My friends and I took a trip to Germany to visit a friend who lives there. One of the food items on my list was, without a doubt, mett, as it's quite hard to find outside of the country, from what I know.
For those of you who aren't aware, mett is raw ground pork, seasoned lightly with salt and pepper, optionally garnished with onions. I've been told German butchers have high standards due to the dangers of consuming raw pork, so I wasn't too concerned in that regard.
It was a quiet morning, and we walked into the butcher shop. My lord, the Germans are lucky to have such a selection a wall away in their neighborhood. We would try a number of their selections later, but for breakfast, mett was on the menu.
From one bite I knew I wanted another one. It was deliciously fatty in the way pork tends to be, and the simple seasoning highlighted the taste of the raw meat. The texture was great as well, with the fatty spread on top of crispy bread giving a great crunch on the initial bite, followed by satisfying chews. I'd eat mett a few more times on the trip; maybe it's because it's served cold, but it really is quite a refreshing and delicious savory breakfast, as someone who prefers savory over sweet.
For context, I consume raw meats more often than the average American and have no qualms to it, having consumed beef, fish, poultry, and horse meats from all ranges of raw to (regrettably) overcooked. If you're squeamish about even, say, tartare, then I would suggest avoiding this dish.
Location:
Fleischerei & Feinkost Schulze
Kesselsdorfer Str. 38, 01159 Dresden, Germany
by notSeanP
7 Comments
Perhaps the pork came from Schlachthof fünf…
i went to Germany a couple of times and always wanted to try but didn’t dare take the leap.
One of my favorite German meals, and one of my favorite of any kind. So damn good. Honestly, basically any German meat on a brotchen is a winner.
German here – “Mett” is something you cant explain to foreigners really well but i highly suggest to try this.
It has a very mild yet savoury taste and you dont get anything close to it. Tartar is kind of the same idea but different. It is wildly popular for a reason.
Just dont go and just buy minced pork and eat it raw, wherever you are. In germany, Mett has very high hygiene and freshness standards and thats why you can eat it raw and you should. You can get this everywhere – butchers usually make you one to just eat right away, supermarkets too.
edit: they usually dont come with pickles
My best friend’s girlfriend is German. She says mett is great, but I’ll never know. 😅
How is the meat seasoned?
Hell yeah, I am so down.
Crazy it’s breakfast food when it goes so nice with a beer.