Ostrich is a bird but red meat and that can be eaten rare or blue but not pork or chicken . Also all the game can be eaten raw. What other meats cannnot be eaten rare. I think all red meats can be eaten rare.
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It is simply a risk vs benefit situation. There is no “rule” involved. Eating ANYTHING raw generally entails a higher risk of ingesting harmful pathogens. This can be mitigated by cleaning or careful processing.
In terms of meats, chickens are fairly small animals. In the process of slaughtering, removal of innards and feathers etc, it is very easy to contaminate the relatively small pieces of meat. Therefore it is recommended that the meat be cooked thoroughly. This is risk mitigation – there is no rule about it, simply common sense.
Farmed pigs used to have a high chance of carrying a parasite that was fairly dangerous to humans.
It is simply a risk vs benefit situation. There is no “rule” involved. Eating ANYTHING raw generally entails a higher risk of ingesting harmful pathogens. This can be mitigated by cleaning or careful processing.
In terms of meats, chickens are fairly small animals. In the process of slaughtering, removal of innards and feathers etc, it is very easy to contaminate the relatively small pieces of meat. Therefore it is recommended that the meat be cooked thoroughly. This is risk mitigation – there is no rule about it, simply common sense.
Farmed pigs used to have a high chance of carrying a parasite that was fairly dangerous to humans.
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