Steak tartare raw, minced beef called kitfo. Steak tartare Steak tartare is a meat dish made from raw ground meat (beef or horsemeat). It is usually served with onions, capers, pepper and Worcestershire sauce, and other seasonings, often presented to the diner separately, to be added to taste. It is often served with a raw egg yolk, and often on rye bread. The name tartare is sometimes generalized to other raw meat or fish dishes. A less-common version in France is "tartare aller-retour", a mound of mostly raw ground meat that is lightly seared on both sides. The idea of eating raw
Raw meat did not wash hands or cutting boards after handling raw meat, 20% ate pink hamburgers often, 50% ate undercooked eggs on a regular basis, 8% had raw oysters habitually, and 1% drank unpasteurized milk. These behaviors increase the risk of acquiring "Salmonellas", "Vibrio vulnificus", "Vibrio" gastroenteritis, and "Escherichia coli". The first instance of federal regulation of the meat industry occurred in 1890, when European markets began questioning the quality of American beef. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was given the power to make sure European standards were met, and in 1891 could inspect slaughtered livestock to be sold in