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The prospect of a rare steak could become even rarer in British restaurants, an influential British chef has warned.
Food guru and critic Prue Leith blames local council officials for trying to enforce rules designed for factories and fast-food chains, which demand meat is cooked through, on small restaurants.
She said: ‘I can see a day when you have to go to France to get a rare steak.
'The same for pink duck breasts, liver or kidneys.’
Miss Leith, a judge on the BBC’s hit cooking series ‘Great British Menu’, added: ‘If you have a really good chef, or course he is going to be good about making sure he is not poisoning anybody.
'Of course, he will be highly aware of hygiene and how bugs grow.
'Almost always when there is a food poisoning scandal, the reason is simple hygiene rules.
'People have left food sitting in a warm kitchen for four hours or have used the same knife - simple stuff.’
Her comments come as top chefs admit they are defying pressures from health inspectors to prevent them from serving rare meat to customers.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396605/Prue-Leith-warns-rare-steak-rarer-restaurants-councils-demands.html#ixzz2cc1KhNSH
been eating rare steak and pink duck for years and thought of over cooked liver leaves my taste buds weeping.
whats wrong with this country and cant any individual be an individual or do we have to start eating the same foods from now on?
Food guru and critic Prue Leith blames local council officials for trying to enforce rules designed for factories and fast-food chains, which demand meat is cooked through, on small restaurants.
She said: ‘I can see a day when you have to go to France to get a rare steak.
'The same for pink duck breasts, liver or kidneys.’
Miss Leith, a judge on the BBC’s hit cooking series ‘Great British Menu’, added: ‘If you have a really good chef, or course he is going to be good about making sure he is not poisoning anybody.
'Of course, he will be highly aware of hygiene and how bugs grow.
'Almost always when there is a food poisoning scandal, the reason is simple hygiene rules.
'People have left food sitting in a warm kitchen for four hours or have used the same knife - simple stuff.’
Her comments come as top chefs admit they are defying pressures from health inspectors to prevent them from serving rare meat to customers.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396605/Prue-Leith-warns-rare-steak-rarer-restaurants-councils-demands.html#ixzz2cc1KhNSH
been eating rare steak and pink duck for years and thought of over cooked liver leaves my taste buds weeping.
whats wrong with this country and cant any individual be an individual or do we have to start eating the same foods from now on?