on the pork tartar."

[@mareka.s.7541]

Noooo it is to delicious

[@irfanhandono]

Marek A. S. Feed your children raw pork then, lol.

[@agathorian]

Congrats on 4 million subs!

[@SmexyJesus007]

Happy 4 Million Subs Guys!

[@apocoh4374]

Why can animals eat raw food but humans cannot?

[@baumulrich]

humans can. all you have to do is eat the food your body is evolved to digest. fruit and veggies, nuts and seeds!

[@apocoh4374]

Darn. I meant meat XD

[@boriscat1999]

Dogs tend to have stronger stomach acid (1.05 to 2.2 pH in dogs, 1.5 to 3.5 in humans). Dogs have a tougher immune system than humans, and are less susceptible to E. Coli infections. And dog saliva is somewhat anti-microbial, but isn't as good as humans with digesting starch. So we're probably better at eating potatoes and bread, even if a dog is better at eating raw meat.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

We can eat rawfood, i ate raw fish just eht other day

[@ZETA14.88]

Rick Baum we're herbivore evolving to drink milk and eat meat. I'll have a steak and a glass of milk then.

[@MuadDib1402]

This is not an anus comment!

[@adamstone897]

Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper True

[@swingardium706]

It's a comment... about anuses... pretty sure it qualifies

[@666ndr]

and this is not a pipe

[@adamstone897]

666ndr Lols, You're tobacco pipes are no longer used. Even the Indians transitioned to Dave Chappelle Cannabis to end the alcohol curse against them

[@vedikabhatnagar335]

I think that was a reference...

[@johnnyalpha8593]

Actually, there is sashimi sasami (raw chicken) available in many regions of Japan. The meat used is not regular supermarket chicken, but is prepared by a specialist toriya.

[@Ackmood]

congrats on 4 mil

[@artur-rdc]

It's ok to eat fish because they don't have any feelings.

[@MuchoBe]

This is what Scientologists actually believe

[@waraidako]

It's okay to eat all animals. They're just food that walks around.

[@artur-rdc]

You're not getting the reference....

[@Co-km6cl]

Gaius Baltar Humans are animals. I'll have you for dinner then.

[@waraidako]

Herb Derb You can certainly try. I'll put up a fight though, but if you win then I don't really care. I'll be dead.

[@Chrisallengallery]

Is it true that if you pour Coke on raw pork, worms with crawl out.

[@LividImp]

LOL, no. If it was, the pork industry would just clean their meat with cola and then rinse the cola off afterward.

[@Chrisallengallery]

Coke flavoured pork . . . . Ima get that over to my marketing department. Genius !

[@prowlingbulletforce5491]

Try it yourself :)))

[@efkanematnals736]

You're very gullible

[@SamuraiJACsr]

No. But Coke makes a great tenderizer. Dr. Pepper is a great steak marinade.

[@222wheelsdown]

Incredibly informative, thank you sir!

[@sushiegirl96]

YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTION I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED. THANK YOU SCI SHOW!

[@MinervaShales]

PLANT FOODS FTW

[@MinervaShales]

Xextreem Cleaner than dead animal parts? Yes. There's even the bonus, if you end up leaving tiny bits of dirt on your produce, ya might get some extra B12.

[@Fr00stee]

thats like saying the inside of a tree is cleaner than the inside of me. They're both equally dirty, the tree is probably more dirty because of all of the insects in it

[@MinervaShales]

Nick Veganism is amazing ;) Vegetarianism still contributes to cruelty and death (and ill health). For example, eating eggs condones the practice of killing 50% of the chicks born solely because they are male. Male chicks dont lay eggs therefore aren't profitable. Boom, ground up alive or gassed to death. Being vegetarian is a step in the right direction but I'd suggest educating oneself in order to make the ethical (and possibly healthier) choice.

[@IonianGarden]

Whether you like it or not, everyone is a predator.

[@MinervaShales]

Nick That's awesome to hear! keep going👍

[@BobMcCoy]

Basically, raw chicken = salmonella. There I just saved you over 2 minutes

[@leronbenari226]

You give me answers to questions I never knew I had.

[@brucefrizzell4221]

Thank you for the subtitles.

[@PoweDiePie]

54 views 72 likes 1 dislike WTF

[@XLRATEable]

BoomBoomPowe the view counter on KZbin is pretty broken

[@richarddwight9761]

something doesn't add up

[@froidesprit]

We have this same problem on Quora. One of my answers got one view and 10 upvotes.

[@feitur]

Because the algorithm updates likes and dislikes at a faster refresh rate than views, kind of amazing you are noticing this now for the first time.

[@venticlev2939]

who is we? because i know that i dont eat raw anything

[@prowlingbulletforce5491]

venticle v We is the rest of the world. You're not included, obviously.

[@venticlev2939]

Prowling // Bullet Force was that really needed?

[@venticlev2939]

Eli Reid no, i fry my apples and boil my oranges

[@venticlev2939]

Eli Reid i roast bananas

[@thebootknifer]

Aren't most Pecans roasted before they are sold?

[@markzeddo6033]

I had sashimi made from chicken tenders (called "sasami") in an izakaya in Nagoya. They were seared outside, sliced thin, and you dipped them in ponzu. They were so good!

[@1arualblack1]

Really informative!

[@richarddwight9761]

Shame raw bacon is good

[@user-nw6fj5yu7i]

bacon is usually cured so it's somewhat safe

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

Ages ago, Mom let my younger brother cook bacon for the first time(I want to say he was about 10) she didn't really watch him since he was already good at using the stove. He didn't cook the bacon enough. Best bacon ever!

[@Preedx2]

try smoked bacon, tastes great and parasites have already choked to death :)

[@ericsmith4908]

won't stop it from giving you cancer though

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

The poison is in the dose.

[@reubentirkey5436]

this is one of the few times I can proudly admit I'm a vegetarian

[@swirlingtides6590]

Ricardo Bonilla Because it's rarer for these things to affect them.

[@spoonages]

Reuben Tirkey That's sad

[@psychotic17]

That's not true, you can proudly admit it at any time. I think it's great when people admit their faults to others, it's so liberating!

[@evilotto9200]

You really shouldn't. Better than even odds the next US salmonella food scare will be alfa sprouts.

[@waraidako]

Using the same logic: _"I don't have to worry about STDs because I don't have sex."_ Doesn't make you impressive, just makes you a loser.

[@smokefire3]

Scishow, I have watched your stuff for only a few months now, but I have learned so much back in school I never really payed attention in class, it never interested me (I still scored average across the board on my tests) but after leaving school I found I did indeed like to learn new stuff and you have given me the chance to learn even more its partly thanks to you that I recently resat my GCSE's and got B's instead of the C's previously (could of gotten A's but lets not go overboard). So Thank you and keep up the Good work, I will continue to watch your videos and enjoy every single one you make. On a less nice note, I got Campylobacter once, got a message from the county council's Quarantine office, that shit is dangerous...and nasty(not sure where i picked it up from, maybe from manchester? maybe from some dodgy meat i had on my pizza)

[@gemmaniye9035]

I was wondering about this, so thank you!

[@meowskull]

Or you could just not eat animals and never have to worry about that shit

[@carmenp3003]

YoCatto Why not? Meat is amazing.

[@gamesman0118]

Actually no vegetables can get contaminated too and there are molds and fungi that can kill you dead even faster. Get an education.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

Alright ill go eat a poisonous plant because we dont have to worry about shit when we dont eat animals.

[@flannelpillowcase6475]

i'll stop eating meat when a vegetarian-only diet doesn't cost double or triple the amount of money and effort than a normal omnivorous diet, and when distributors start clearly labeling GMO produce.

[@meowskull]

In what universe do corn, beans, rice, bananas and potatoes cost double or triple the amount of any animal product? A gallon of milk is what, 3 bucks and a carton of Almond milk is 2.50. Just admit your own apathy, it has nothing to do with cost.

[@bianchijonathan6818]

what a wonderfull idea to watch this episode on my lunch break...

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Congrats on 4mill!

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i learned something new! thanks scishow!

[@Sonicgott]

Hope you guys hit the 4,000,000 mark, soon!

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You know it's gonna be a good episode when the like bar is at 99%

[@dinhlame]

quite an interesting and informative video!

[@kb_oreo7184]

I always asked myself that but never bothered to look into it .. thanks sci show

[@haruruben]

If you are in a small fishing vessel it's harder to start a fire, it Italy there's also raw fish dishes if you eat the fish right away it's pretty safe. Chicken and pork ten to get slaughtered on land where it's easy to start a fire. Sushi is anything packed in rice, this was a method of preserving fish or any food really - especially for transport. The rice is mixed with vinegar and packed tightly around the meat so it severs as a barrier to the air and the vinegar is natural anti-microbial. There's a similar dish called Kimbap which is nearly identical except the rice doesn't have vinegar and the fillings are absolutely never raw, because it wasn't meant as a means preservation just for convenient eating. Asias version of a sandwich perhaps

[@innocence-853]

I knew all these things....but since you had a video on it I thought maybe there'd be a part I didn't know..... I trusted you

[@JamesGaehring]

SciShow does the best food safety videos

[@SkillLevel0]

"Have you ever been eating some sashimi an-" "Nope. Never"

[@johnnyyu8392]

That's exactly what I am wondering from time to time.

[@toteknowledge]

Who comes up with these excellent questions. These are questions I have been wanting answers to all my life & always forget to find answers.

[@Hotrob_J]

I swear, SciShow follows my google searches and answers them a week later...

[@OrphanSolid]

"infectious stuff" thanks for the explanation.

[@emzirek]

That's amazing how you got that cross hatching/pattern on that steak with a flat faced skillet...LOLz

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SciShow just reach 4 million!

[@noahmeakin3056]

Didn't think they'd have to draw this one out for us

[@courtney.22]

I better be careful about my sushi now lol

[@GPatriceW]

I just read an amazing article in C&EN digital edition called "Dust, unsettled" by Janet Pelley, 2/13/2017. How house dust gathers toxic chemicals and is a huge source of exposure, especially to toddlers! It might help us all find ways to live cleaner and healthier, it would be a great episode.

[@ShadowGunt]

Fascinating!

[@computer5272]

Glad I saw this video, I would love to eat seared steak but didn't know the risks. Now I know there is very little risk.

[@genijable]

In Germany there is a thing called HACKEPETER. It is minced meat with onions and pepper. Eaten on Bread.

[@DvDick]

In Italy we eat "prosciutto crudo", "pancetta", "carne salada" and other similar things (see salumi) which are basically salted raw meat. I eat them frequently and never got any ilness.

[@kuutti6777]

Flukeworms...hrrr😝 Makes me think about that giant flukeworm on the X-files.

[@victor16130]

In Japan they have chicken sashimi but it is only 2 strips from the back of the chicken that is used. They look like small fillets.

[@Thx1138sober]

Bit into a piece of Church's Chicken back in 1984 and it was crispy on the outside,but still frozen in the middle, I spit it out and haven't and won't ever visit a Church"s Chicken again.

[@vincef7487]

I eat chicken sashimi ALL THE TIME! And as soon as this funny feeling in my stomach goes away, I'll be EATING MORE ! ! !

[@nikosassa1]

Pork loin is actually best eaten slightly pink on the inside. A bit like a medium steak. This is because the muscle tissue in the loin is very dense and any infectious parasites make their way to softer and less dense tissues.

[@pfish23]

SciShow, so about 5 years ago I remember something about a farmer growing chickens that were said to be safe eaten at mid rare (but who would want to, a texture issue for me). I think it was a place in france or maybe spain. Did you happen to come accross this in your research?

[@ScibbieGames]

wow 4 million, nice one!

[@adamsalinas82]

Good stuff

[@Hawaiian_Shirt_guy]

Fun fact, people in rural wisconsin eat raw ground beef. It's usually served on crackers or rye bread topped with salt, pepper, and onions, and has been associated with e-coli outbreaks.

[@EmilyJelassi]

after taking a food safety certification course for work, even the thought of raw fish is enough to make me do a full shudder. i didn't even eat cooked fish for a couple of weeks afterwards!

[@CyrilleParis]

In France, almost every restaurant proposes Tartare which is ground raw beef. No problem whatsoever because French sanitary laws are better than in the US. The meat is mixed with mince shallot and parsley, capers, small pickled gherkins and raw eggs. You can choose to have it mixed for you or served unmiwed to mix it yourself in your plate. You can add worcestershire sauce and/or tabasco, olive oil... This is particulary delicious in the summer on a Parisian terrasse...

[@brodersami]

You can actually get torisashi (chicken sashimi) in Japan. The chickens are bred in very special conditions to minimise the risk of salmonella.

[@Hellheart]

I, quite literally, gagged at the thought of "pork tartar."

[@Th3BlackLotus]

How do you get grill marks on a pan seared steak?

[@m.se.m6418]

+SciShow Can you explain abnormally enlarged pupils? I have them, and I don't know why /:

[@catman64k]

Well, here in Germany there are no problems with trichinella spiralis. From every pig there is taken a sample and get into labratory and not one was found in the last couple of years.

[@hazenstribling2646]

flat pan *leaves grill lines *becomes gordon ramsey

[@PinkGrapefruit22]

I saw several people already mentioned this, but chicken sashimi does actually exist in Japan. Horse and deer as well! (I wasn't brave enough to try it thought).

[@James_Kael]

in Japan I had seared chicken raw in middle. it was really good but is it safe? my friend always go there to eat that dish

[@alansun697]

LOL. I ate Sushi before watching this! There's fish on a plate right next to me!!!!!! LOL!!!!!

[@nanyabiznus4738]

Thanks man.

[@orendavidson9343]

what are the colors on the cereal boxes under the glue

[@KorOsion]

Here in north France we do find raw pork based food, and I know for sure they exist also in Belgium, Germany and Poland.

[@RockBogard33]

Chicken "sashimi" was fairly common in japan. i saw it at a handful of places. beef "sashimi" as well.

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"You should probably pass on the pork tartare" - Hank Green 2017

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It should be noted that some other avian species are pretty much fine rare. Squab, duck, and goose are fine to eat rare...with goose being so rarely contaminated that it's pretty much safe to eat fully raw.

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How to serve a Frenchman a steak: 1. fire up the grill, make sure it's nice and hot 2. slap an unseasoned steak on the grill for 5 seconds 3. flip to the other side for 5 seconds 4. serve with bernaise