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Raw recipes from around the world.
From Paris tartare to Tahitian poisson cru and Aajonus's dates with butter. No stove required. Search, or filter by level and type.
27 recipes
15 minBeginnerFranceClassic steak tartare
The gateway dish. Hand-chopped beef, a glossy raw yolk, and sharp capers — the way Paris bistros have served it for a century.
20 minBeginnerItalyBeef carpaccio
Paper-thin raw beef, cold-pressed olive oil, lemon, and shaved raw cheese. Elegant, simple, and dinner-party proof.
20 minBeginnerKoreaYukhoe
Korea's raw beef classic: sweet pear, garlic, and a raw yolk over julienned beef. A huge crowd-pleaser.
15 minIntermediateEthiopiaKitfo
Minced raw beef bathed in spiced butter with a kick of mitmita chili. One of the world's great raw-meat traditions.
30 minIntermediateLebanonKibbeh nayyeh
Silky raw lamb pounded with onion, mint, and warm spices, finished with a pool of olive oil.
15 minBeginnerTernate, North Maluku, IndonesiaGohu ikan
Ternate's raw tuna salad: calamansi, shallots, chili, and lemon basil. Fresh, sour, and fiery.
2 minBeginnerAajonus VonderplanitzPrimal milkshake
Raw eggs, raw milk, raw cream, and unheated honey — the Primal Diet's famous calming shake.
10 minBeginnerAajonus VonderplanitzCelery & parsley green juice
The Primal Diet's daily green juice. Mostly celery and parsley — save your fruit for eating whole, with fat.
10 minIntermediateGermanyMett
Germany's breakfast classic: seasoned raw minced pork piled on bread with raw onion. Butchers still sell it fresh every morning.
10 minIntermediateNose-to-tail basicsRaw liver & honey bites
Nature's multivitamin, made easy. Small cubes of raw liver with a drizzle of unheated honey and a slice of raw butter.
20 minBeginnerPeruClassic ceviche
Peru's national dish: very fresh white fish in lime juice with red onion, chili, and cilantro. Bright, cold, and electric.
20 minBeginnerPhilippinesKinilaw
The Filipino way with raw fish: cane or coconut vinegar, ginger, calamansi, and cucumber. Sharper and fresher than ceviche.
10 minBeginnerPrimal basicsRaw oysters
Aajonus called oysters a special food for our toxic world. Shuck, squeeze, slurp. Nothing more needed.
15 minBeginnerHawaii-inspiredTuna & mango poke
Raw tuna, ripe mango, avocado, and lime. Proof that raw fish and fruit belong in the same bowl.
3 minBeginnerInspired by Aajonus's fruit smoothiesMango cream smoothie
Raw eggs, raw cream, and ripe mango. A tropical take on the fruit smoothies in Aajonus's recipe book.
5 minBeginnerFruit & fatBerries & raw cream
The simplest primal dessert: ripe berries under softly whipped raw cream with a thread of unheated honey.
10 minBeginnerFruit & fatTropical fruit plate with raw cream
Papaya, pineapple, mango, and lime with a bowl of raw cream for dipping. The tropics' gift to the primal table.
15 minBeginnerPolandBefsztyk tatarski
Poland's party-table tartare: finely chopped beef with raw yolk, pickles, mushrooms, and onion, mixed at the table.
10 minBeginnerJapanSalmon sashimi
Thick, buttery slices of raw salmon. The easiest way into raw fish, and one of the most satisfying.
20 minBeginnerTahitiPoisson cru
Tahiti's national dish: raw tuna in lime, swimming in fresh coconut milk with cucumber and tomato. Fish, fat, and fruit in one bowl.
15 minBeginnerPeruTiradito
Ceviche's sashimi-style cousin: thin slices of raw fish dressed with a spicy citrus sauce.
20 minBeginnerSabah, BorneoHinava
The Kadazan-Dusun people's raw fish: mackerel in lime with chili, ginger, shallot, and bambangan.
15 min + 2 days curingIntermediateScandinaviaGravlax
Salmon cured raw with dill and honey for two days. Silky, sliceable, and keeps in the fridge for a week.
5 min + 24 h fermentingBeginnerThe CaucasusRaw milk kefir
Tangy, fizzy fermented raw milk. Kefir grains turn milk into one of the most probiotic-rich drinks there is.
2 minBeginnerAajonus VonderplanitzDates & raw butter
Aajonus's favorite way to eat something sweet: soft, unsteamed dates with an equal amount of raw butter.
5 minBeginnerPrimal basicsHomemade raw butter
Raw fat is the fuel of the Primal Diet. Make your own butter from raw cream in about two minutes.
5 minBeginnerPrimal basicsSpicy tomato sauce for meat
A raw, barbecue-style sauce: tomato, chili, herbs, and plenty of olive oil. Spoon it over any raw meat.
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