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    Giles and Alex hit Japan - June 2022

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    • MattM
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      @Alex:

      @goosehd:

      From the U.S. CDC: In fact, about 1 in every 25 packages of chicken at the grocery store are contaminated with Salmonella…

      It’s fairly well documented that American meat processing is subpar. I’m not surprised that that is the case in the USA.

      E.coli is often linked to leafy greens in American (and UK for that matter) supermarkets, does that mean we should stop eating salad too?

      It’s funny, most of us know this but it just isn’t the same.  Seeing raw chicken is kind of like seeing a snake.  My brain is just trained to be grossed out by it.

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      • popvultureP
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        @Matt:

        Seeing raw chicken is kind of like seeing a snake.

        This made me howl hahahahaha

        But yep, 100% re: salad. I'm well aware of that issue and eat like 2 big boxes of the pre-washed salad every week, never give it any additional washes, and never bat an eyelash.

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        • OaktaviaO
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          @popvulture:

          Haha yeah I’d try the rare chicken in Japan. I’d probably have a pretty hard time with it, though — my brain is just straight-up trained to be skeeved out by that texture 😃

          As an American, I am afraid to admit I was unaware humans could even eat raw chicken safely. I don't think I could handle it anywhere, anytime…I don't get out much  😃

          It all comes from the fear instilled while we were young, like the other gents have stated.

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          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

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          • GilesG
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            I'll eat it any time I see it…..

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • mclaincauseyM
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              Raw chicken just doesn't sound appealing to me, but then again, there was a time I would have said that about beef tartare or beef carpaccio and now I'm hungry having mentioned them. I am sure they tenderize somehow because otherwise it sounds like eating bland rubber that will make you sick.

              I now am recalling Gordon Ramsey on one of those stupid cooking shows "EET'S RAW YA DONKAY… YA GUNNA KILL SOMEONE!!!" regarding undercooked chicken.

              I do tend to cook my pork tinged pink in the center, which is a practice that used to be verboten, in part due to fears of trichinosis, which isn't super likely these days to my understanding.

              Think it, be it.

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              • popvultureP
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                @Giles:

                I'll eat it any time I see it…..

                Now you're just toying with us 😃

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                • goosehdG
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                  I've had beef carpaccio and love it, but have never tried tartare…Is it good?

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • popvultureP
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                    @mclaincausey:

                    I do tend to cook my pork tinged pink in the center, which is a practice that used to be verboten, in part due to fears of trichinosis, which isn't super likely these days to my understanding.

                    Totally true. One of the best culinary purchases I've ever made, if not the best, is a Thermapen. I remember cooking pork tenderloin and nailing it right at 145 for the first time. It was completely revelatory. I just thought about all the ropey, overdone stuff my parents had fed me in my youth and thought holy shit, we've been doing it all wrong haha…

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                    • popvultureP
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                      @goosehd:

                      I've had beef carpaccio and love it, but have never tried tartare…Is it good?

                      Oh it's SO good. With a quail egg, maybe some capers and some good toast. Damn I'm hungry now too.

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                      • SeulS
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                        No E.coli in a gin & tonic, is what I always say!

                        Absolutely spiffin thread, by the way… Thank you so much for all the pics and intel!..

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                        • motojoboboM
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                          Great discussion of perceptions…

                          RAW CHICKEN???? THAT IS GROSS!!!

                          That would’ve been our likely reactions to raw fish 40 or so years ago. The sushi worldwide fad took care of that right?

                          Any guesses which will be the first major european or US city to offer specialty raw chicken?  😃 😃 😃 😃
                          Probably a hamburger shop across the street from some IH retailer!!!

                          The journey is the objective.

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                          • J
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                            There have been restaurants serving chicken sashimi in NYC for years.

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                            • MattM
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                              I’m escared.  🐔🚽

                              See what happens when @Alex and @Giles skip a day of posting FW pics.  We go right off the rails with hours of chicken tartare shenanigans.  Let’s see those anniversary jeans!

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                              • GilesG
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                                Perhaps the main reason for going to Japan was to discuss the future of Iron Heart.  Haraki is a shade older than me and wants to cut back a bit.  He has never really had a solid succession plan, this has been a concern for years.

                                I can't say too much at the moment, but we have an amazing way forward, in many ways better than mine, Paula's or Alex's wildest dreams.

                                Suffice to say, I truly believe we have a solution that will secure the future of Iron Heart for many years to come, will allow us to grow and secure the long-term future for all of our staff, both in the UK and back in Japan.

                                There's many a slip betwixt cup and lip, and we still have a lot of details to work out, but we are in a good place….

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • DmartD
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                                  This is good news! Excited to see the way going forward for this amazing brand.

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                                  • hajdukH
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                                    Fantastic to read that [mention]Giles [/mention]!![emoji41][emoji109]

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                                    • AetasA
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                                      Great news!

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                                      • weftyarnW
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                                        So happy to hear that

                                        Use it or lose it.

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                                        • motojoboboM
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                                          Wonderful news! Happy to hear about a good forward-looking plan for the amazing team at IH JP and UK and the fantastic brand you’ve created.

                                          💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

                                          The journey is the objective.

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                                          • OaktaviaO
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                                            Excellent to hear

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