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In almost all countries of the world, eating meat without prior heat treatment is considered hazardous due to possible contents pathogenic bacteria and parasite eggs in it, but not in Ethiopia For the inhabitants of this East African state, raw meat is a delicacy.
Walking through the streets of the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, you can to see many cafes and restaurants where citizens gather for tables and eat raw beef, lamb or goat meat. Ethiopians with middle-income, as a rule, eat raw meat only for holidays and weekends, while their wealthier compatriots do this almost every day.
Africans are convinced that raw meat is tastier, wholesome and nutritious than cooked. They deny possible harm to this product, considering such information false. One of Addis Ababa residents told Turkish news reporters agency “Anadolu” the following:
I absolutely can not believe in such nonsense. I eat raw meat for more than 20 years and has never experienced serious problems with health. My grandmother lived to 114 years, and my mother – to 92. They also ate raw meat from early adolescence to deep severity. Many of us would envy their health.
No one really knows where the custom came from in Ethiopia eat meat without subjecting it to heat treatment. Most a common version says that this tradition goes back to war between Christians gorags and Muslims.
It is believed that many centuries ago, representatives of the Guraga people were forced to hide in the mountains. They soon realized that they could not make bonfires for cooking without attracting attention enemies, and therefore began to eat raw meat. Since then it has evolved into a national dish consumed by almost all Ethiopians, outside depending on their religion.
The most curious thing is that local lovers of this product in the very In fact, do not suffer from alleged parasites and bacteria. Someone believes that over centuries of eating raw meat, the people of Ethiopia have developed excellent immunity against any infection. According to others, you need to thank very spicy chili sauces and other seasonings used by Africans with meat: namely seasonings kill everything that is harmful to the human body.
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