The reason why a piece of raw meat is added to the last meal of a condemned prisoner is actually because those corrupt officials put some half-baked meat in the last meal in order to perfunctory things, so some people think that a piece of raw meat will be added and the money will go to corrupt officials.

The last meal of the condemned man is also called the decapitation meal. Legend has it that the monarch of Chu, in order to show his magnanimity and tolerance, will let the condemned prisoners have a full meal at the last meal. So this meal is very rich,

By the Song Dynasty, the economy was developed, and the decapitated rice at that time could be said to be equivalent to the current French dinner, which could be said to be very luxurious. It is conceivable that this decapitated meal is also worth a lot of money. Later, when these corrupt officials appeared, the money was misappropriated. You will replace the deluxe set meal with some raw meat, or just a whole piece of raw meat.

However, there are some myths and legends in China about eating raw meat.

It is said that these criminals sentenced to death will go to hell after death. Then there is a vicious dog in the middle of hell. This evil dog eats these people who have gone to hell, but if you can eat a piece of raw meat before you die and give it to this evil dog when you get to hell, then the evil dog won't eat you and you can avoid pain.

However, this is also a myth. It's incredible. It's also possible that this rumor came into being among the people after death row inmates ate more raw meat. This rumor also explains why people eat raw meat.

Therefore, the real reason why condemned prisoners eat raw meat is the result of those ancient officials cutting corners, which is a tradition formed by their corruption.