"Why can't we eat tigers and lions?"
The two little ones asked curiously. Animals like tigers and lions seemed nothing special to them, especially since they had been taught from the start that they were merely food.
They had no sense that lions and tigers were cute or worthy of admiration.
That was why they found Franz's behavior even harder to understand.
"Because eating them makes it easy to get sick."
The people around them all looked at Franz in surprise. After all, they had never heard of anyone getting sick from eating the meat of such ferocious beasts; on the contrary, they often heard people boast about its nourishing benefits.
"They're filthy."
Franz added.
"Can't we just wash them?"
Alexander voiced what everyone was thinking. If it was dirty, they could simply wash it properly. What was so troublesome about that?
Franz had no choice but to continue.
"These wild beasts carry bacteria and parasites, and they may also have unknown viruses.
"With our current medical technology, we cannot completely deal with these problems, so we must not touch such things."
Franz had originally wanted to beat around the bush, but considering that germ theory had already been established, there was no need for him to hide it.
However, Karl Augustus felt that his chance to shine had come and immediately said, "Then, Father, couldn't we first cure the meat, then steam it at high temperatures or fry it directly in oil to ensure the germs are killed and make it safe to eat?"
Alexander, beside him, seemed to have been inspired as well and hurriedly added, "Father, we can first refrigerate the meat at a low temperature, then fry it at high heat. That would make the effect even more thorough."
Franz was rendered speechless. The methods the