Have You Ever Had A Cannibal Sandwich?
With each holiday season, there are hundreds of people who are sickened after eating cannibal sandwiches. What is a cannibal sandwich you ask? It s a dish featuring raw ground beef, often seasoned with spices and onions and served on bread or a cracker. For many in the mid-west, it is a family tradition.
In fact, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has put out a warning stating that there have been eight outbreaks in that state linked to the consumption of raw ground beef since 1986.
The dish, also known as “tiger meat,” or “steak tartare,” is dangerous because it is uncooked, meaning it can still contain harmful bacteria that can cause foodborne illness, which are only killed by cooking ground beef to 160°F.
The tweet that was sent out on Saturday afternoon read,
For many #Wisconsin families, raw meat sandwiches are a #holiday tradition, but eating raw meat is NEVER recommended because of the bacteria it can contain. Ground beef should always be cooked to 160 degrees!
This isn t a new trend what-so-ever. It even has a name, Cannibal sandwiches, what you might call tartare And while it s hard to figure out just how popular this trend is, the Guardian reports that they found a story from Wisconsin Public Radio back in 2019,
It is not clear exactly how popular the dish is, but Bunzel’s Meat Market in Milwaukee told Wisconsin Public Radio in 2019 it goes through more than 1,000lb of raw beef and 250lb of raw onions just for the sandwiches during the holiday period.
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Wisconsin health department warns against eating cannibal sandwiches over holidays
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Cannibal sandwich
and last updated 2020-12-15 14:54:22-05
Health officials in Wisconsin are warning against eating a traditional holiday dish called cannibal sandwiches.
According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, the dish is raw, lean ground beef served on bread with sliced onions, salt and pepper. It s also sometimes known as tiger meat or steak tartare. Many Wisconsin families consider them to be a holiday tradition, but eating them poses a threat for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter and Listeria bacteria that can make you sick, said the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in a Facebook post on Saturday.