Who eats raw pork?

[LePatron7]

Alright guys, here's the question. Who eats raw pork?

What are your standards for high quality pork, for those of you that eat it.

I red a disturbing article about pig parasite eggs causing problems in the brain.

http://discovermagazine.com/2012/jun/03-hidden-epidemic-tapeworms-in-the-brain

Anyone care to chime in?

[raw-al]

In answer to the question We do eat pork.

It comes from animals that are from farms we trust.

[RawZi]

    I didn't eat raw pork as one of my first meats. Then I had a headache that lasted for days.  Then while shopping, nothing in Whole Foods looked appealing to me to eat, except- the pork at the meat counter. So I bought it, ate it, and my headache completely disappeared. I like listening to my body and senses better than an article.  It leaves me headache free!

[TylerDurden]

Raw wild boar is a staple of mine, currently. Raw pork is not as pigs are mostly grainfed. Parasites in pigs are only an issue in developing nations like Vietnam. In the industrialised West, trichinosis etc. is almost unheard of.

[Iguana]

Usually pigs are not only fed grain, but also hot dried grain, cooked leftovers, industrial feed for livestock and all kinds of garbage. Pork is probably the worst commercial meat you can find.

Like Raw-al I eat sometimes pork raised by a raw paleo friend, but more often wild boar like Tyler.

[raw-al]

I am not aware of sources of wild meat here in my area. I have not looked so maybe that is a project for me.

[TylerDurden]

I am not aware of sources of wild meat here in my area. I have not looked so maybe that is a project for me.

It's well worth it.Raw blood from wild game is the best re taste, and wild game in general tastes way better than standard grassfed meats.

[goodsamaritan]

I avoid raw pork.  Precisely because of those brain parasites.

My plumber I taught how to get well from liver cancer eats raw pork.

[Chris]

Alright guys, here's the question. Who eats raw pork?

I would if I could find a quality grass fed source in my area. The problem with most pork is that it is grain fed. Personally, I avoid it due to the abundance of quality grass fed beef and lamb choices available. Why eat something unless you know it is 100% wild or pasture raised?

[LePatron7]

I would if I could find a quality grass fed source in my area. The problem with most pork is that it is grain fed. Personally, I avoid it due to the abundance of quality grass fed beef and lamb choices available. Why eat something unless you know it is 100% wild or pasture raised?

I got some level 5 rated pork at whole foods. Although it had a high rating, I'm sure it had a nasty diet.

[TylerDurden]

I got some level 5 rated pork at whole foods. Although it had a high rating, I'm sure it had a nasty diet.

Level 5? What does that mean? In the UK, they have been trying for years to install a new 5-level organic rating , whereby 1 is unprocessed(ie raw?) wild game, 2 is the best grassfed, organic meat, and 5 is sort of intensively-farmed organic(and 100% grainfed etc.). But I suppose wholefoods rating is quite different.

[LePatron7]

Level 5? What does that mean? In the UK, they have been trying for years to install a new 5-level organic rating , whereby 1 is unprocessed(ie raw?) wild game, 2 is the best grassfed, organic meat, and 5 is sort of intensively-farmed organic(and 100% grainfed etc.). But I suppose wholefoods rating is quite different.

5 means pasture centered, born and raised on the same farm. Basically everything you'd want from a farm, except itt doesn't include how the animals fed.

So while these pigs living conditions were greatt, their diet was likely corn and other junk.

[eveheart]

So while these pigs living conditions were greatt, their diet was likely corn and other junk.

What do Pigs Eat?
Pigs are omnivores, which means that they eat plants and animals. Pigs eat almost any kind of food, including dead insects, worms, trees, bark, garbage and even dead pigs. In the wild, they forage for their food. They mainly eat leaves, grass, roots, fruits and flowers. So now you know what pigs eat!http://wanttoknowit.com/what-do-pigs-eat/

[RawZi]

    They eat earth too, EveHeart. I have seen this.