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Default Raw fresh water fish

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "Dimitri" > wrote:
>
> > "Omelet" > wrote in message
> > news
> > >
> > > Inspired by the trout thread. I'd personally never eat fresh water fish
> > > raw... and I'm generally a fan of raw food:
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonorchis_sinensis
> > >
> > > There are other parasites equally as insidious.

> >
> > Raw Fresh water fish is and always has been a NoNo.
> >
> > Dimitri

>
> But not everybody seems to know that.
> There is also a rather large tapeworm that can be transmitted that way.
> Can't think of the genus and species at the moment...
>
> Thanks for the backup. :-)


If the fish in question was flash frozen near the time of its catch,
would that make any difference to the potential exposure and
consequences of parasites, etc. when it's eaten raw??

Sky

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