r/mildyinteresting • u/mfbane • 9h ago

humankind hiccups 😅 Germans love their meat raw

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u/HovercraftNo7783 9h ago

German here, no not all do

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u/CptnHnryAvry 9h ago

Actually I saw on reddit that every german eats raw pork for lunch every day. 

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u/lizardil 9h ago

As a German I can confirm we only eat raw pork, pretzel and Bratwurst for lunch every day. We also only drink beer.

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u/DryerCoinJay 9h ago

I’m hungry all the sudden and I’m Italian.

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 8h ago

Evil laughs eating raw pork

https://giphy.com/gifs/EpjiQ5OdnjdQxiR2Mv

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u/Shadowmant 7h ago

That's a spicy raw meatball!

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u/jtrage 9h ago

Are you guys accepting applications?

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u/jaxon517 8h ago

No their far right party is on the rise and therefore not welcoming newcomers. But I lived there some years ago and Mett is soooo good and of course their beer is on another level from the rest of the planet

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u/Alternative_Lie_6507 1h ago

Raw beer

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u/EmployeeExpert7303 1h ago

As a true German I have to correct you: Raw Pork Beer of course

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u/knightriderin 27m ago

No, we like our meat raw and the beer cooked.

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u/Aggravating-Pace4059 25m ago

As a matter of fact, the beer ought to be cooked in a sausage while the mett ought to be frozen in a pretzel form thank you very much und guten Tag noch

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u/Bier-Senf-Mische 6h ago

That pretty much sums up my day

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u/thelightinthefridge 6h ago

YOU FORGOT THE SAUERKRAUT!!!

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u/mat_patfan 5h ago

As a German I can confirm what he says

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u/bbqbike 3h ago

As a German, I can confirm. I love my raw meat and Pretzels, and Bratwurst and Beer.

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u/protozoon101 2h ago

Yep. Everything else is a lie.

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u/mandarine_one 2h ago

And we only wear Dirndl and Lederhosn all day long!

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u/floare_salbatica 47m ago

While wearing Lederhosen and Dirndls.

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u/teddyvd2002 5h ago

Oh ja, we do that very much. Und for special occasions we eat the Mettigel. It is a hedgehog made of Mett. Sehr lecker.

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u/IAmAPirrrrate 9h ago

dont forget about the Mettigel for vesper

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u/Cucumberneck 6h ago

Oh you people with your southern state slang. What is Vesper again?

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u/IAmAPirrrrate 4h ago

its a small meal between Mittag and Abendbrot, can also mean straight up Abendbrot in some areas tho

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u/Cucumberneck 4h ago

So... Deftiger Kaffee.

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u/ichbinsflow 6h ago

To be fair the Mettigel has been out of fashion since the eighties.

Although we still do eat Mettbrötchen. Occasionally. Like - maybe twice a year. Unless you are a craftsman. Then you have it for breakfast every day.

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u/FeuerLohe 3h ago

Or you drive past a backers that has a window that opens towards the street so you can pick something up without having to go inside. It’s not really saving time but it sure feels like it and it’s just so convenient to pick up a Mettbrötchen as a treat.

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u/CptnHnryAvry 9h ago

I'm sorry I don't speak european. Could you translate in to normal? 

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u/Fun-Understanding258 8h ago

Mettigel is a compound word: Mett (minced, seasoned raw pork) + Igel (hedgehog)

You shape the meat into a sort of body and use thin slices of onion to make the quills.

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u/Kind-Block-9027 8h ago

Or laugenstange (pretzel sticks) as quills

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u/Worried-You9307 6h ago

with pepper corns for eyes

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u/Phantom_r98 7h ago

here you go mate, enjoy

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u/DC9V 8h ago

Who's Matt Eagle?

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u/igittigitt1972 6h ago

German here, can confirm Zwiebelmett for breakfast, Schnitzel for lunch and Bratwurst with Sauerkraut for dinner. Sometimes pork belly instead of Bratwurst or sourdough bread instead of Bratkartoffel. Every day!
Enjoy your meal!

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u/at0mheart 30m ago

Very wrong. Typical German lunch is the biggest meal of the day. Mett is served as Abendbrot (evening bread/dinner) or maybe a weekend breakfast/brunch

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u/Cucumberneck 6h ago

Then I fear your Staatsbürgerschaft is forfeit.

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u/Pinkishu 8h ago

I mean, obviously, yes. What fact would be true for every single member of such a large group

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u/___DrawOrDie___ 7h ago

that´s such a german thing to comment though

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u/Obscure4Delta 6h ago

German Here, But still widly accepted and loved for breakfast.

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u/dwaynewellington 4h ago

German here, it tastes delicious with butter and onions on a "Brötchen"

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u/NGO_Aktivist 4h ago

Since 2015 thanks to Merkel.

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u/squanchymacsquanch 3h ago

German Here. It’s awesome!!!

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u/hrimthurse85 3h ago

Yes, they do. Even the vegans. Every single one.

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u/marlins113 1h ago

Serb here, most famous Serbian restaurant for that kind of food is in my town in it’s always full and they sell a lot of it, but i never tried it

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u/y0u_re_wr0ng 1h ago

Glückwunsch! You just got your German citizenship revoked.

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u/Amiron49 1h ago

And then reinstated for being pedantic

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u/chucky6661 8h ago

I don’t think it was suggesting literally every German eats it

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u/TimerPoint 6h ago

You're definitely not from germany. Mettbrötchen is nearly everywhere.

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u/Rejnu 7h ago

Most kinda do. Only because some don't do it, does not mean that it is wrong. That is like saying "All US-Americans drink water" and some guy says "Nah I only drink coke".

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u/Able-Vanilla-5525 6h ago

What a load of crock. Nobody I know eats it, it's just not a thing commonly eaten where I live, Mett is very much a northern thing.

Don't talk about things you clearly have no idea about. 

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u/Rejnu 6h ago

I guess being born, raised, and living in Germany somehow means I clearly have no idea what I'm talking about? Anyway, I've lived in northern, western, and southern Germany, and while Mett was definitely more popular in the north, it wasn't unheard of in the south either, and the west was pretty mixed. Just because you personally don't know anyone who eats it doesn't mean much, that's called anecdotal evidence, and it doesn't establish how common something actually is. That's like me saying I don't know anyone in Germany who genuinely believes in God, therefore religious Germans don't exist. Maybe you should take your own advice before accusing strangers of knowing nothing, especially when you know absolutely nothing about them. It's honestly weird how personally you're taking such a harmless discussion about food.

My main point still stands: when people say "Americans eat hamburgers", they obviously don't mean that every single American eats them. It's a general statement about a common cultural habit, not a claim that applies to every individual without exception. So the comment I originally replied to was simply a pointless correction that completely missed the point.

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u/Pilotkosinus 26m ago

German here, in nrw most of the german do that

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u/Rough_Aspect_7714 7h ago

Hier ist ein echter Deutscher, er lügt und ist Türke.

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u/asey_69 5h ago

Bin auch kein deutscher lieb aber mett

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u/Rough_Aspect_7714 5h ago

That makes u german, no more words needed