i have never eaten raw meat of any sort except for trying sushi once, and trying raw oysters once... i am curious about all the raw meat talk and if eating raw is so much better for your health...then i would like to try to somehow eat raw meat....for the person that was a vegetarian and now eats raw meat...how were you able to start to like it...what mental prompts did you give yourself...i know...you just eat it, but..for me it is not that easy. i feel afraid to eat raw meat/blood, eggs, etc. what about pork...do you eat bacon raw? someone said they "ripen" meat in the fridge....to me this is akin to rotten...meat left in fridge after a while smells bad...to me anyway...in ripening...does the meat not have a decomposed odor? any *advice* would be appreciated....i am just trying to learn about eating raw meat. thanks, Mary C.