What Have You Eaten (Raw) That You Shouldn't Have?

airzone on 10/06/2018 - 19:29
Last edited 10/06/2018 - 19:30

Many years back - 15-20, my company (at the time) imported a new employee from overseas who ended up being my boss. She was nice, but naive.

I got a call from her one evening asking me to drive her to the hospital (we lived about 5 minutes apart, and she couldn't drive).

She had eaten a sausage raw and was sick as a result. Not a chorizo or a twiggy stick, but a standard, run-of-the-mill coles pork sausage. Raw.

I was wtf - how could you eat a raw sausage? And her answer was that in her country, sausages you buy from the shop are already cooked and can be eaten "raw".

But still, my 5yo kid is smart enough to know not to eat a raw sausage…

It has haunted me to this day…

For myself though, I used to lick the beaters when making a cake, despite the raw egg in it..

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Comments

    • terrys on 11/06/2018 - 11:33

      Hmm, Google "trichinosis". It can be quite nasty, and why I don't like the idea of importing raw pork products…

  • jonnochen on 11/06/2018 - 12:06

    Raw sheep's eyeball anyone? It was a competition however…

  • areustillpretty on 11/06/2018 - 13:34

    Spam was really good 👍

  • djmm on 11/06/2018 - 16:44

    Spam is already cooked no?

  • hongas on 11/06/2018 - 16:52

    Dog food. raw…

    Raw uncooked rice… that was not good.

    • No ONE on 11/06/2018 - 17:50
      +2

      Since when dog learned to type?

    • SlickMick on 12/06/2018 - 22:29

      dry or canned? I can confirm that goodos are way overrated… or dogs have poor taste in snacks… or I have different taste than dogs

      • yeahyeah on 13/06/2018 - 01:44
        +1

        Way overrated? Just what I needed to hear lol

  • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2018 - 16:57
    +1

    When I was younger I'd have 4 egg whites raw with milk and a teaspoon of sugar for breakfast. I also loved raw bacon, honestly it is a million times better uncooked but stopped after hearing it could be bad for you.

    I've heard that there are edifferent types of protein and uncooked protein is more readily absorbed by the body and more useful.

    I also used to eat raw garlic before bed so that garlic breath wasnt something I shared but just had while sleeping. It's pretty amazing for you health wise.

    • greatlamp on 11/06/2018 - 21:18

      Uncooked protein isn't better for you, that is a fallacy promoted by people who don't understand how digestion works. (I don't mean this against you, but those who confidently spread this advice)

      Your body does not use protein in your diet, it breaks them down into their component amino acids and makes its own proteins. If you eat a protein that your stomach acid cannot break down, your body simply cannot use those nutrients.

      cooking food allows us to extract many more nutrients from our food than other animals can, and it is possible that learning to cook food was a factor in human evolution.

      Hence cooking food is perfectly natural, it is literally what separates us from the animals

      • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2018 - 10:18

        Thanks for the alternate view. It would be interesting to actually read up on how protein absorption works. The huge amount of different types of amino acids is mind boggling and one food might have none of one type and a tonne of a different type. How these all interact in the body dmust be such a deep subject.

        • RJK on 12/06/2018 - 14:37
          +1

          Superannuation gave a simplistic and somewhat inaccurate view of digestion & absorption.

          In fact the digestive tract can absorb substances intact into the bloodstream for systemic use (e.g. bromelain, an enzyme). Whole proteins can be absorbed and this is a normal physiological process - although it's such a small amount it's not nutritionally significant, it has another purpose. Neonates have a strong ability to absorb whole proteins for the first day or so, and this helps them to rapidly develop passive immunity - but contrary to popular belief this ability doesn't completely diminish. It's been suggested that we retain this ability in order to continue antigen sampling.

          We can also absorb peptides - normally smaller chains of 2 or 3 amino acids, which are typically broken down within the blood stream itself into amino acids (and the primary source of dietary nitrogen). Again, despite popular belief we can absorb longer peptides that retain biological activity (modulating immune, neurological or endocrine functions) or can be themselves allergenic. Another notable exception is insulin: most people don't realise we actually can absorb this substance intact through the gastrointestinal tract and have it maintain its biological activity i.e. it'll significantly lower blood sugar levels.

          Anyway, none of this (or superannuation's post) answers the question of if raw or cooked proteins are easier to chemically digest and absorb.

        • greatlamp on 14/06/2018 - 20:16

          @RJK:
          Very interesting.

          Are you suggesting an enteric coated / freeze dried insulin pill would be viable?

    • RJK on 12/06/2018 - 14:57

      In terms of eggs, there was an old study showing that cooked egg protein was easier to digest than uncooked - that included both egg white and yolk together. The study suggested this was because the heat partially denatured the proteins (saving us the effort in chemical digestion), but I'd think it was because egg whites actually contain a protease inhibitor - i.e. it actually prevents its own digestion.

      Personally I don't have egg whites raw, but think egg yolk is best uncooked to preserve its nutrients intact - and there's probably a reason why this is the traditional way to have egg yolk in many parts of the world. Anecdotally the raw egg yolks are easier to digest than cooked yolks for people on extremely restrictive diets due to severe gastrointestinal disorders, but I don't know of any direct studies on this.

  • gooddealmate on 11/06/2018 - 18:08
    +1

    I've always eaten raw sausage, beef mince, beef steaks and bacon. I actually prefer the taste of sausage and mince when its raw. Never once been ill from it either.

    Tried raw chicken once but that wasn't too good.

    Also occasionally have raw pancake mix, pastry and cake mix.

    • SlickMick on 12/06/2018 - 22:35

      I've never tasted a cake that tastes as good as cake mix.

      In the US I understand it's pretty common to eat cookie dough uncooked?? I don't see that cooking adds value.

      It's gross that you mention something so delicious in the same post as raw meats :)

      • anastasiastarz on 17/06/2018 - 23:54

        We can buy cookie dough here too, designed just for eating raw.

        • AlienC on 24/06/2018 - 11:57

          Mmm cookie dough is the best.. aunt brought some from the US.. it was to die for.. Can't find any here or just don't know the good brands.

  • sleet on 11/06/2018 - 18:32
    +1

    Not raw but I ate an unripe banana. The tartness made me spit it out!

    • CryssieJade on 11/06/2018 - 23:23
      +5

      Unripe bananas are the devil disguised in banana skin

    • yaziyo on 13/06/2018 - 22:17

      Oh man the bitterness stays in your mouth for ages

  • belongsinforums on 11/06/2018 - 18:53
    +2

    ITT: people without basic food safety training

    • HighAndDry on 12/06/2018 - 13:01

      Actually a lot of people who can't read, because they're bringing up stuff that are intended to be eaten raw, or aren't raw - nigiri/sashimi, bacon, eggs as sukiyaki dip, etc.

  • D6C1 on 11/06/2018 - 18:54

    Raw horse. In Japan. Yum

    • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2018 - 10:19

      Japan are well known for extremely high food standards and have vast experience with raw foods.

  • Name on 11/06/2018 - 19:00
    +1

    Cocktail frankferts. Still no idea if they are raw or cooked or need cooking first or not. I always cook in water to be sure. But have eaten them "raw" before.

    • HighAndDry on 12/06/2018 - 17:25

      Pretty sure those come already cooked, you can just additionally prepare them how you like, kind of like SPAM.

    • jonathonsunshine on 13/06/2018 - 14:12

      ive eaten them "raw" before, but they are still one of those foods that is a mystery to me. I toss them in hot water in a frying pan now adays

  • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2018 - 19:08

    Eating live worm on amazing race game.

    • drprox on 11/06/2018 - 19:50
      +1

      You were on the TV show? Nice

    • anastasiastarz on 17/06/2018 - 23:55

      Lol I think my friend ate a dead bug for that. We quit very quickly.

  • zine21 on 11/06/2018 - 19:12

    "raw" milk. Australia is very strict about access to it though I still prefer it over the ones in shops.

    • leiiv on 12/06/2018 - 17:38

      I feel the same, "raw" milk is more delicious. Can we actually get/buy them in Australia?

      • HighAndDry on 12/06/2018 - 17:40
        -1

        You need a really really stringent and controlled supply chain to mitigate the risk of diseases and pathogens which would otherwise be dealt with by pasteurization/UHT of milk.

        • RJK on 13/06/2018 - 14:37
          -1

          I remember an anecdote about an organic farmer who deliberately faecally contaminated some raw, organic milk and had it tested - it came back negative for any pathogenic bacteria. Likely the beneficial flora in milk from a healthy cow was able to overcome the e. coli.

      • Some Guy on 13/06/2018 - 21:48

        I think its marketed as "Pet Milk" or similar. Google it and I'm sure you'll find an article or two about deaths linked to it's consumption, together with others spruiking it's benefits.

    • CharityCase on 12/06/2018 - 18:00

      I'm more curious about how it actually tastes like compared to those brands like A2?

      • RJK on 13/06/2018 - 14:39

        In the past I've had raw Jersey milk and it was delicious, but of course that's a more fatty milk.

        I've also had raw goat's milk, and it was light and day different to the pasteurised goat's milks I've had - none of the strong aftertaste. Then again, the taste of goat's milk depends heavily on what the goats are fed. For example, people often feed their goats onion scraps…

  • treeman on 11/06/2018 - 19:46

    Wife eats raw potato.
    She used to do so all the time as a kid but it gave her bad stomach aches. She will do every now and then now.

    • greatlamp on 11/06/2018 - 21:20

      Apparently the 'eyes' and shoots that grow on the potato skin are toxic. The inside should be reasonably harmless however

      • spottydog0 on 12/06/2018 - 22:42

        I love raw potato. Needs to be old white potatoes to get the crunch and definitely peeled. I got the taste from my mother. I eat potatoes most days and when the potatoes are peeled a bit always goes for raw.

    • ozbjunkie on 12/06/2018 - 00:40
      -1

      This wins.

      • treeman on 12/06/2018 - 08:11

        Really raw potato is the winner?

        Eating raw chicken seems far worse.

        • ozbjunkie on 12/06/2018 - 13:09
          +2

          Raw chicken might be at least interesting, in fact undercooked but very fresh chicken meat is a treat in Japan I think.

          But raw potato - nobody can enjoy that, and not even unpleasant in a novel thus bearable sense.

        • treeman on 12/06/2018 - 13:52
          +1

          @ozbjunkie:

          I'll tell the Wife she wins then.

        • RJK on 13/06/2018 - 14:41

          @ozbjunkie:

          I feel like they're both losing choices xD

          I happily eat raw beef & lamb organs but I only have raw chicken liver if properly prepared by an expert (e.g. as pate or something) - chicken is too unsafe raw IMO.

        • ozbjunkie on 13/06/2018 - 14:53

          @RJK:

          Agreed on safety - but I'll try anything once - except for live monkey brains - it's not my travel story but better what you might get when you say "anything once" in certain company.

  • FiDad on 11/06/2018 - 20:28

    Been drinking raw eggs every day for almost 20 uears now but once while drunk made a bet and ate a raw egg with the shell. Never going to do that again. Also like eating tomato and green capsicum raw every now n then

    • jonathonsunshine on 11/06/2018 - 21:08
      +5

      I eat raw tomato and capsicum all the time :(

      • FiDad on 12/06/2018 - 12:38

        Yes I eat them all the time in salads and sandwiches but sometimes I like to pick it up, wash it and eat it like an apple

        • spottydog0 on 12/06/2018 - 22:44
          +1

          Capsicum or tomato? I eat tomatoes like apples but couldn’t imagine eating a capsicum that way.

      • jonathonsunshine on 13/06/2018 - 03:20

        A lot of people talk about washing fruits and vegetables and I don't do that either but this is the first I'm hearing of it, like it's dangerous or something? I mean they put it on whoppers but how bad could it really be ? Ba boom

  • jonathonsunshine on 11/06/2018 - 21:06
    +2

    Cake batter with questionable eggs for sure…

  • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2018 - 21:56

    I had some Canadians approach me at Coles
    And asked me if the skin of a snag needed to be removed before they ate it. Awkward

    • airal3rt on 12/06/2018 - 03:57

      They don't have sausages in Canadia?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2018 - 17:07

      I.think in America their hot dogs are pre cooked while inside plastic skins that are removed during processing. Maybe some of their manufacturers don't remove the skins?

  • ntt on 11/06/2018 - 22:12

    Here my list that I remember, although some are really O.K:

    *Squid
    *Prawn
    *Salmon
    *ants (I know, I was too young and too curious)
    *frozen forest bitter melon
    *(profanity)

  • SlartiBartFozz on 11/06/2018 - 22:43

    Got very sick after eating steak tartare once in a restaurant. Never again. I've eaten various types of raw fish, beef, egg, and pretty much every vegetable in the supermarket raw.
    However yams, potato, beans, artichoke and aubergine are the only ones that were a bad idea — either cook or pickle those bastards beforehand or you may seriously regret it.

  • Blue Cat on 11/06/2018 - 23:16

    I once ate raw beef mince as a dare from friends at a party… and I liked it so much!
    After noticing there are no bad reactions in my body or feeling after eating it I started to eat more and more everyday and now I eat a minimum of 500g of raw beef randomly during the day.
    Been doing this for half a year now, everything is perfect and I love it!

    • ozbjunkie on 12/06/2018 - 00:42
      +5

      Ever get the urge to try something more - alive - or have you not quite turned yet?

      Does the pulse of young people send your hunger into overdrive?

      Are you pale and good looking and on past their peak teen tv shows?

      • Blue Cat on 12/06/2018 - 22:29
        -1

        Seems like only beef interests me, and I would like to keep it that way.
        After googling around I found that for safety reasons only beef can be eaten raw and you can try raw lamb if you are crazy enough.
        Then again, nobody has dared me to try some kind of other raw meat… yet!

        • jonathonsunshine on 13/06/2018 - 01:22
          -1

          Lamb is the most heavy fatty one, at least when I've eaten slot of it. So greasy, thick, like engine grease on my hands… so tasty but the itus afterward. Would be bad raw.

        • RJK on 13/06/2018 - 14:44

          Could you explain the suggested rationale for why lamb is supposedly less safe than beef raw?

          Generally my understanding is that the red meats are the safest, especially in whole cuts since only the outer surface is exposed to the air (and potential contamination). Mince (of any sort) becomes less safe depending on the quality due to the likelihood of being leftover scraps, and the mincing process massively increases the surface area so far more risk of contamination.

        • kiitos on 09/08/2018 - 13:43

          Raw lamb mince is a Lebanese dish - kibbeh nayeh (sp?)

          It's very nice when done well, like steak tartare.

    • Kandrew on 12/06/2018 - 01:01
      +2

      Blue Cat, has your screen name turned you into consuming the diet of a cat?

      Raw beef mince? 500g of raw beef (minimum) during the day?

      My cat would be very jealous of you!

    • gooddealmate on 12/06/2018 - 16:54
      +1

      You're the 1st person I think I've ever head of who enjoys it as much as me. It's very moorish isn't it. Hard to put it down once you start.

      • Blue Cat on 12/06/2018 - 22:36
        -1

        Yes it is really addictive! I usually buy 1kg of colesworth brand beef mince for $7 and divide it into 6 small sistema containers and just randomly munch on them during the day. Sometimes I eat all 6 on a occassion.
        Problem is everyone finds this incredibly shocking so I must ensure that I eat this stuff in private when I can.
        Are people around you supportive of your diet?

      • virhlpool on 12/06/2018 - 22:40
        -2

        Isn't it disgusting to eat raw meat (any)? Doesn't it remind you of the animal suffering from death/slaughter or simply just the animal? Probably not so much in case of cooked food…may be?

        Don't take me wrong - I have never been a follower of PETA or anything and I have close friends and family who eat meat in plenty but I just don't get over above feeling of guilt - probably my mind is a bit more sensitive. It has always kept me away from meat, even cooked meat in any form. I am not vegan though. I love dairy and don't mind egg as an ingredient either.

    • jonathonsunshine on 13/06/2018 - 01:18

      I choose to believe that you can "cook" raw meat with lemon juice or lime juice. Especially if you slice meat really thin.

  • CryssieJade on 11/06/2018 - 23:21

    I ate Enoki Mushrooms raw once. Was making rice paper rolls and didn't know I was meant to cook them first, had never had them before. Was chucking up my guts 20 min later

  • Seni0r El Cheapo on 11/06/2018 - 23:26

    milk. right from cow udders.

    • AlienC on 24/06/2018 - 11:59

      Damn son

  • FittyFitty on 12/06/2018 - 00:25
    +1

    Me love eat raw vaggie long time…

  • ozbjunkie on 12/06/2018 - 00:43
    +1

    To the people that don't eat raw veges - c'mon tomatoes, capsicum, mushrooms, it's salad people.

    That said, I can't stand raw broccoli.

    • crentist on 12/06/2018 - 13:08

      raw broccoli stem is decent. its crunchy like carrot and fairly tasteless

      • ozbjunkie on 12/06/2018 - 22:12

        here - have a raw potato, i hear they are crunchy and nutritious

        • spottydog0 on 12/06/2018 - 22:46

          A good old potato is lovely and crunchy (when peeled)

      • virhlpool on 13/06/2018 - 22:18

        Raw cabbage is okay'ish too..

  • compugrid on 12/06/2018 - 08:26

    I love cooked beetroots with sour cream mayo or in a salad with vinegar. I was advised once to make raw beetroots juice. I could only make half of the glass thru before I puked all over the kitchen.

    • MiniMoo on 12/06/2018 - 23:27
      +1

      True OzBargainer. Saves on home decorating by painting kitchen with lovely purple puke.

  • Pratty on 12/06/2018 - 08:31

    Cake mix before cooking - full of raw egg.

  • cameldownunder on 12/06/2018 - 09:22
    +1

    That "sausage" might be called "Cervelat", if that's correct, and she is from Switzerland, then, yes, you can eat it without cooking. By itself, with Mayonnaise, Mixed with Cheese, or you cut it on a stick, you cut cross both ends and hold it over a fire till it's nice brown.
    I eat raw beef fillet, a.k.a Beef Tartar. And Carpaccio.

  • apple2016 on 12/06/2018 - 10:15

    For myself though, I used to lick the beaters when making a cake, despite the raw egg in it..

    I have had raw eggs many times.

    • jonathonsunshine on 13/06/2018 - 01:35

      I'd eat raw egg whites, dunno about the yolk. Have to be farm fresh or whatnot, I wouldn't if it was old and runny. I don't think anyone is worried about the eggs themselves, it's the Russian roulette salmonella thing.

  • Krankite on 12/06/2018 - 11:11
    +3

    I'm just waiting for Onions to show up so we can find our ex-pm's account

  • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2018 - 12:56

    Now sure if it counts, but sometimes when I am every so slightly lazy and there are no snacks in the house, I might go into the freezer and get out a frozen chip and eat it. Usually one covered in herbs. I still believe that everyone else does this, but nobody is wiling to admit it to me.

    • johnno07 on 13/06/2018 - 07:26
      +1

      I always snack on a few frozen ones as I'm putting them in the oven!

      • [Deactivated] on 13/06/2018 - 16:22
        +1

        Thank you. I knew I wasn't the only one.

  • crentist on 12/06/2018 - 13:14

    lemons. love eating lemon wedges. i used to peel whole lemons and eat the entire thing, now i pace myself a bit more because they have a lot of sugar and i can feel it on my teeth. so maybe just a quarter, while im using the rest for other things

    usually if theres lemon served with a meal ill save a wedge or two for afterwards. nice and sweet like dessert

  • Realdee on 12/06/2018 - 14:25

    Imported a person?

  • Yuri Lowell on 12/06/2018 - 16:03

    I once ate a raw frankfurt.

  • supaderp on 12/06/2018 - 16:10
    +3

    My wife

    • h4zey on 13/06/2018 - 09:06
      +1

      what did she have raw? or do you mean you eat your wife raw?

  • Jimmycfc on 12/06/2018 - 16:12

    raw chicken on purpose at it was my towns specialty in Japan + Ate raw horse, tasted like ham.

    • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2018 - 23:35

      I've always wanted to try raw chicken. Australia isn't the place to do it though. Where in Japan would you recommend?

      • Jimmycfc on 14/06/2018 - 11:47

        The town i lived in was called Kagoshima - Around an hour and a half west of Tokyo, i believe it is famous for raw chicken there or Torisashi as they call it. My girlfriend and her family would never touch it anywhere else in the Country. So i would recommend it there.

  • GeneralZod on 12/06/2018 - 16:22

    Bittergourd, as a dare..

  • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2018 - 19:11
    +1

    Maggie noodles. Raw and crispy.

  • kurnugi on 12/06/2018 - 19:56

    Live octopus in Korea.. The tentacles were sticking to my throat

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