Meat curing methods). Other kinds of meat are marinated and barbecued, or simply boiled, roasted, or fried. Meat is generally eaten cooked, but many recipes call for raw beef, veal or fish (tartare). Steak tartare is a meat dish made from finely chopped or minced raw beef or horse meat. Meat is often spiced or seasoned, particularly with meat products such as sausages. Meat dishes are usually described by their source (animal and part of body) and method of preparation (e.g., a beef rib). Meat is a typical base for making sandwiches. Popular varieties of sandwich meat include ham, pork, salami
Kuai (dish) wrote in the "Fengsu Tongyi", a manuscript that described the odd and exotic practices of various cultures and peoples, that "in Zhu and E, raw fish is not consumed", alluding to the perceived oddity of not eating fish raw. It is also during this period that the renowned dish "jinji yukuai" (金齏玉膾) along its accompanying "baheji" sauce (八和齏) was created. Although the dish was not widely consumed in later Chinese dynasties, it enjoyed a very high status in Chinese cuisine. Chinese physicians of the time sometimes recommended against it due to the very real possibility of serious illness due to