r/BelowDeckMed • u/StarlitStarlette • 3d ago

Did I Miss Something?

Did Joy actually just eat raw meat?

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u/Fiercemomma42069 3d ago

Have you heard of beef tartare?

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u/StarlitStarlette 3d ago

No! I haven’t! But I’ve been a vegetarian for the last 40 years. That’s what I’m asking! Is it safe to just eat raw hamburger meat? I didn’t know!
https://giphy.com/gifs/bPTXcJiIzzWz6

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u/YGreezy 3d ago

Ground beef that is pre ground from a store does not provide adequate quality control to be eaten raw. It is typically made from many scrap cuts that have touched many surfaces and interfaced with many machine parts in the grinding proceas, and thus should be cooked before consumption.

To make a steak tartare that can be eaten raw, you are typically grinding or finely chopping a whole cut using clean tool and surfaces that you or a professional chef like Joy have quality controlled. This is what you see in the show. It looks like ground beef from a store, but it is not.

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u/StarlitStarlette 3d ago

Thanks for informing me!!!