Acne Q & A Archive: Air-dried Italian Meat

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Author	Topic: Air-dried Italian Meat
hollywood 09-01-2002 03:21 PM	Wai. I was in an italian market today and i became quite curious when looking at the italian meat. i was wondering if air-dried meat could possibly be a safe food to eat while still maintaining the diet. I know they are completely uncooked but perfectly safe to eat without cooking because they have been preserved by curing or drying. These a just a few i saw: Prosciutto - Italian Air dried ham made from the hind muscle of the pig's thigh. It is available both raw (Prosciutto crudo), and cooked (Prosciutto cotto). Bresaola - Italian air-dried beef filet aged 2 months or more. It is usually served sliced thin, with a drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice. Salami - Uncooked, air-dried, but safe to eat raw thanks to an extensive curing process. Even if you claim these meats can cause acne, would they be acceptable as a munch food? I really hope they are ok.. keeping my fingers crossed on this one. Being italian, i was raised on these types of meat and would LOVE to be able to eat some of it again. Hollywood
Wai 09-02-2002 12:58 PM	quote: i was wondering if air-dried meat could possibly be a safe food to eat while still maintaining the diet. I know they are completely uncooked but perfectly safe to eat without cooking because they have been preserved by curing or drying......Prosciutto...Bresaola...Salami... OK, if you want to know, you first need to do your homework. You need to find out what EXACTLY is involved in the curing / drying of the Prosciutto, Bresaola and Salami. (NO PROSCIUTTO, NO RAW PORK MEAT, see post number 4) These processes can be VERY different; so we first need to know what process is the least harmful (regarding acne). You need to become an expert in these foods to get to know which ones you can eat relatively safely. There is enough info about this on the web, so check out some search engines to find the right sites... and please report here what you find out, so that others can profit from that info as well. Good luck!!!
Carolyn 09-23-2002 11:35 AM	Supposing that we are 100% sure that no heating is involved in the process of producing ham, is it possible to eat that as a substitute for other raw animal food?
Wai 09-23-2002 12:48 PM	quote: Supposing that we are 100% sure that no heating is involved in the process of producing ham, is it possible to eat that as a substitute for other raw animal food? There ALWAYS is heat involved in the production of ham. To answer your question: No, you shouldn't, because pork meat contains parasites too often (Trichinella spiralis). Oops , I just realized that Hollywood was talking about Prosciutto, which is ham, and Salami can be ham as well, right. So, NO PROSCIUTTO, and NO RAW HAM WHATSOEVER!!!
hollywood 10-09-2002 04:20 PM	Wai I've cured my first piece of meat. It happened to be a piece of pork (the thigh). about a month ago i cured it by rubbing the outside with a mixute of vinegar, SOME salt, and SOME pepper. i think the salt is necessary to prevent bacteria growth. I'm not concerned by using it because first of all i do not think think poses any big problems for me. also, i will be eating this mostly as a munch food and not in place of egg yolks or sashimi (even though, i probably could get away with it since the protein is not "dirty"). to anyone wanted to try this, i suggest you definitely do.. its absolutely delicious and worth the wait.
Wai 10-10-2002 04:33 AM	Congratulations , but you are aware of the dangers of the parasites, right?
hollywood 10-10-2002 07:03 PM	yes, but with everything there is a risk, no? i'm taking a risk of possibly getting parasites (which is not a great risk, but still a risk) in order to enjoy some delicious air dried italian meats which is dirty-protein free. so im still recomending it to anyone who likes meat and isnt very susceptable to salt or pepper. besides, deli's carry air dried meats and dont seem to be concerned with parasites being in the meat.. at least i dont think so.
Wai 10-11-2002 03:59 AM	quote: deli's carry air dried meats and dont seem to be concerned with parasites being in the meat Yes, but they probably use something to kill possible parasites anyway; there are different options to do so (ie gasses).