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HereSince1628

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7. apparently it's also traditional in northern France

Reply to Drahthaardogs (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 09:17 AM

Dec 2013

What could possibly go wrong when an upscale food is done on the cheap for working class folks looking to put something crude into the holiday? Well, really -shit- could go wrong.

There isn't anything E. coli risk with steak tartare that preventing bacterial contamination by manure splashing doesn't solve. But since ALL commercially ground beef should be considered contaminated, people who know don't grab a tube of the ground pink stuff at Walmart.

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'Cannibal sandwiches' sicken residents in Midwest [View all] Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 OP

Wouldn't seem like that hard of a tradition to give up. painesghost Dec 2013 #1

Good Christ, if you must do it, swish it around in your mouth with some VERY strong liquor. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #2

i never joined in this like pickled herring. but we get butcher meat. no supermarket meat. pansypoo53219 Dec 2013 #3

What sort of person calls steak tartare 'cannibal sandwich?' HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #4

They also call it "Tiger Meat" Drahthaardogs Dec 2013 #5

I was born in the midwest and have lived most of my life here Skidmore Dec 2013 #6

apparently it's also traditional in northern France HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #7

I haven't heard of a cannibal sandwich in years. xmas74 Dec 2013 #8

There is a simple way to do this safely.. sendero Dec 2013 #9

Sorry, I have very little sympathy for these people. Paladin Dec 2013 #10

It's odd that the article points out just the risk of E. coli. HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #11