• Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Eating wild meat is a gamble. Pretty sure that’s why we mostly stick to eating herbivores. That’s also why wild caught fish must be frozen, to kill any parasites they may have.

    Things get cooked for a variety of reasons. Avoiding sickness is one, but I think most of us agree that cooked food tastes better. Even if I wouldn’t get sick from eating raw food is still cook it.

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      8 months ago

      I mean, I love a good medium rare steak, but if I caught something in the wild, that bitch is getting near burned…

      It’s mostly about sanitation. Animals aren’t magically fine when they eat other animals. No one notices when a bear dies of a parasite unless it’s someone’s pet.

      Cooked food is also easier to digest and get energy out of.