Food

[MarkO]

Is it true that if you eat sushi, you will DEFINITELY have parasites?

I accidentally ran into some vids on the Tube about it, and now am a bit freaked out.
But only very little bit - I figure, as log as they aren't disrupting my life, it's live and let live.
It's not as I am not a parasite myself.

No, I don't think it is guaranteed. If the fish has been frozen and defrosted then prepared I think that reduces the likelihood.
Mercury poisoning is another consederation !

MrsO had Ciguatera from eating reef fish, she was in a bad way and symptoms of one sort or another continued for months. Especially the neurological ones. We don't eat reef fish anymore (never eat Barracuda !)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera

[CanadianStraps]

Is it true that if you eat sushi, you will DEFINITELY have parasites?

If so, them I am chock-a-block with parasites.

And, if the above is true, then I DEFINITELY have trichinosis as well. Heck, I've probably got a touch of everything if the rules are that black and white.

[CanadianStraps]

MrsO had Ciguatera from eating reef fish,

Yikes, not fun! I've had barracuda and amberjack many times, luckily to no I'll effect. I had a friend that came home years ago from a vacation with ciguatera that unfortunately also gave him alodynia. The worst of which he had from Mid February into March at the time, up here where everything is in the -20s. It was a very dire and miserable time for him, scary to boot.

[Henry Krinkle]

I've had horse a few times, it's really nothing special. I thought I had the opportunity once to try whale, but when I was there is was unavailable. How was it? Did you enjoy it? How was it prepared?

Horse makes great cold cuts. As a kid smoked horse meat is the only cold cut I would eat.

[Henry Krinkle]

No, I don't think it is guaranteed. If the fish has been frozen and defrosted then prepared I think that reduces the likelihood.
Mercury poisoning is another consederation !

MrsO had Ciguatera from eating reef fish, she was in a bad way and symptoms of one sort or another continued for months. Especially the neurological ones. We don't eat reef fish anymore (never eat Barracuda !)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera

Amberjack- check.

Grouper- check.

Snapper- check.

Parrot fish- check

Trigger fish- check

Lion fish- every chance I get.

So far, no ill effects.

[MarkO]

We tried to get people to eat the lion fish here but it didn't really take off.
I presume that where the fish comes from determines the chance of getting sick.
It is quite rare here but neither of us wants to risk it.

[Henry Krinkle]

We tried to get people to eat the lion fish here but it didn't really take off.
I presume that where the fish comes from determines the chance of getting sick.
It is quite rare here but neither of us wants to risk it.

Lion fish is one of my all time favourite fish to eat. I keep hearing that they want to turn it into an industry but it doesn't seem to be catching on.

[Chronopolitano]

If so, them I am chock-a-block with parasites.

And, if the above is true, then I DEFINITELY have trichinosis as well. Heck, I've probably got a touch of everything if the rules are that black and white.

What I wanna know is, How is it possible for them critters to lay 200,000 eggs per day? per DAY!
and not choke the living poo out of the host?

DO most of the eggs get flushed out?
Either way, just gross!

[geoffbot]

I've had horse a few times, it's really nothing special. I thought I had the opportunity once to try whale, but when I was there is was unavailable. How was it? Did you enjoy it? How was it prepared?

The whale steak was cooked insanely rare and garnished with chilli strands, served with a soy and rice wine glaze. Was devine. Much meatier than I was expecting, much more so than tuna steak even.

[CanadianStraps]

Well, it is a mammal, not a fish, so I would assume it to be very different.

Its still on my list to try.