Why does any food at all look appetizing? Any food you think looks good, is because your life experience has told you it will probably taste good. I've only had mett once, but I've had a lot of steak tartare, which is raw beef and looks pretty similar, and I think steak tartare looks delicious.
Why does any food at all look appetizing? Any food you think looks good, is because your life experience has told you it will probably taste good.
No. This is objectively untrue. People can like the taste of something and still find the look of it unappetizing and contrarily, something that someone doesn't like can still look appetizing.
I know a bunch of people who've been eating it on a daily or weekly basis for decades and none of them ever got those. Not saying it's not an issue but it can't be that badđ€·đ»ââïž I also had a phase where I was eating Mettwurst daily for over half a year and never had issues.
Mett is a regional German specialty, particularly associated with Westphalia and other parts of northwestern Germany, as well as the broader region around Berlin and parts of central Germany.
Im an ethnic chinese in germany and my mom is completeley racist against anything uncooked, so grwoing up like this i tend to find raw stuff like this rather disgusting too, but after trying it i have to say its pretty good. Its like sushi where its raw, but it doesnt feel very raw and i can enjoy it, although i still wouldnt scarf stuff like this down unlike certain cooked foods.
I feel like below medium steak tastes much more raw than Mett. Its got this bloody taste to it when the juices are still red.
Not BS. Actual stastics show Mett and specifically Hackepeter are some of the most sold items at any supermarket meat counter in the whole country.
There is even an inofficial celebration day, âMettwochâ, on which everyone brings Mett to the office. To boost motivation for the second half of week lol.
Also my experience from living in half the German states confirms this. Mett is everywhere, whether you like it or not.
And what do statistics have to do with calling us not german for not eating it ? People who don't eat that stuff are everywhere. You can find them in every village or city. They exist whether you like it or not.
In this regard you are not average then. While far from everyone loves it and absolutely speaking many will dislike it I would wager a guess that around 3/4 of germans have at least tried it.
What a ridiculous assessment. Raw minced meat being a traditional German dish doesnât mean itâs popular or even widespread in Germany at all. I live in the south and Iâm pretty sure that next to nobody in my friends group ever considered trying this stuff.
Iâve lived in over half the German states. Travelled even more.
It is a thing everywhere. The southeast states seem to have more of a bond with it by my experience, even though it was invented in Berlin.
Edit to add: the south is however historically fan of the LeberkÀsweg, which apparently translates to meatloaf? Specifically, bavarian meat loaf.
And it is not just widespread, it is popular. Else not every baker and Globus and Rewe Theke etc etc would be offering it and not just that, Mett and Hackepeter specifically are some of the most sold items at any supermarket meat counter.
The stuffâs about as universally available as the bread itâs on lol.
Edit to add after some quick research:
There is even a âMettwochâ, (Coming from Mett and Mittwoch, German for Wednesday) where everyone in the office brings Mettbrötchen.
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u/No_Barracuda_8300 6h ago
Never ate it and I'm the average german. Just looks disgusting.