Wisconsin Department of Health warns against eating the cannibal sandwich, a traditional holiday dish in the state
By Marika Gerken, CNN
Updated 8:28 PM ET, Mon December 14, 2020
The Cannibal Sandwich is typically served at holiday parties and other festive gatherings in the Badger State. (CNN)Wisconsin residents are being urged by health officials to pass on eating a traditional holiday dish this year to avoid getting sick.
A cannibal sandwich, considered a holiday favorite in the state, consists of raw ground beef on bread with sliced onions, salt and pepper.
But, eating raw meat is NEVER recommended because of the bacteria it can contain, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said in a tweet on Saturday.
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North Dakota: I Guess Raw Meat Sandwiches Is A Thing Now???
I personally do not know of anybody who s into Raw Meat Sandwiches, but I guess it s a thing now. Especially, if you live in the state of Wisconsin. Those crazy Sconi s, who are more known for their cheese and beer, now have another thing to be known for. It s even a holiday tradition, but health officials are warning of the dangerous practice of eating raw meat.
According to an article on Bring Me MN The News, State officials in Wisconsin say people should refrain from indulging in this time honored holiday tradition of eating raw ground beef sandwiches. If you re like me and you haven t heard of this Wisconsin delicacy, it s also known as Cannibal Sandwiches or even Tiger Meat .
I know this may be hard to believe, but there are some Christmas traditions that totally miss the mark. There are grown men who dress in devil costumes and roam the streets of Austria with chains and a basket to (pretend) abduct super bad kids. And in Catalan, there s the tradition of the defecating log where people make a character out of a log, feed it fruit, nuts, and sweets, and then on Christmas Eve they beat the log and sing a song that roughly translates to, If you don t poop, well, I ll beat you with a stick. They beat the log until it excretes all of its treats.
Wisconsin officials warn against cannibal sandwich, holiday dish made with raw meat
By Marika Gerken, CNN
MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin residents are being urged by health officials to pass on eating a traditional holiday dish this year to avoid getting sick.
A cannibal sandwich, considered a holiday favorite in the state, consists of raw ground beef on bread with sliced onions, salt and pepper.
But, eating raw meat is NEVER recommended because of the bacteria it can contain, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said in a tweet on Saturday.
DHS, which said it issues this reminder annually, elaborated on its warning in another social media post.