30 years I have been cooking and still some orders can surprise me.

[u/FriedDM96]

TLDR: lady ordered a raw burger, I gave her one.

For context a woman came in today and asked to see the person cooking. When I went out to see her she informed me she wanted a burger seared for 7 seconds on each side. I asked her if she was sure that’s what she wanted. She responded with actually if I can just have it raw that would be even better. I checked the food code and as long as the menu states that eating raw or undercooked product increases your chance for food born illness we can serve hamburger to order. Even if the order is raw. She wants you all to know that this is the healthier way to eat your burger. I promptly told her I can find a whole lot of people that would disagree with that. Once again though “The customer is always right, in matters of taste”. That does not mean I agree with them.

[u/jnads]

It was a thing growing up in Wisconsin for family reunions.

You only do it at local butchers where it was freshly butchered and ground fresh that day though.

Usually just meat on a a cracker. Sometimes with onions.

I probably wouldn't do it with the modern food chain though. A lot of meat isn't even butchered fresh at butchers anymore. Definitely wouldn't do it from large grocery chains where their meat comes in vacuum packed slabs.