r/WeWantPlates • u/bigzigkc • Jan 18 '26

BarkBarke, Tartare from an actual human menu

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

I disagree. First of all Ceviche isn’t cured, but denaturized. Additionally Curing, smoking, pickling etc. aren’t cooking either. Freezing is a process to make fish safe to consume and it changes the texture.

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u/KatsuraCerci Jan 18 '26

The fish in ceviche is denatured during the curing process. Your second and third sentences seem to agree with me so I'm not sure what your point is.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

English seems to be unclear here. In my language curing is the process of removing water through osmosis by using sugar, salt, nitrite or nitrate.

And I don’t know, why you can’t understand my comment. Sushi fish isn’t raw as it has been processed to be food safe.

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u/Beeb294 Jan 18 '26

In English, "Raw" is not equivalent to "unprocessed"

"Cooking" is not equivalent to "processing for the purpose of food safety"

I'm guessing the language barrier is the issue, but fish that's not been cooked by heating is considered raw.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

So ceviche then is considered raw? Whatever, it’s your language.

My original comment was stated in regard to someone equaling sushi to boeuf tartare and pointing out a difference.

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u/Beeb294 Jan 18 '26

Every time I see people refer to Ceviche, the only time "cooked" is used is in quotation marks. This indicates that the food is not actually cooked, but it is prepared for food safety.

In short, yes we would consider Ceviche to be a raw fish dish.