to let my DCs eat rare steak?

[workshy]

went out for tea, I had steak, they asked if they could try it -end of

until they told their dad, and now he is ranting that 'steak that is pissing blood onto the plate will make them ill and/or give them worms!'

really? really??

surely an 8&11 year old should be able to cope with a rare steak?

so AIBU for letting them try?

I always order/cook rare. We are all still alive, and none of us have ever had food poisoning.

My DDs are 9 and 11 and have been eating rare steak since they started eating steak. Your ex is insane.

And it's pork that used to carry worms if undercooked, but it's pretty safe these days.

you do know that the only reason oysters are considered an aprodisiac is that once you've swallowed one you will swallow anything

We took DS to France on holiday two or three times a year from when he was six months old, and when he was about 18 months to two he had his first 'steak haché' which came up rare. He bloody (sorry) loved it. We weren't asked how he wanted it, and later in coversation with the waitress she said steak haché was routinely served rare to young children in France as it's softer and easier for them to digest. as well as tastier

And yes, it's safe to eat rare pork these days too. We were in a fantatstic restaurant and tapas bar in central London recently which specialises in Spanish Iberico pork (which is very carefully bred and reared indeed) and they were serving a pork tartare from it. DS (now in his 20s) of course ordered the dish and again, he bloody loved it.
They also do a mini Iberico pork hamburger, served rare, which is to die for. I could eat several right this minute.

i wouldnt even bat an eyelid if my steak eating kids had it compleatly raw they already have it blue and when my youngest is weaned i will have no issues with his steak being blue either. i do think its odd that they all eat blue steak and one is partial to a dish i do with thin raw beef but they look at me like im a loony when i eat sushi.

you get worms from unhygenic things like door handels and the such like not washing your hands and then sticking your or other peoples fingers in your mouth and then reinfect by scratching your arse and putting fingers in mouth, is would be highly unusual to get any type of worms from a CLEAN chain of meat (supply venue ect) in the uk due to our slaughter regs and hygine rules it is also not likly from beef due to the different butchery skills required and lack of parisites on beef,it is potentially possible from some types of fish but highly unlikly. tell him i said hes a cock.

I didn't know anyone gave children raw meat. Let's hope they all turn vegetarian later on. Is there anything you wouldn't want them eating? Flies? Worms? Cat food? I share op's ex's disgust.

What a sheltered life you have led sunflowerseeds. Get a passport and travel. You'll be amazed at the wonderful dishes that there are that are raw or cured. Tartare de atun.

Worms are far better cooked though, in a omlette or scrambled eggs.

Well, I don't know about that, Novack, I think aboriginal peoples in Australia eat wichity grubs raw -- they're supposed to be delicious.

Blimey, I hope they don't turn vegetarian later, there is some fabulous dishes out there to try, its not like giving them raw chicken, its not actually raw, just only slightly cooked - what an odd thing to say - how is it similar to flies and worms?

*there are some fabulous dishes (not there is)

I thought you were going to talk about 2 year olds, and I had my face all ready to go. But 8 and 11 - pah. Your ex IBVU.

DD loves rare steak and medium rare lamb, she would have been about 12mth when she first had rare meat. DS, 14mth, also loves rare steak. They also love cured meats (like Parma ham) and I'm quite sure they'd both try a steak tartare, given half a chance!

I am very at rare/raw meat, which is SAFE to eat, being compared to flies and worms although I am sure DS has tried snaffling a few worms from the garden...

big difference between raw beef rare lamb/pork and bugs or poultry

YANBU

Despite not liking meat that much and hatingthe texture of raw beef, I would be happy to serve it to my children.