What in your opinion, is the greatest food in the world?

[Lex Icon]

Don't knock it till you try it. It's soooo juicy and flavorful and it has a sort of melt in your mouth kind of texture. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

As far as if it's more common in the USA, I'd say maybe. I'm not really sure though. I haven't had a nice cut of steak in another country.

some day maybe.. i guess it mostly applies to beef right? around here it's mostly pork and poultry that's on the menu and as far as i know that wouldn't be too healthy

[Docturphil]

some day maybe.. i guess it mostly applies to beef right? around here it's mostly pork and poultry that's on the menu and as far as i know that wouldn't be too healthy

Yeah under cooked pork and poultry is a bad idea. You could get really sick from that. Beef, on the other hand, I've never heard of anyone I know getting sick from that, but I suppose it's still possible.

[Zelk]

[Docturphil]

There is always mad cow?

It's a pretty terrible disease, but it's also quite rare. I'd be more concerned about E-Coli.

[Kuntantee]

You take that back, you take that back right now!
The perfect stake is rare, medium rare at a push. Anything else is just a waste.

Health wise, anything below medium is not hot enough to kill possible bacteria. And mate, it's up to individuals. There is no "perfect" steak. I personally hate rare stakes with a passion. I won't eat anything below medium rare.

[Kuntantee]

Unless you're talking about hamburger or something similar, the bulk of the bacteria will be on the outside, which will get hot enough to kill them. In general though, a healthy adult eating properly produced meat doesn't have any serious risk of illness from slightly under cooked meat, so it's not much of a concern anyway.

That's what I read on a health report and it wasn't talking about hamburger. It was talking about steak. I agree tho, even if there was some sort of infection, it wouldn't be something major.

[breadisfunny]

Looks like there is a half inch of grease on top of it. Yuck

even better how about this delicious entree?
(you know you want it.)

[Tijuana]

BBQ from a back yard.

[Muji]

Beef and cheesecake

[Fencers]

Southern Fried Chicken.

[-aiko-]

Motherfucking CURRY!

So many variations across so many cultures, all delicious.

[ovm33]

Beef Brisket:



Look at that smoke ring! Smoke = flavor baby, oh yeah...

[shadowmouse]

If I recall, there is a body of research pointing to our increasingly sterile environment leading to diminished immune systems.

https://www.weedemandreap.com/germ-a...king-you-sick/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis
https://www.scientificamerican.com/p...he-h-11-04-06/

I'll grant, one is Wikipedia and the other has an alternative medicine mention, but the general idea seems to go along with concerns about over use of antibiotics and antimicrobial soap.

Edit:

@breadisfunny Or for a wider picture of the variety Indian food offers ...





See also: http://www.indianfoodforever.com/foo...d-cuisine.html A brief introduction to the various regional dishes and their characteristics.

[Blueobelisk]

Beef Brisket:

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Look at that smoke ring! Smoke = flavor baby, oh yeah...

What's a smoke ring. Why is it white in the middle? Isn't that the opposite of medium rare?

[De Lupe]

[Klingers]

Fairy bread. Australian delicacy. It's also a nice way of bring the sugar quotient of Australian bread up to that of American bread.

[Nanaboostme]

Chicken Wings

[breadisfunny]

If I recall, there is a body of research pointing to our increasingly sterile environment leading to diminished immune systems.

https://www.weedemandreap.com/germ-a...king-you-sick/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis
https://www.scientificamerican.com/p...he-h-11-04-06/

I'll grant, one is Wikipedia and the other has an alternative medicine mention, but the general idea seems to go along with concerns about over use of antibiotics and antimicrobial soap.

Edit:

@breadisfunny Or for a wider picture of the variety Indian food offers ...




See also: http://www.indianfoodforever.com/foo...d-cuisine.html A brief introduction to the various regional dishes and their characteristics.

i love nan bread and chutney sauces.
especially the spicy mint chutney.

[PosPosPos]

If I recall, there is a body of research pointing to our increasingly sterile environment leading to diminished immune systems.

https://www.weedemandreap.com/germ-a...king-you-sick/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis
https://www.scientificamerican.com/p...he-h-11-04-06/

I'll grant, one is Wikipedia and the other has an alternative medicine mention, but the general idea seems to go along with concerns about over use of antibiotics and antimicrobial soap.

Umm yeah obviously.

Your immune system builds up as your body (successfully) fights off infection. Emphasis on "successfully". That means you are not supposed to purposefully get yourself sick on ill-prepared food, because a lot of infections from ill-prepared food generally cause serious and life-threatening illnesses.

As long as you don't live in a perfectly sterile environment with perfectly sterile food, water and air, you will come across enough microbes to shore up your immune system against a wide-enough range of infections.

[Chickat]

Sure sure, you have your opinion and I'll have mine.
I live in a country where even "trash food" holds pretty damned high quality thanks to regulations and laws put in place. I don't doubt for a second that fast-food burgers in the US contains sawdust though.

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Agreed. I've never had a well done steak that was chewy and tough to eat. Perhaps it comes down to the chef being able to handle meat beyond the rare stage?

This is what one looks like here. Note the dry sawdust like burger, and the plastic cheese.