In fact, burgers from every chain aren't fit for human consumption without processing (at a minimum, cooking)
Freshly butchered beef is safe to eat raw so long as the butcher used basic hygiene. People have been eating raw meat for ages. Look at any of the cuisines from Europe through the Levant. They all have traditional raw meat dishes with histories as old as agriculture. In general it's quite tasty, much the same was sushi is. Raw lamb however, I would say is a taste I've not acquired.
Anyhow, even if McD's patties are perfectly safe, there is still a point to be made about what we're trading away with factory processing vs more traditional labor intensive methods.
So this is something else I think has gone very wrong in the US. Good food doesn't have to be an expensive luxury. Tartar doesn't have to be high end. In fact, it's best as a quick cold lunch on hot summer days. It's just beef and onion with minimal prep. It should be cheap.
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Freshly butchered beef is safe to eat raw so long as the butcher used basic hygiene. People have been eating raw meat for ages. Look at any of the cuisines from Europe through the Levant. They all have traditional raw meat dishes with histories as old as agriculture. In general it's quite tasty, much the same was sushi is. Raw lamb however, I would say is a taste I've not acquired.
Anyhow, even if McD's patties are perfectly safe, there is still a point to be made about what we're trading away with factory processing vs more traditional labor intensive methods.
Nobody wants a quick €26.95,- burger for lunch.. McD burgers aren't high end because consumers don't expect high end going to a fast food joint.
So this is something else I think has gone very wrong in the US. Good food doesn't have to be an expensive luxury. Tartar doesn't have to be high end. In fact, it's best as a quick cold lunch on hot summer days. It's just beef and onion with minimal prep. It should be cheap.