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Bonus protein

by christkv 12d ago

Bonus protein

jagermo 12d ago
Sell it as "protein tuna" and you can even markup the prices!
- christkv 12d ago
  The protein tuna diet
jmclnx 12d ago
I wonder how this will affect sushi ? Could people eating that get infected ? Seems in very rare cases the answer is yes. I am from an older generation, I have never nor will ever eat sushi :)
- nekusar 12d ago
  So what makes raw fish safe is that the fish is froze at a temp for a period of time. Its different depending on temp and duration. But the cold kills the parasites. Its why "sashimi grade fish" is safe.
  - Rooster61 12d ago
    > "sashimi grade fish" This term has no legal definition and is unregulated. A fish caught, cut, and thrown on a plate as sashimi could be called sashimi grade having never touched a freezer to kill off parasites.
- throwawaysoxjje 12d ago
  It won’t. sushi is flash frozen for exactly this reason
- dgacmu 12d ago
  It doesn't, really - this is a known hazard. You want fish that was flash-frozen very rapidly after harvesting. It's tastier and it kills (these types of) parasites. Which is basically what you're going to get at any decent sushi place. Never too old to try something that is incredibly delicious. :-) My mom (born 1943) introduced me to sushi. Can't blame generation there.
- ddarolfi 12d ago
  All sushi fish is frozen for some number of days to kill anything. I guess the only risk would come from somebody not doing there job properly, but I'm sure a sushi chef would notice a living worm parasite in the fish they are cutting
  - timcobb 12d ago
    Yeah these are microscopic
    - drabbiticus 12d ago
      I don't think that the Anisakis species discussed in this article would generally be considered microscopic, as demonstrated by various photos included in the article. The Trypanorhyncha larvae are smaller, but also likely to be visible without microscopy as well, on the basis of the scale I'm inferring from the included photos vs. the muscle striation in the tuna.
    - pvaldes 12d ago
      Larvae are tiny and translucent and mold with each jump from one host to the next, I can assure you by direct experience than the adults colonies could pass for a noodless dish at the first look.
  - hasanpiker 12d ago
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- ecshafer 12d ago
  You can eat Sushi that is cooked, and there are even vegetarian rolls that don't have any fish. Sushi is quite good.
- bitwize 12d ago
  It's not a generational thing, at least not anymore. People older than you were eating sushi back when Western businesses started intensely transacting with the Japanese in the late 20th century (60s, 70s, 80s).
- esseph 12d ago
  > have never nor will ever eat sushi You're really missing out. It's probably my favorite food on the planet, lol.
- pvaldes 12d ago
  Assuring than no undesirable worms reach the table, ever, is the main reason of Japanese having developed sushi. Every fish in Japan destined to be served as sushi is ultra frozen first
pulvinar 12d ago
Futurama covered this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasites_Lost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasites_Lost

Bonus protein

jagermo 12d ago

Sell it as "protein tuna" and you can even markup the prices!

christkv 12d ago
The protein tuna diet

jmclnx 12d ago

I wonder how this will affect sushi ? Could people eating that get infected ? Seems in very rare cases the answer is yes. I am from an older generation, I have never nor will ever eat sushi :)

nekusar 12d ago
So what makes raw fish safe is that the fish is froze at a temp for a period of time. Its different depending on temp and duration. But the cold kills the parasites. Its why "sashimi grade fish" is safe.
- Rooster61 12d ago
  > "sashimi grade fish" This term has no legal definition and is unregulated. A fish caught, cut, and thrown on a plate as sashimi could be called sashimi grade having never touched a freezer to kill off parasites.
throwawaysoxjje 12d ago
It won’t. sushi is flash frozen for exactly this reason
dgacmu 12d ago
It doesn't, really - this is a known hazard. You want fish that was flash-frozen very rapidly after harvesting. It's tastier and it kills (these types of) parasites. Which is basically what you're going to get at any decent sushi place. Never too old to try something that is incredibly delicious. :-) My mom (born 1943) introduced me to sushi. Can't blame generation there.
ddarolfi 12d ago
All sushi fish is frozen for some number of days to kill anything. I guess the only risk would come from somebody not doing there job properly, but I'm sure a sushi chef would notice a living worm parasite in the fish they are cutting
- timcobb 12d ago
  Yeah these are microscopic
  - drabbiticus 12d ago
    I don't think that the Anisakis species discussed in this article would generally be considered microscopic, as demonstrated by various photos included in the article. The Trypanorhyncha larvae are smaller, but also likely to be visible without microscopy as well, on the basis of the scale I'm inferring from the included photos vs. the muscle striation in the tuna.
  - pvaldes 12d ago
    Larvae are tiny and translucent and mold with each jump from one host to the next, I can assure you by direct experience than the adults colonies could pass for a noodless dish at the first look.
- hasanpiker 12d ago
  [dead]
ecshafer 12d ago
You can eat Sushi that is cooked, and there are even vegetarian rolls that don't have any fish. Sushi is quite good.
bitwize 12d ago
It's not a generational thing, at least not anymore. People older than you were eating sushi back when Western businesses started intensely transacting with the Japanese in the late 20th century (60s, 70s, 80s).
esseph 12d ago
> have never nor will ever eat sushi You're really missing out. It's probably my favorite food on the planet, lol.
pvaldes 12d ago
Assuring than no undesirable worms reach the table, ever, is the main reason of Japanese having developed sushi. Every fish in Japan destined to be served as sushi is ultra frozen first

pulvinar 12d ago

Futurama covered this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasites_Lost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasites_Lost