Belgium and Northern France have Filet Américain (American Filet). So an American dish right? Well no, it’s raw ground beef, basically the last thing most Americans will ever willingly eat. Here it’s basically the default sandwich topping.
I mean, they’re close enough to French. As a Belgian, it pains me to admit that they probably originated in Paris anyway, though we perfected the recipe (and they’re called French fries in American English for a different reason).
Belgium and Northern France have Filet Américain (American Filet). So an American dish right? Well no, it’s raw ground beef, basically the last thing most Americans will ever willingly eat. Here it’s basically the default sandwich topping.
how does one safely prepare raw ground beef?
By grinding it fresh under controlled conditions
Though according to experts, there’s still a health risk, like raw egg.
Fascinating, thank yoh for explaining
italians and other europoors eat completely raw or undercooked meats every now and then, including raw chicken and raw pork.
plenty of european cultural dishes would be highly illegal to serve here in the US of A (and i am glad for that)
I never heard of raw chicken or raw pork. Seasoned pork (dry cured smoked salami) yes, but that’s wouldn’t classify as raw.
Let me introduce you to Mett
the lebanese deli i go to has raw kibbi, and it must be spiced with crack because everytime i get it i cant stop thinking about it for weeks
Guess what americans call fries? :)
Freedom fries
I mean, they’re close enough to French. As a Belgian, it pains me to admit that they probably originated in Paris anyway, though we perfected the recipe (and they’re called French fries in American English for a different reason).
Pomme frites
In Japan they don’t have cormeal as part of the diet, so a corn dog would’ve been a confusing name. They ended up calling it an American dog.