I always hear that pork has to be thoroughly cooked to prevent things like trichinosis and other parasitic infections. However there’s a lot of types of cured pork commonly eaten, right? Here in Spain everyone eats ham, lomo, chorizo and other stuff that is cured but essentially not cooked, and the few cases of trichinosis that happen are all from people eating game they hunt themselves. Is pork really dangerous?
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It used to be true that pork had to be cooked thoroughly, but now industrial pork raising has reduced that. Many higher end restaurants serve pork medium (pink inside). I now cook pork that way. Much more flavorful, tender and juicy. In Spain, it would depend on where the store gets their pork. If from small farms it might still be a problem.
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