If you cut into a piece of chicken at a restaurant and noticed it was undercooked, you'd send it back. So why do people so eagerly chow down on rare steaks and raw sashimi? The answer comes down to the different microbes and pathogens that lurk within each animal. Explore more about this in the video below.
Why Do We Eat Raw Fish But Not Raw Chicken?
Different animals carry different microbes.
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It's the most dangerous foodborne pathogen there is.
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Curiosity Staff
February 16, 2017
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