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* Brago from ''Manga/ZatchBell'' once criticised his human partner, Sherry, for cooking the crocodile meat he'd caught, claiming that it would give more energy when eaten raw. Since Zatch, the main character, once expressed a preference for eating his TrademarkFavouriteFood (Japanese Yellowtail) raw, though he's perfectly happy to eat it prepared and cooked as well, this seems to be a general trait to [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Mamodo]] in the series.

* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/137185 No Reservations: Narnia,]]'' raw meat dishes are prominently featured alongside cooked ones at a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent Wer-Wolf]] bar in [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Narnia]]. Despite the ominous venue, they're all top-quality and beautifully seasoned, reflecting the Wers' HiddenDepths.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunksMeetTheWolfMan'', one of the signs that Theodore [[spoiler:is turning into a werewolf]] is that he starts asking for medium-rare steak.

* In ''WebVideo/{{Fred}} 2: Night of the Living Fred'', Fred sees his teacher Mr. Devlin order a steak rare--specifically requesting it "bloody"--at a restaurant. This furthers Fred's [[ActuallyNotAVampire suspicion that Mr. Devlin is a vampire]].

* The Newcomers from ''Film/AlienNation'' can't digest cooked meat, but enjoy raw meat. Beaver is a favorite.

* {{Subverted}} in ''Literature/TheInheritanceCycle'': Eragon asks if [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Urgals]] cook their food. The Urgal he's talking to is mildly insulted, noting that they're not animals.
* In ''The Long Walk'' by Creator/StephenKing, one character, [=McVries=], brings along a supply of raw hamburger on the titular walk, claiming it's a source of quick energy. The novel's viewpoint character, Ray Garraty, is unaware of any such benefits, but still admits (silently, to himself), to also enjoying raw hamburger.
* Gollum from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' started eating raw fish after he was cast from his home, partly because the deep, dark caverns he inhabited had plenty of fish but nothing to cook them with, but also because the [[ArtifactOfDoom One Ring]]'s influence caused him to [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous sink into savagery]]. As the page quote from the [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers movie adaptation]] makes clear, he even accuses Samwise Gamgee of "spoilin'" meat by cooking it.

* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''Freaky Eaters'', in which eating raw meat excessively and without precautions is explained to be a dangerous habit. Various segments are dedicated to weaning these consumers off of raw meat in favor of healthier alternatives.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' adventure [=WG5=] ''Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure''. When worn, the Kaftan of Ogrishness turns the wearer into an ogre (a large, primitive and aggressive monster) over a period of three days. One of the first symptoms of the impending transformation is that the wearer starts developing a hunger for increasingly raw meat.

* ''TabletopGame/HELLASWorldsOfSunAndStone'': Goregons prefer their meat raw and preferably still wriggling. Other species attending Goregon dinners tend to end up thoroughly grossed out.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': The Zora FishPeople eat raw fish. They note that the cooking pot at the inn and the non-fish ingredients at the general store are present mainly for Hylian tourists, while the merchant Ettu in the prequel ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'' is openly grossed out at the prospect of carrying edible plants to sell.

--> '''Bear Hugger''': I like raw fish.

* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'', some of the beast folk originated as humans, and some of them originated as wild animals or monsters. The latter sometimes mention how they had to adjust to cooked meat when they became sapient.
* A [[VillainsOutShopping villain-centered]] strip of ''[[VideoGame/DragaliaLost Dragalia Life]]'' has Nedrick taking a food order for the Agito. While Kai Yan simply states he wants [[RealMenEatMeat meat]], Volk explicitly orders raw meat for himself. Considering he's been known for an impoverished upbringing and a bloodthirsty personality, this isn't really out of character for Volk.

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Krosp, as a cat based construct, finds that humans desire for cooked food is a quirky hangup and at one point while they're traveling the wastelands tells Agatha she'll be missing the best part if she doesn't eat mouse heads raw. This statement makes her a bit sick to her stomach.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'': When cooking supper, Sam asks Florence how rare she wants her steak. It barely touches the grill before she says it's fine. Justified, as she's an uplifted wolf.
* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'': The eponymous [[FishPeople fish girl]] is an obligate carnivore who can't eat fruits, vegetables, starches, or any other plant-derived foods without puking them up (though she can at least eat cheese). This initially leads to some problems when she is first [[InterspeciesAdoption adopted]] by the vegetarian human Todd Smith, who realizes that he doesn't "have any food that won't kill her" and has to do an emergency grocery trip for meats.
* In one strip of ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'', Iki-Piki is disgusted that Spanners' chopped worm sandwiches are ''dead''.

* [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'' where the main character Spear, [[AllCavemenWereNeanderthals a prehistoric neanderthal]], often eats the animals he kills without further preparation but will, on other occasions, be shown roasting them over a fire as well. He is however unfamiliar with the concept of ''seasoning'', becoming visibly curious when Mira, a woman from a different culture, prepares a stew from meat and various vegetables but when he's offered a cooked tuber he finds it unpalatable and goes back to his own kill. Hilariously enough Fang, his [[UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex T-rex]] companion, is much more eager to sample Mira's food, stealing the first piece offered to Spear and sneakily eating the root Spear discarded as well.

* In ''WebVideo/{{Fred}} 2: Night of the Living Fred'', Fred sees his teacher Mr. Devlin order a steak rare--specifically specifying it "bloody"--at a restaurant. This furthers Fred's [[ActuallyNotAVampire suspicion that Mr. Devlin is a vampire]].

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* In ''VideoGame/ArkSurvivalEvolved'', predators receive more nutrition from raw meat than cooked meat, and most wild predators lose taming efficiency if fed cooked meat. However, cooked meat lasts longer and can be stacked in an inventory, and eating raw meat gives humans a health penalty.

* ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken'': Werewolves whose Primal Urge gets above a certain level can only derive nourishment from raw meat. They also have IdealIllnessImmunity, so they can ignore the usual health issues this would provoke.

->'''Sam:''' Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish. Even you couldn't say no to that.\\
'''Gollum:''' Oh yes we could. Spoilin' nice fish. Give it to us raw and wrrriggling; you keep nasty chips.\\

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* In ''The Long Walk'' by Creator/StephenKing, one character, McVries, brings along a supply of raw hamburger on the titular walk, claiming it's a source of quick energy. The novel's viewpoint character, Ray Garraty, is unaware of any such benefits, but still admits (silently, to himself), to also enjoying raw hamburger.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': When a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingon]] comes aboard the ''USS Enterprise'' as an exchange officer, he says "I will try some of your burned replicated bird meat". Part of their AlienLunch, gagh, is not only raw, but ''alive''. {{Justified|Trope}} since Klingon bodies, like most carnivores, must naturally put their food through a process to unlock nutrients that humans have to cook it to achieve.

* In one AlienLunch strip in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'', Iki-Piki is disgusted that Spanners' chopped worm sandwiches are ''dead''.

* Truth in television for carnivores (felines and vulpines at very least). Cooking breaks down foods which while it sanitizes it and makes it easier for humans to digest also breaks down taurine which means in absence of synthetic sources not eating raw meat can lead to malnutrition. Cooked pet food supplements it to aim for a best of both worlds (being less unpleasant to human via smell and shelf life of cooked meat while avoiding malnutrition.)

* ''Literature/{{Patternist}}'': Those infected with the extraterrestrial Clayark microorganisms come to crave [[BigEater huge amounts]] of raw, unseasoned food as their SuperSenses develop -- preferably meat, although they also eat vegetables. Some even chase down game and eat it fresh. By the time of ''Patternmaster'', their mutant descendants will happily [[ToServeMan eat humans]], albeit for ceremony as much as for nourishment.

* [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'' where the main character Spear, [[AllCavemenWereNeanderthals a prehistoric neanderthal]], often eats the animals he kills without further preparation but will, on other occasions, be shown roasting them over a fire as well. He is however unfamiliar with the concept of ''seasoning'', becoming visibly curious when Mira, a woman from a different culture, prepares a stew from meat and various vegetables but when he's offered him a cooked tuber he finds it unpalatable and goes back to his own kill. Hilariously enough Fang, his [[UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex T-rex]] companion, is much more eager to sample Mira's food, stealing the first piece offered to Spear and sneakily eating the root Spear discarded as well.

* Taken UpToEleven with the titular alien in ''Film/{{Paul}}'', who uses his HealingHands to ''resurrect'' a dead bird, and then [[BaitAndSwitch immediately eats it]], because to him, a living bird tastes better than a dead one.

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': [[spoiler:Bill Weasley]] is savaged by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback. Fortunately, Greyback wasn't transformed at the time of the attack, so the only side-effect (apart from some ugly scars) is the victim develops an unusual fondness for uncooked meat.

* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/137185 No Reservations: Narnia,]]'' raw meat dishes are prominently featured alongside cooked ones at a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent Wer-Wolf]] bar in [[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Narnia]]. Despite the ominous venue, they're all top-quality and beautifully seasoned, reflecting the Wers' HiddenDepths.

* Done as the punchline to a RunningGag in the ''Literature/StarTrekTheLostYears'' novel ''Traitor Winds''. After being teased by Uhura and Sulu for his unsophisticated taste in food thoughout the book, and conversely being utterly confused by why anyone would want to eat the weird things they order, the two senior officers are utterly floored to learn Chekov has a taste for steak tartare.

* ''Literature/MonstrousRegiment'': Rumors in the Zlobenian garrison state that Commander Vimes has eyes everywhere and eats only raw meat. He doesn't; the Watch's Airborne Division consists of a gnome who rides a hawk, and whenever they report to his office, Vimes orders raw rabbit for the hawk.
* {{Subverted}} in ''Literature/TheInheritanceCycle'': Eragon asks if [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Urgals]] cook their food. The Urgal he's talking to is mildly insulted, noting that they're not animals.
* In ''The Complete Plonker's Handbook'', one entry in the "Plonkers in Politics" chapter describes a backwoods Duke whose duchy is in a different timezone from London, and who doesn't speak any known language. He can be relied upon to vote for Government policy, however, as long as the Government leave chunks of raw meat in the correct division lobby.

* In one AlienLunch strip in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'', both Iki-Piki and Spanners are eating insects, but Iki-Piki is disgusted that Spanners' are ''dead''.

* In one AlienLunch strip in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'', both Ikki-Pikki and Spanners are eating insects, but Spanners is disgusted that Ikki-Pikki's are ''dead''.

e* In ''The Complete Plonker's Handbook'', one entry in the "Plonkers in Politics" chapter describes a backwoods Duke whose duchy is in a different timezone from London, and who doesn't speak any known language. He can be relied upon to vote for Government policy, however, as long as the Government leave chunks of raw meat in the correct division lobby.

* Happy from ''Manga/FairyTail'' loves his fish raw rather than cooked. This is shown when he gets upset over Natsu using his fire magic to fry a whole fish bigger than the two of them combined.

* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'': The eponymous [[FishPeople fish girl]] is an obligate carnivore who can't eat fruits, vegetables, starches, or any other plant-derived foods without puking them up (though she can at least eat cheese). This initially leads to some problems when she is first [[InterspeciesAdoption adopted]] by the vegetarian human Todd Smith, who realizes that he doesn't "have any food that won't kill her" and has to do an emergency grocery trip.