Au Naturel is a French word for food served simply, with no sauces, no seasoning and no added flavouring. Sometimes, it means even no cooking, in which case essentially it means “raw food.” If the term is applied to a vegetable or fruit, it may have been washed and sliced. History Notes “Au naturel” was…
Kitfo is a raw beef dish that originated with the Gurage people of the Showa province in southern Ethiopia. The meat is minced, not ground, and seasoned with “mitmita” (a chile powder of red pepper, mustard seed and salt) and topped with flavoured, clarified butter (“niter kibbeh”, or “nitir kibe”, or “tes-mi”or “nit’r qibe.”) The…
Mett is a German dish of raw minced pork. Seasonings in the pork can include salt, pepper, nutmeg, garlic, ground caraway, etc. If chopped onion is mixed in, it’s called “Zwiebelmett.” It is usually served on a bread roll. This is called a “mettbrotchen.” It may be garnished with chopped fresh onion. It is available…
Raw Butter is butter made from unpasteurized milk (aka “raw” milk.) It has bit more of a tart taste, and goes rancid much more quickly, than butter made from pasteurized milk. Raw Butters tend to also be sold as organic, unsalted and uncoloured, generally in tubs, meant for freezer storage to counter the shelf-life issue….
Raw Foods is a special lifestyle diet whose adherents eat only uncooked food. The principle of Raw Foods is to ensure that enzymes and electrolytes in the food are eaten alive. You are advised that, given that these enzymes and electrolytes start to get killed off at 105 to 110 F (40.5 to 43 C),…
Steak Tartare is a savoury dish made from raw beef that is ground or finely chopped. Occasionally unwary people order it, thinking it is steak with tartare sauce. Many people who do try it, don’t like it on account of the texture of the raw meat. It is popular in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland,…
Tartarmad is a Danish version of steak tartare. It is an open-faced sandwich consisting of raw minced beef, seasoned with salt and pepper, served on a piece of dense, often black, rye bread. The sandwich is topped with grated horseradish, fresh rings of onion, and a raw egg yolk. It may be garnished with minced…
Teewurst is a sausage meant to be used as a meat spread on crackers or bread. It was usually served at tea time, thus its name “Tee” (meaning “tea” in German.) The reddish-brown sausage meat inside the sausage casing is firm but spreadable. The meat is uncooked, but safe to eat as is. It is…
Tiger Meat is a meat spread made from raw beef. Recipes vary. The ingredients can include raw egg, onion, and seasonings such as salt, pepper, etc. garlic powder, cayenne pepper, celery, Tabasco sauce, etc. Some stores in the state of North Dakota sell a dry seasoning mix for it. It is usually served on crackers…