Talk:Raw foodism

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Chew on these rhubarb leaves. Susan Jayne Garlick^talk 13:07, 31 August 2007 (CDT)

Isn't it true in some cases? i.e. Heat destroys some beneficial things - I aint a biowatsit or anything but they've got me convinced. (I remember school canteen meals - overcooked cabbage etc.) Susan Jayne Garlick^talk 16:35, 1 September 2007 (CDT)

Certain nutrients are removed from certain foods by cooking. Certain toxins are inactivated by cooking. It's pretty much a wash. Certain types of cooking are less healthy, such as grilling over a fire. I'll get to it, but the basic premise is that enzymes in food are a good thing that musn't be cooked away...that part is rubbish. I'll 'splain.--PalMD^{-Ars longa, vita brevis} 16:45, 1 September 2007 (CDT)

I'm resisting the temptation to put in a mention of Steak Tartare... Totnesmartin 21:08, 30 July 2008 (EDT)

Why? Folks that have never tasted raw steak have never tasted steak. It became clear to me that the rarer the steak, the better it tastes. So ... the logical conclusion was to try steak tartare, and when properly seasoned, there is NO meat more delicious.

Sure, it tastes best when you season it with all the goodies in the article that your link pointed to, but it tastes great when just peppered and lightly salted, and topped with thin slices of tomato and tiny bits of onion, served on toast points. (Vidalia onions work best.)

The neat thing about it is: many steaks that go on sale, such as sirloin and london broil, might be tough when cooked the normal way, but grinding them up makes them tender. Don't let the butcher trim the fat tho -- that's where the flavor is.

Rem^Beau 22:47, 30 July 2008 (EDT)

Sadly I couldn't find the plain old recipe - raw steak, raw egg, pepper. I'm sure it's on the innertubes...somewhere. Totnesmartin 05:30, 31 July 2008 (EDT)

Sounds yummy - it's still raw if chopped, right? But hasn't toast been cooked twice? ħuman^{ly possible} 22:02, 31 July 2008 (EDT)

So are twice-fried plantains ... you wouldn't turn your nose up on those, would you?

Rem^Beau 22:18, 31 July 2008 (EDT)

Depends. What do they smell like? ħuman ^waste 22:21, 31 July 2008 (EDT)