Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Sky > wrote:
>
> > 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
>
> Good question. The thing is, the critters create cysts in the muscle
> meat and those can be rather "resistant" to adverse conditions.
>
> I'd personally not chance it, but ymmv.
>
> Salt water fish is generally regarded as safe so why take the risk?

Oh, I don't disagree at all. I was just curious. Alas, being
landlocked in central Illinois like I am, good fishing is essentially
non-existent (as far as I know).

Sky, who's no fish expert nor an ichthyologist

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