So the rest of the world likes to shake their heads about America’s obsession with bacon

moofrog:

tracomalfoy:

bringsyouwings:

tracomalfoy:

which, tbh can take on ridiculous forms sometimes.

But do you know who forever forfeited their right to judge other countries on their obsession with meat?

Germany. Home of the Mettigel.

What’s a Mettigel you ask?. Well. Mett is ground porc meat. And an Igel is a hedgehog. So a Mettigel,…

….is THIS abomination…

…that is sometimes served at German parties…

…it has gone out of style a bit in recent years…

….but you still come across it sometimes in the suburbs and the more country/villagey parts of Germany….

And yes. It is just raw meat. With a few spices. Served with onions and bread or pretzels.

The chances of a Taenia solium infection are astronomically high with uncooked pork… the only tapeworm whose young can burrow into your brain, ladies and gents.

Bad news to 80 million Germans (or at least the 75 million who eat pork): what you have been eating since 1903 is actually KILLING you!!!1!
Germany’s insanely strict health and food regulations have not picked up on it or been able to make sure something like that won’t happen, but thank GOD tumblr user bringsyouwings is here to enlighten us and save us from our collective stupidity!

…I’ve lived in Germany for 11 years with a German family and have not once heard of this … … thing.