# Why do black people like steaks well-done? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 25, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958 "2010-09-25T02:15:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/101 "2010-09-25T21:32:57Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > > [@MTCicero](#): > > > > Why do you even bother ordering a steak? > > > > No, really: Why? > > A good cut of meat is tasty in any done-ness. I prefer medium to medium rare but a well done steak is still delicious if it’s a good cut. > > A bad cut of meat is just meh, no matter how it’s cooked. [Moderator Note] Please see my instructions three posts up. We don’t need to continue the discussion of everyone’s preference in steaks. If you want to discuss proper preparation of meat, open a thread in CS. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/102 "2010-09-25T21:39:05Z")
> [@WarmNPrickly](#): > > > [@mangeorge](#): > > > > I hear a lot of guys bragging about how rare the like their steak. Same for how strong their coffee, how hot their chilis, how cold their beer, and so on. > > This could be, and its strange behavior, but it certainly occurs. I say eat what you like, but I have noticed that the people that really like their steak, tend to eat it less than medium. People that like their steak medium well, seem to not really have a passion for steak and would just as happily order chicken. > > > [@](#): > > > > And, I’ve also noticed a preference for well done meat among the many black people I’ve eaten in my 65 years. > > I for one am appalled at the notion of eating black people. And to think you’ve been doing it for 65 years. One little four letter word, and I’m ruined for life. Anyway, they do taste the same as white people do. just like chicken. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/103 "2010-09-25T21:45:38Z")
Sorry, **Colibri**. I posted before I read _your_ post. Should I move it (#102) to CS? ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/104 "2010-09-25T21:55:39Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > > [@antonio107](#): > > > > \*Well, according to the food network, you no longer need to cook pork well done, because that disease that nearly killed Yul Brenner is no longer prevalent in western pigs. What’s that called again? > > I never knew lung cancer was caused by eating underdone pork… And no one suggested it was. While Mr. Brynner did indeed die of lung cancer, that has nothing to do with his having NEARLY died of trichinosis before that. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/105 "2010-09-25T22:45:53Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Sorry, **Colibri**. I posted before I read _your_ post. Should I move it (#102) to CS? If you want to discuss cannibalizing black people, probably the best place for that is the BBQ Pit. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/106 "2010-09-25T23:30:37Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > > [@ivn1188](#): > > > > Here’s what happens when you are a nitpicky smartass: > > > [@LouisB](#): > > > > You are a very unpleasant person. > > **[Moderator Warning]** > > **ivn1188** and **LouisB** , insults are not permitted in GQ. This is an official warning. Do not do this again. > > To the other participants: tone it down. I’ll be reading through the thread to see if additional actions are warranted. > > Colibri > General Questions Moderator I’ll accept your warning because I have no choice but what he said and what I said are not even in the same ball park, much less the same game. But I ain’t complanin none. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/107 "2010-09-25T23:34:21Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I’ll accept your warning because I have no choice but what he said and what I said are not even in the same ball park, much less the same game. But I ain’t complanin none. If you have an issue with another poster, you can either report the post and let the moderators deal with it or take him to the Pit (or both). There’s no need to retaliate in the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/108 "2010-09-26T14:17:34Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > If you want to discuss cannibalizing black people, probably the best place for that is the BBQ Pit. 😉 Oh, that is _so_ my new signature, with attribution of course. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/109 "2010-09-26T16:01:09Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Anyway, they do taste the same as white people do. just like chicken. Hmm, the black people I’ve eaten tasted more like fish. ---
**Author:** ![meflin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@meflin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meflin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/110 "2010-09-26T16:58:51Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > > [@Hunter\_Hawk](#): > > > > Irrelevant. Blackening is a modern technique developed by Paul Prudhomme. > > The chefs among us may correct me if I’m wrong. But I think the _blackened_ part isn’t about a degree of doneness and more from the kinds of seasonings used which give the meat a dark appearance. Not a chef, but I do live with one 😃 Not only are you correct, I make a MEAN blackened steak .. medium to medium rare since that how I like it. Meflin ---
**Author:** ![Mentor\_and\_Liar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mentor\_and\_Liar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mentor_and_Liar)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/111 "2010-09-26T18:08:17Z")
Why would you ask a guest how to cook something? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958/112 "2010-09-26T18:13:13Z")
Given that this thread at this point is only attracting comments about cooking, I’m going to close it and direct people interested in discussing this subject further to open a thread in Cafe Society. If anyone has any factual information relevant to the OP that they wish to discuss, please e-mail me and I will consider re-opening the thread. Colibri General Questions Moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-people-like-steaks-well-done/554958.md?page=5)