# Why do white people like to eat bloody meat? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021 "2015-09-20T23:08:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/21 "2015-09-21T00:10:14Z")
$5 says the OP never comes back. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/22 "2015-09-21T00:13:48Z")
I’m a black person and I like my meat medium. It’s all about the juiciness. I don’t like meat that is so dry and hard that I choke on it. A well-done burger is a choke burger that requires a lot of condiments to swallow down. Plus, you just swap all the burnt-up E. coli for [heterocyclic amines](heterocyclic amines). I like blackened hotdogs. But not burgers or steaks. It’s not that I want them pink and “bloody”. I just want them tender and juicy. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/23 "2015-09-21T00:23:50Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > INot so; the ‘fishiness’ comes out as it cooks, raw fish is light, fresh & clean tasting. I lived in Japan, had every kind of sushi. There are some kinds of bluefish sushi that taste genuinely strong and fishy, such as saba (a kind of mackerel). But what you say is genuinely true. > [@](#): > > Pork is being served pink nowadays (though not truly rare) and I’ve heard that in Japan, chicken sushi is common. I’d love to try it, but not with American salmonella-laden chicken. Tori-sashi, or chicken sashimi (it’s not sushi unless it’s combined with vinegared sushi rice). I’ve indeed seen it on the menu at various places, but I would never eat it. I got a nasty case of campylobacter at a yakitori joint that seemed clean and was actually cooking the chicken… ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/24 "2015-09-21T00:25:52Z")
It may be more of a socioeconomic or regional thing. I grew up in Rural Texas and then in the suburbs, mostly with families from small towns. It seemed that medium well done was the default and rare was associated with the upper class or with people from out of state. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/25 "2015-09-21T00:30:00Z")
I like my steak well done; grey throughout. And I’m white. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/26 "2015-09-21T00:34:33Z")
White guy, I like my cheeseburgers well done. Haven’t had steak in who knows how long. Blood, hot & fresh from the jugular, none of that chilled blood bank stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/27 "2015-09-21T00:35:19Z")
::cough:: join date ::cough:: ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/28 "2015-09-21T00:38:32Z")
Having just braised the hell out of some eye-of-round steaks that were on sale for suspiciously cheap, and then left in the back of my fridge for a little while longer than I intended… IMO, only the best and much more expensive cuts of beef are good when cooked on the rarer side. And they’re typically better either when really fresh or properly dry-aged. Most cheaper cuts of meat are tough and chewy unless cooked long enough to let the collagen melt. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/29 "2015-09-21T00:39:10Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Let’s move this over to IMHO for now. > > Colibri > General Questions Moderator “For now…” What could that mean? ---
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/30 "2015-09-21T00:42:13Z")
This is almost like asking why black people like watermelon, fried chicken, etc. I, as a white person, like my steak rare because I used to eat it well done-- then I watched FoodNetwork. I saw the judges saying “this is overcooked!” So eventually I was influenced (brainwashed) by the media to eat my steaks at least medium rare. Maybe blacks don’t watch FoodNetwork. ---
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/31 "2015-09-21T00:50:30Z")
Furthermore, maybe Blacks don’t watch FoodNetwork because they’re too busy being shot by the police, or watching the news about how a Black was shot by the police. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/32 "2015-09-21T01:02:38Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > > [@Colibri](#): > > > > Let’s move this over to IMHO for now. > > > > Colibri > > General Questions Moderator > > “For now…” > > What could that mean? I’m not a moderator, but my guess is that the IMHO mods might decide that it’s better suited for Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/33 "2015-09-21T01:04:53Z")
The better the steak, the rarer I like it, as long as it’s hot all the way through. Yeah, I’m white. ---
**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 21, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/34 "2015-09-21T01:17:42Z")
Maybe the real question is, do black people eat steak? We (white people) actually _do_ eat a lot of meat well done. Think of things like roasts, chicken, barbeque, certain cuts of beef and pork, and many preparations of fish. Things the become steak, though, become steak because they’re suitable for becoming steak. Pork shoulder doesn’t make good steaks, but rib primal makes awesome steaks. The same characteristics that make it a good steak also make it easy to eat while “undercooked,” i.e., in a more delicious state of existence. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/35 "2015-09-21T01:17:48Z")
> [@Tammytulip](#): > > As a black person, I know why black people eat their meat well done, but I cannot understand why someone would knowingly eat blood, juiciness or not. How would you reply to a vegetarian who can’t understand why someone would knowingly gnaw on the flesh of an animal? I’d reply to such a vegetarian the way I’ll reply to you: because it’s _delicious._ ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/36 "2015-09-21T01:52:33Z")
Rare meat tends to be tough and stringy; as a card-carrying white person I like steak medium-well done. If black people are so tough, how come you never see one riding a motorcycle?\* \*source: _Semi-Tough_. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/37 "2015-09-21T02:08:10Z")
“Have you never tasted your own blood, when you have inadvertently cut a finger? It is delicious, isn’t it? For it tastes of nothing…” – _Les Chants de Maldoror_ (1868) by the Comte de Lautreamont, certified white guy ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/38 "2015-09-21T02:19:38Z")
White people don’t know how to barbecue? Dry, tough meat is unpleasant; moist, tender meat is much nicer. That means rare to medium rare, barbecued, or a stew, and rare to medium-rare is faster and/or easier. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/39 "2015-09-21T02:22:07Z")
I don’t believe I’ve seen this on the “Stuff White People Like” website. So have Black folks found a new source to learn about white people in their natural habitat? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021/40 "2015-09-21T02:25:44Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > The better the steak, the rarer I like it, as long as it’s hot all the way through. > Yeah, I’m white. Truth be told, I like raw meat, too, but usually don’t trust a piece of meat enough to eat it raw. Yeah, I like my steak rare. > [@Balthisar](#): > > Maybe the real question is, do black people eat steak? > > We (white people) actually _do_ eat a lot of meat well done. Think of things like roasts, chicken, barbeque, certain cuts of beef and pork, and many preparations of fish. > > Things the become steak, though, become steak because they’re suitable for becoming steak. Pork shoulder doesn’t make good steaks, but rib primal makes awesome steaks. The same characteristics that make it a good steak also make it easy to eat while “undercooked,” i.e., in a more delicious state of existence. Er, most roasts are better if they aren’t over-cooked. I like to cook a roast so the outside is well-done, and the inside is very rare. Then I give the outside to my husband and mother, who like over-cooked meat. And I eat the inside. There are more food safety issues with chicken and pork than with beef and lamb. I like my chicken a little less cooked than most people, but I cook it until it is white and hot through, because I don’t trust un-cooked chicken. I used to be terrified of undercooked pork, but USDA regulations have pretty much eliminated trichinosis from commercial pork in the US. There are only about 10-20 cases a year in the US, and almost all of those are traced to wild game. So now I sometimes eat it when it still has a touch of pink, and it’s much tastier that way. [http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/trichinellosis/gen\_info/faqs.html](http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/trichinellosis/gen_info/faqs.html) [http://www.porkcares.org/our-practices/food-safety/the-truth-about-trichinosis-in-pork](http://www.porkcares.org/our-practices/food-safety/the-truth-about-trichinosis-in-pork) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-like-to-eat-bloody-meat/732021.md?page=3)