why is red meat able to be served medium rare, eggs can be medium (soft boiled), but chicken can’t be medium rare

Question

Why is red meat able to be served medium rare, eggs (which also come from chickens), can be undercooked, but chicken can’t be?

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Answer 1

You can do it, nothing’s stopping you from buying a chicken breast, searing it on a pan till it’s medium rare, and digging in. You’re not even going to get sick from it most of the time. But you’re probably not going to like the result. Hence why you don’t see it often.