A Miami, Florida woman has left millions of viewers completely stunned after casually eating raw ground beef straight out of the packaging in her kitchen. TikTok user @snowcolon sparked massive viral engagement after recording herself seasoning and consuming a piece of raw ground beef, racking up 2.8 million views and over 86,000 likes.
In the brief clip, the Florida woman stands in her kitchen next to a knife and a newly opened package of raw ground beef. “Is it just me, or do you ever just like…” she says to the camera. She then grabs a piece of the raw meat, sprinkles Lawry’s seasoning directly onto it, and pops it into her mouth. “Is it just me?” she asks again with a smile.
Why did the woman eat raw meat?
In the video caption, she defended the habit, writing: “It’s just beef tartar is it not? my grandma did this and so do I.” It seems that she learned the habit from her grandmother, and rather liked the taste of the raw beef. However, is not common practice for people to eat raw ground beef packaged from a grocery store.
Doing so is also not the same as beef tartare, which is made from butchered meat that is often cut the same day that it’s consumed. Not processed, packaged, and shipped to stores across the country.
Meanwhile, it seems that not everyone in the woman’s family agreed with the practice. “My husband watched on in horror,” she added in a separate caption.
Viewers react with absolute horror in the comments section
The video quickly became a lightning rod for shocked viewers, with the comment section filling up with expressions of complete disgust and concerns for food safety. Many users expressed visceral aversion to the casual kitchen snack. “I’m about to throw up,” one user wrote.
“For my mental health, that is cake,” another person commented, hoping the meat was just a realistic optical illusion. The creator bluntly replied, “it is not.” A third viewer admitted, “I would throw up and have a panic attack thinking I just caught disease and got worms.”
Even PETA weighed in on the video
Even animal rights organization PETA weighed in on the viral moment, commenting: “We all just watched in horror… including the cow 😭 Are veggies not an option?” Despite the overwhelming backlash, a surprising number of users noted that they or their older family members used to do the exact same thing while cooking during their childhoods.
Following the intense uproar, the creator shared an additional video to reassure her audience, revealing that she does, for the most part, actually cook her food.
Is eating raw ground beef dangerous?
While some family traditions normalize a quick taste of uncooked meat, health experts warn that consuming raw supermarket ground beef carries heavy medical risks. This isn’t the first time the internet has hyper-focused on raw carnivore habits.
As reported by the New York Post via Yahoo News, a Florida tattoo shop owner made headlines on TLC’s My Strange Addiction for devouring two pounds of raw meat a day. Doctors eventually discovered she had developed a chronic, antibiotic-resistant E. coli infection in her colon from the ongoing habit.
Medical experts consistently warn that raw beef can harbor aggressive pathogens like Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, and E. coli. According to a comprehensive safety breakdown by USA Today, while high-end restaurants safely serve steak tartare by using tightly controlled environments, whole muscle cuts, and trimmed exterior surfaces, standard grocery store ground beef is an entirely different story.
Ground beef combines meat from multiple animals, and the grinding process spreads surface bacteria throughout the entire batch.
Here’s why you shouldn’t eat uncooked meat
Many online defenders point to older generations who ate “tiger meat” or “cannibal sandwiches” without getting sick. However, food safety experts note that commercial meat production has scaled drastically over the decades, increasing the cross-contamination risks during mass processing.
Furthermore, the physical toll of a foodborne illness can be severe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that foodborne pathogens lead to roughly 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths in the United States every year.
While the Florida creator might smile on camera after a quick bite, health agencies maintain that no amount of Lawry’s seasoning can make raw commercial ground beef safe to consume.
Noticed News reached out to the woman via TikTok.
