Eating raw meat is still a norm in some countries. But is it safe? The reason we cook meat is to avoid harmful bacteria or parasites. Bacteria thrive and multiply between 40 and 140 degrees. There are people in America who eat raw meat, but that meat has been frozen or packed in salt to kill hostile pathogens.

What you will see below is the practice of eating raw meat from a fresh kill, immediately and from the carcass.