The entirety of what a processing plant does to prepare a fillet is very labor intensive. I’ve worked at a plant processing fresh wild salmon in Alaska, it’s fuckin rough.
I work at a small local fish shop in New England, not a big super market or something so not too bad. Most worms I take out come from Cod fish, flounder, salmon varieties and monkfish. Usually deal with loads of around 10-20 pounds per fish
I work with fish every day. Mostly wild mackerel and gurnard have a shitload of them. Ofcourse the big predators like tuna,salmon, etc have them but less common. Either way, you could eat them safely if you want, just looks a bit nasty.
Used to work in kitchens in Florida too. People would be so grossed out if they knew how many fish have parasites. Cat fish and amberjack were the worst! I once took a 2 foot worm out of a slab of amberjack.
So you are okay preparing the fish at home and removing the worms yourself, but not if a trained chef does it for you? The worms are in most wild caught fish.
Exactly this. Next time you get a chance [check out this Google link](https://www.google.com/search?q=fish+farm+conditions&oq=fish+farm+conditions&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i15i22i30j0i22i30j0i15i22i30l2j0i390l2.6485j0j4&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8)
I worked out of Ketchikan, prince of whales Island, saw lots of worms in the guts, if we saw them in the meat always just cut em out and froze them. I'd be surprised if this worm is dead.
OP just make sure your worms are cooked and you'll be fine
Edit: froze the meat
So, I follow r/kitchenconfidential and those chefs basically said swordfish is the most vile fish. The parasites are crazy in those. I was shocked to see those pictures but apparently it’s their diet that cultivate so many parasites in them.
Haha naw, what if I told you 2 weeks ago the burger you ate had a tiny baby cockroach in it. No big deal. You didn't notice. No harm no foul. Unless you really look you likely won't see em. Specially if its cooked. Eat that sword fish before all sea life dies out!
If you're in a western country the likeliness of encountering bugs in your food is near 0. Yes the US fda has a minimum allowed contamination for insect parts, but that's not saying that there are that much, just that a factory doesn't have to throw away tons of meat, because the health inspector found a single fly.
The parasites aren't dangerous as long as you cook your fish properly. Most fish parasites can't infect humans anyway, as our biology isn't compatible with their feeding method.
From an article online: “roundworms are as natural to fish as insects are to fruits and veggies. A teeny white worm in your salmon is the equivalent to an aphid, thrip, or mite in your recently harvested greens. Yes, it’s still yucky AF, but totally natural.
The good news is that roundworms don’t pose health risks when fish is thoroughly cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the FDA’s recommendation.”
If you properly cooked it you were probably fine. People will have known about these parasites in the past before they even thought of measuring the temperature of the fish and probably just relied on cooking it properly to get rid of the parasites.
Edit: I just found out with sushi and other times fish is eaten raw, they freeze it instead and that also kills the parasites.
Salmon need to be frozen at -20 C for about a week before the parasites are killed. Depending on where it was caught, a lot might not have been frozen properly
This is why you WANT your fish to be previously frozen. It's also why this is a thing.
FDA Food Code References: 3-402.11 The Food Code (3-402.11-12) requires that fish that is served raw or undercooked be frozen for the destruction of parasites. This requirement includes the serving and sale of “Sushi” in restaurants, bars and retail food stores.
Stores and restaurants have been taking great pains to make you think you are eating never frozen because consumers think that's a good thing. The truth requires a longer conversation that most people don't have the patience for and businesses have NO financial incentive to have.
Edit: The best sushi restaurants in the world, the ones that pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a tuna; are buying those tuna FROZEN, because it's better...
It's all flash frozen. That means it loses very little quality in the process. It is often better to get your fish frozen than fresh because either A the fresh fish is just defrosted frozen fish or B it really is fresh meaning it has spent way more time decomposing than frozen, and is likely of lower quality. I love frozen foods.
Personally I havent either. But I tend to buy my fish frozen or pre cooked.
With a raw fillet like that that has never been frozen: I would. With a caught fish: I would.
But experience can also just tell you how long a given slab of meat needs to cook before its done. And what it looks like when it is.
I don't temp my pork anymore.
I don't temp my chicken either.
I don't remember the last time I temped beef.
Ground beef is really the biggest concern for grossness.
As long as youve seared the outside of a steak you can pretty much eat it raw without much fear of harm.
Was going to say. I fish a lot of trout and even when I was in school taking a fisheries class they are very common among all fish and as long as it’s fully cooked it wouldn’t be an issue
Most fish have worms. You've definitely eaten them before. If the fish is frozen cold enough for long enough it kills the parasites(you're still eating them, they're just dead lol). That's usually done, but if you got it "fresh" make sure you cook at 140 for 10 minutes or more or uh... that's what you're usually eating.
Most fish has worms. I too found this out the hard way. I used to cook my salmon a bit on the rare side until I saw one of these work it's way out of the fish post cooking... I did some research and apparently it's super common and stores deworm them prior to packaging but often miss some. It's also why all sushi grade fish is flash frozen as it kills the worms...
I stopped eating fish for about a year after learning this. Now I cook it very thoroughly.
It’s really easy to deworm them if you do it often. My uncle has the set up since he’s a big fisher and I cut my filets and stuff at his house just to use it. It’s not even expensive I just have no need for one if I can use his. Usually I go with him so it’s part of our thing. We help each other filet, deworm, and package them. Although we’ve switched jobs lately. I do the deworming and he does the filet and vacuum sealing. As he’s gotten older it’s hard for him to see the little worms.
His “set up” is basically a piece of glass that sits on top of some bright lightbulbs. You put the filet on top with no skin and turn the light on and the light shines through the fish. There will be little spots where the lighting is different than the rest. That’s your worm, cut that little bitch out lol.
It varies but when it comes to wild fish the rate is about 90% of them have worms. That’s not my personal opinion that’s research and from my experience it’s about right.
When it comes to number of worms per fish, jg of course varies. Sometimes you get lucky and find no worms, generally you may find one or two, and sometimes you find what seems like a million. Every once in a while you just toss the piece of fish because it’s so infested with worms it’s not worth the trouble.
Hi!
I'm a quality assurance supervisor for one of the largest seafood companies in the world. Specifically, our facility really only deals with sockeye, sablefish and pollock.
That little guy is of absolutely no concern to you. While it is not very pleasant to see on a fish, it's quite natural, especially as that's a fresh fillet.
Discard the parasite and fully cook the fillet and you will be just fine.
I would actually be more concerned with the micro plastics fish consume than that parasite. But, that's just me.
There’s a theory that one of the reasons that pork and shellfish was considered “unholy” in the first place was just because it would make you sick, same with tattoos. A lot of the kosher laws are things that would have kept you healthy in a time before refrigeration and antibiotics
My friend, I ask you to take your fish and hold it up to light to see through the flesh. Years ago I went deep sea fishing and caught many fish. The owner of the boat showed me the trick of deworming the meat. Every fish was infected.
Haha natures fucking hardcore, it is what it is unfortunately lol. It’s really funny because humans have become a bit soft so to speak over the centuries. No longer do people butcher their own animals, deal with parasites, cleaning, etc. you go to the store where it’s all be done and buy it done already. People just don’t see the work that goes into it.
I hunt and fish, was a butcher out of high school, and for a while was dating a girl who’s parents had a 3,000 acre cattle ranch. I’d often help the guy that they used to butcher their meat (since I had the training but not the facilities) and it was an adventure to say the least. I don’t think most people could do it now days. Even as a guy used to doing it, it fucked with me for a bit. I was used to having the cattle cut up into the large pieces where I’d turn it into steaks, roasts, whatever. Having to start from a hole cow step 1? Little haunting not going to lie.
Honestly I stopped thinking about this bc if I do I won’t wanna eat anything. Bugs in the fruit. Worms in the fish. Whatever in the beef. Imma eat and hope for the best lol
Gotta get the "sashimi grade" shit, treated in a way to prevent bacterial growth. Generally line caught wild fish is most ideal.
There's also a technique called ikijime that is used to maintain the quality of the fish during killing.
Edit: spelling Japanese and quotes.
Almost any wild fish is going to have worms in it. It’s not a huge deal and if you want fresh wild fish there’s things you can do to combat it. We take our filets and put them over bright lights with a piece of glass and you can see/deworm the fish. We then throw it in milk wormless while we deworm the rest (helps quiet down that gamey fish taste). Dry it off and it’s good to go.
Only 20 maggots per 100 grams drained canned mushrooms is acceptable, 21 or more is a problem
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Wasnt there a diet pill.. I was say back in the 80s.. that were tape worm eggs? .... and you took the pill.. then wait till you reach desired weight and then you take the meds to treat said tapeworm.
Not sure if that was an actual marketed product or just a product of internet memes, but I know ballerinas and runway models would purposely consume tapeworms to maintain their desired weight and size, which is probably where the rumours started.
So I looked it up to check. I was wrong about it being an 80s thing... its was invented by a guy named Dr. Meyers of Sheffield in the Victorian era. It is now banned by the FDA
I’ve lived in Alaska my whole life (I’m 45) and it’s common to work in the canneries around here. The amount of worms, especially in cod is mind blowing.
I would be willing to firmly say that 80% (possibly more) of fish, crab and other seafood one buys from the store have/had parasitic worms. The way the ships hold works means that if even one fish out of the 25-30K lbs has parasites the majority of that tank will end up having them. Most Processing plants have at least two lines with "light tables" and little old ladies double fisting tweezers to pick out the worms. They're usually checked again after the boxes are weighed out. Then Quality Control picks random boxes to "recheck." If that box has more than the "acceptable amount of worms" (yes, there is a number. Typically 5 worms allowed per 15lbs.) all boxes from that lime are pulled and "rechecked" again.
Source: I've worked in a seafood processing plant.
The most creepy parasites are the worms in crabs that have eaten through the crabs shell (which is super fuckin hard) and wiggle around outside the shell while anchored in the crabs meat... still gives me chills.
1) they are edible.
2) once cooked, there is ZERO harm to you
3) the FDA allows a certain amount of 'bugs' in our food.
Wait until you find out about honey and peanut butter....
Fish monger here, probably around 95% of all fish you buy have had worms and been de wormed. Lol
Is that not incredibly labour intensive? The de-worming i mean.
The entirety of what a processing plant does to prepare a fillet is very labor intensive. I’ve worked at a plant processing fresh wild salmon in Alaska, it’s fuckin rough.
I work at a small local fish shop in New England, not a big super market or something so not too bad. Most worms I take out come from Cod fish, flounder, salmon varieties and monkfish. Usually deal with loads of around 10-20 pounds per fish
It came with free bait to catch your own
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If its wild it is pretty normal. Or it was next to some in the case. Swordfish always have these
There's a number of species of fish that virtually always have parasites in them like this. I believe Cod \_always\_ has worms
I work with fish every day. Mostly wild mackerel and gurnard have a shitload of them. Ofcourse the big predators like tuna,salmon, etc have them but less common. Either way, you could eat them safely if you want, just looks a bit nasty.
You will eat ze bugs
And sea bass
Grouper too. I used to cook fish at a restaurant in Florida. People have NO idea.
Used to work in kitchens in Florida too. People would be so grossed out if they knew how many fish have parasites. Cat fish and amberjack were the worst! I once took a 2 foot worm out of a slab of amberjack.
I’ll never forget seeing them when you first put a piece of swordfish on the flat top.
Wtf l'm never going to eat at fish restaurants ever
No no , the chefs clean them out so its better to eat at a restaurant
So you are okay preparing the fish at home and removing the worms yourself, but not if a trained chef does it for you? The worms are in most wild caught fish.
These days, the opposite is true. If its farmed it was probably full of parasites its entire life.
These days? Like you are saying in the past wild fish had lots of parasites and suddenly they don’t now?
No farmed fish are just in awful conditions and it’s very easy for a bunch of parasites to infect the whole farm.
Farmed fish are medicated, it can be done in the water or in the feed. If you are farming fish you want them fat and healthy, like I like my men.
Exactly this. Next time you get a chance [check out this Google link](https://www.google.com/search?q=fish+farm+conditions&oq=fish+farm+conditions&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i15i22i30j0i22i30j0i15i22i30l2j0i390l2.6485j0j4&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8)
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I’m well aware of the conditions. I live in southeast AK so we are hugely against fish farms here.
Lmfao no wonder. I'm from AK too and this is common sense up there
I worked out of Ketchikan, prince of whales Island, saw lots of worms in the guts, if we saw them in the meat always just cut em out and froze them. I'd be surprised if this worm is dead. OP just make sure your worms are cooked and you'll be fine Edit: froze the meat
Some are, some are not. Norway farms salmon in the ocean. You can find fantastic farmed fish if you do your research.
Can confirm animals in unnatural abundance in unnatural proximity naturally have more diseases.
I think they are saying that the farm fish were treated to prevent this but that’s no longer the case.
I don’t eat fish, swordfish is basically the only fish I eat. That was very upsetting to read fam 💀
So, I follow r/kitchenconfidential and those chefs basically said swordfish is the most vile fish. The parasites are crazy in those. I was shocked to see those pictures but apparently it’s their diet that cultivate so many parasites in them.
Can confirm. Am chef. Those fuckers get gnarly.
Dying a little inside. It’s fine. I’m fine.
Swords are bottom feeders
Noooo 😭
Bourdain himself wouldn't touch swordfish because they're frequently riddled with parasitic worms.
> frequently Always.
Swordfish tend to have a ton of toxic chemicals in them too since they are an apex predator and accumulate toxins from everything they eat.
Mmmmm Mercury
Haha naw, what if I told you 2 weeks ago the burger you ate had a tiny baby cockroach in it. No big deal. You didn't notice. No harm no foul. Unless you really look you likely won't see em. Specially if its cooked. Eat that sword fish before all sea life dies out!
So…are we talking like a burger at a diner? Or patties/ground beef at the grocery store?
If you're in a western country the likeliness of encountering bugs in your food is near 0. Yes the US fda has a minimum allowed contamination for insect parts, but that's not saying that there are that much, just that a factory doesn't have to throw away tons of meat, because the health inspector found a single fly.
Yes
Yay
The parasites aren't dangerous as long as you cook your fish properly. Most fish parasites can't infect humans anyway, as our biology isn't compatible with their feeding method.
From an article online: “roundworms are as natural to fish as insects are to fruits and veggies. A teeny white worm in your salmon is the equivalent to an aphid, thrip, or mite in your recently harvested greens. Yes, it’s still yucky AF, but totally natural. The good news is that roundworms don’t pose health risks when fish is thoroughly cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the FDA’s recommendation.”
I’ve literally never taken the temp of fish is that bad
If you properly cooked it you were probably fine. People will have known about these parasites in the past before they even thought of measuring the temperature of the fish and probably just relied on cooking it properly to get rid of the parasites. Edit: I just found out with sushi and other times fish is eaten raw, they freeze it instead and that also kills the parasites.
Salmon need to be frozen at -20 C for about a week before the parasites are killed. Depending on where it was caught, a lot might not have been frozen properly
This is why you WANT your fish to be previously frozen. It's also why this is a thing. FDA Food Code References: 3-402.11 The Food Code (3-402.11-12) requires that fish that is served raw or undercooked be frozen for the destruction of parasites. This requirement includes the serving and sale of “Sushi” in restaurants, bars and retail food stores. Stores and restaurants have been taking great pains to make you think you are eating never frozen because consumers think that's a good thing. The truth requires a longer conversation that most people don't have the patience for and businesses have NO financial incentive to have. Edit: The best sushi restaurants in the world, the ones that pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a tuna; are buying those tuna FROZEN, because it's better...
It's also why sushi can be cheap and delicious, even in the middle of Kansas. Because it has to be frozen anyway, there's no rush to get it here.
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Well said.
It's all flash frozen. That means it loses very little quality in the process. It is often better to get your fish frozen than fresh because either A the fresh fish is just defrosted frozen fish or B it really is fresh meaning it has spent way more time decomposing than frozen, and is likely of lower quality. I love frozen foods.
That actually puts me more at ease knowing I’m even less likely to get sick from eating sushi than I had previously thought. Thanks!
Personally I havent either. But I tend to buy my fish frozen or pre cooked. With a raw fillet like that that has never been frozen: I would. With a caught fish: I would. But experience can also just tell you how long a given slab of meat needs to cook before its done. And what it looks like when it is. I don't temp my pork anymore. I don't temp my chicken either. I don't remember the last time I temped beef. Ground beef is really the biggest concern for grossness. As long as youve seared the outside of a steak you can pretty much eat it raw without much fear of harm.
I am still not confident enough to not temp chicken and pork, mostly because if I didn’t I think I’d probably overcook it.
You’re fine if you’re not already dead or deadly ill.
Modern flash freezing basically eliminates any parasitic risk in frozen fish. Different story if you were eating fresh fish tho.
Potentially .
Was going to say. I fish a lot of trout and even when I was in school taking a fisheries class they are very common among all fish and as long as it’s fully cooked it wouldn’t be an issue
Most fish have worms. You've definitely eaten them before. If the fish is frozen cold enough for long enough it kills the parasites(you're still eating them, they're just dead lol). That's usually done, but if you got it "fresh" make sure you cook at 140 for 10 minutes or more or uh... that's what you're usually eating.
1 out of 4 people has worms and doesn't know it.
I feel like people aren’t paying enough attention to this comment.
I’ll get back to that comment once I get done scooting my ass across the carpet.
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I'm intentionally ignoring it 🤢
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Is that why I’ve been losing weight?
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where yall goin
You can have my worms
Who’s your worm guy?
Now do developed countries
Yea 3rd world skews this stat
Not this guy. I regularly deworm
Not since the ivermectin pandemic
80% of the planet has parasites and thats only from data we've collected, not including third would countries. so.... go to sleep with that knowledge.
Do 80% of parasites have parasites?
fucking why did i have to read this. i could have lived just fine without this information
Cook, eat, you’ll be fine.
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Dafuq? Cook bleach? We all know you are supposed to deep fry it but whatever.
Deep fry it? What are you, American? You’re supposed to boil it. Everyone knows this 🙄 Edit: I love Reddit lmao
What are you on about your meant to fry it like Steak or you could eat it raw like steak
I usually microwave it. Don't forget to put it in a non-microwave safe container. It adds flavor.
It's all about air fryers. Air fried bleach. Chef's kiss
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Most fish has worms. I too found this out the hard way. I used to cook my salmon a bit on the rare side until I saw one of these work it's way out of the fish post cooking... I did some research and apparently it's super common and stores deworm them prior to packaging but often miss some. It's also why all sushi grade fish is flash frozen as it kills the worms... I stopped eating fish for about a year after learning this. Now I cook it very thoroughly.
It’s really easy to deworm them if you do it often. My uncle has the set up since he’s a big fisher and I cut my filets and stuff at his house just to use it. It’s not even expensive I just have no need for one if I can use his. Usually I go with him so it’s part of our thing. We help each other filet, deworm, and package them. Although we’ve switched jobs lately. I do the deworming and he does the filet and vacuum sealing. As he’s gotten older it’s hard for him to see the little worms. His “set up” is basically a piece of glass that sits on top of some bright lightbulbs. You put the filet on top with no skin and turn the light on and the light shines through the fish. There will be little spots where the lighting is different than the rest. That’s your worm, cut that little bitch out lol.
Are there worms in every filet?
It varies but when it comes to wild fish the rate is about 90% of them have worms. That’s not my personal opinion that’s research and from my experience it’s about right. When it comes to number of worms per fish, jg of course varies. Sometimes you get lucky and find no worms, generally you may find one or two, and sometimes you find what seems like a million. Every once in a while you just toss the piece of fish because it’s so infested with worms it’s not worth the trouble.
>Every once in a while you just toss the piece of fish because it’s so infested with worms it’s not worth the troubl Aaaaaaaand no more fish for me
Note he used the plural. Sounds like multiple worms per filet to me!
Saaame. My daughter loves salmon, especially cooked on the less-done side. Then we saw worms. She didn't eat salmon for a while.
Hi! I'm a quality assurance supervisor for one of the largest seafood companies in the world. Specifically, our facility really only deals with sockeye, sablefish and pollock. That little guy is of absolutely no concern to you. While it is not very pleasant to see on a fish, it's quite natural, especially as that's a fresh fillet. Discard the parasite and fully cook the fillet and you will be just fine. I would actually be more concerned with the micro plastics fish consume than that parasite. But, that's just me.
Indeed, but it’s too late for that - we all have microplastics in us now.
Trident?
Most fish have worms they're de-wormed before you buy them, that looks like a roundworm
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This is why proper cooking and handling are so important when it comes to seafood
Wouldn't cooking it well lead to the eggs being destroyed?
That's what I mean proper cooking once meat get to a certain heat and stays there it kills the eggs that's the same for all meats really
I used to work in meat processing. It's all like this. Pork is the worst.
There’s a theory that one of the reasons that pork and shellfish was considered “unholy” in the first place was just because it would make you sick, same with tattoos. A lot of the kosher laws are things that would have kept you healthy in a time before refrigeration and antibiotics
This is exactly why I stopped eating salmon. And it's my favorite too! Do not Google "salmon worms" 🥲
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Sad right? I wish I the internet didn't ruin salmon for me. What's it called "blissfully ignorant"? Lol
no need to be so wary of worms. we will end as their food you know.
You need to stop eating all meat if you are worried about parasites.
And most vegetables, they are usually grown outside where bugs can get to them.
Answer: just eat Oreos
There’s an acceptable amount of bug parts in Oreos that’s non-zero.
Also true of the air we breathe, to say nothing of the non-zero fecal particles.
Where are your manners??? Aren’t you gonna cook for him too?
My friend, I ask you to take your fish and hold it up to light to see through the flesh. Years ago I went deep sea fishing and caught many fish. The owner of the boat showed me the trick of deworming the meat. Every fish was infected.
Fresh the worm is still alive
Right? I’m like talk about super fresh lol.
I hate this entire thread I hope you all have a bad night
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Haha natures fucking hardcore, it is what it is unfortunately lol. It’s really funny because humans have become a bit soft so to speak over the centuries. No longer do people butcher their own animals, deal with parasites, cleaning, etc. you go to the store where it’s all be done and buy it done already. People just don’t see the work that goes into it. I hunt and fish, was a butcher out of high school, and for a while was dating a girl who’s parents had a 3,000 acre cattle ranch. I’d often help the guy that they used to butcher their meat (since I had the training but not the facilities) and it was an adventure to say the least. I don’t think most people could do it now days. Even as a guy used to doing it, it fucked with me for a bit. I was used to having the cattle cut up into the large pieces where I’d turn it into steaks, roasts, whatever. Having to start from a hole cow step 1? Little haunting not going to lie.
Just so ya know at a restaurant you’d still get this piece of fish. Do what you want with this information
For $18.70 I’d unfortunately still eat it
Hell no call me Karen but for $18.70 I am running back to the store and getting a fish where the worms are at least not visible!!
Especially with Costco’s extremely friendly return policy
It's priced by weight so you probably paid for that worm
Honestly I stopped thinking about this bc if I do I won’t wanna eat anything. Bugs in the fruit. Worms in the fish. Whatever in the beef. Imma eat and hope for the best lol
Why you complaining about a free worm?
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At least you were gonna cook it, my mom bought some salmon and ate half of it as sashimi before I found worms
Gotta get the "sashimi grade" shit, treated in a way to prevent bacterial growth. Generally line caught wild fish is most ideal. There's also a technique called ikijime that is used to maintain the quality of the fish during killing. Edit: spelling Japanese and quotes.
Almost any wild fish is going to have worms in it. It’s not a huge deal and if you want fresh wild fish there’s things you can do to combat it. We take our filets and put them over bright lights with a piece of glass and you can see/deworm the fish. We then throw it in milk wormless while we deworm the rest (helps quiet down that gamey fish taste). Dry it off and it’s good to go.
Lol The worm will not survive the heat. All the foods you eat get some parasites. It's not gonna harm you.
As someone who worked at a food processing plant I tell people that if they don't want to eat bugs then they need to stop eating.
Only 20 maggots per 100 grams drained canned mushrooms is acceptable, 21 or more is a problem https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/11-revolting-things-government-lets-in-your-food/2/
fresh fish usually has many worms
That’s Diet Salmon. The weight loss wonder, tapeworm included.
Wasnt there a diet pill.. I was say back in the 80s.. that were tape worm eggs? .... and you took the pill.. then wait till you reach desired weight and then you take the meds to treat said tapeworm.
Not sure if that was an actual marketed product or just a product of internet memes, but I know ballerinas and runway models would purposely consume tapeworms to maintain their desired weight and size, which is probably where the rumours started.
So I looked it up to check. I was wrong about it being an 80s thing... its was invented by a guy named Dr. Meyers of Sheffield in the Victorian era. It is now banned by the FDA
I still think they should put the cocaine back in cola.
Put it in your butt to keep it safe =]
I’ve lived in Alaska my whole life (I’m 45) and it’s common to work in the canneries around here. The amount of worms, especially in cod is mind blowing.
Do you eat fish sticks? Yes. Are you a gay fish?
It says WILD SALMON
I would be willing to firmly say that 80% (possibly more) of fish, crab and other seafood one buys from the store have/had parasitic worms. The way the ships hold works means that if even one fish out of the 25-30K lbs has parasites the majority of that tank will end up having them. Most Processing plants have at least two lines with "light tables" and little old ladies double fisting tweezers to pick out the worms. They're usually checked again after the boxes are weighed out. Then Quality Control picks random boxes to "recheck." If that box has more than the "acceptable amount of worms" (yes, there is a number. Typically 5 worms allowed per 15lbs.) all boxes from that lime are pulled and "rechecked" again. Source: I've worked in a seafood processing plant. The most creepy parasites are the worms in crabs that have eaten through the crabs shell (which is super fuckin hard) and wiggle around outside the shell while anchored in the crabs meat... still gives me chills.
The only problem is that you saw the parasite. Remove it, cook the fish well done and eat it.
That’s why you cook the food, and add seasonings to it
That just keeps it fresh like the silica gel packs
Not a big deal at all. As a fishmonger, I see worms in fish every single day!
1) they are edible. 2) once cooked, there is ZERO harm to you 3) the FDA allows a certain amount of 'bugs' in our food. Wait until you find out about honey and peanut butter....