There are different degrees of processing. The “meat” mentioned here is ultra-processed garbage. Cutting out and grilling a steak is similar to digging out, peeling and cooking a potato.
I think puritans will say unprocessed is live unseasoned.
I have tried raw oysters once and found that they are only palatable when cooked, as swallowing a ball of slime was not easy, and lemon did not help at all.
All meat is processed by definition
There are different degrees of processing. The “meat” mentioned here is ultra-processed garbage. Cutting out and grilling a steak is similar to digging out, peeling and cooking a potato.
It’s the difference between a whole, cooked potato and Pringles.
Aren’t Pringle’s even made of corn flour primarily? But yeah, that’s another good example.
Edit: got me curious, looked it up myself. Short: no, almost [sic!] half of them is potatos and it’s wheat starch, not corn.
The list of unprocessed meat we eat is fairly short, I can only think of oysters.
Really depends on where you draw the line on processing I guess.
Cooking? Killing? Seasoning?
There’s a popular dish in Thailand; กุ้งเต้น Goong Dten “Dancing Shrimp”; made of tiny whole live shrimp seasoned with lime and chilies.
Arguably less processed than a raw oyster
Also, arguably more processed than a raw oyster.
I think puritans will say unprocessed is live unseasoned.
I have tried raw oysters once and found that they are only palatable when cooked, as swallowing a ball of slime was not easy, and lemon did not help at all.
only if you byte through the shell
Opening the shell does nothing to what’s inside. I wouldn’t call that processing of the meat.
Now I am imagining otters working in a meat processing plant.
Isn’t the shell kept closed by “the meat”? By opening it you are cutting through their muscles. Being stabbed is quite a process.
So is living. If you’re going to be that pedantic no unprocessed food can possibly exist.
Sure, but there’s a world of difference between a steak and a slice of Billy Bear mystery meat.
Even my meat am I right