parasites in fish

[rich]

after filleting some fresh run cod i noticed small worms embedded in the flesh and i was wondering are these parasites found in all fish and are they harmful to people ie mother in law?

 

[kingfisher]

do you mean hopefuly they are harmful to the mother in law

 

[sless]

just pick them out with the point of the filleting knife

if they dont stick in your throat they wont stick in your ar se

 

[Stephen]

just pick them out with the point of the filleting knife

but make sure u watch wat ur doing with that point on the knife mate

 

[MikeR]

Surely any parasitic worms will be killed anyway when the fish is cooked, never know it might improve the flavour!

 

[sless]

still better to remove them
stephen stop taking the pisz

 

[fishless]

well i noticed they never harmed my mother in law unless she just threw the fish i give her away

 

[big_sean]

easy answer to this one just lay the fillet out on the kitchen table and sprinkle it with salt and wait


































































untill they pop up and bash them over the head with a roling pin lol lol lol

[Edited on 30/11/2005 by big_sean]

 

[ollie]

lol , good one sean

 

[mark]

its one I\'ve thought about a few times. Mackeral from the north east coast seem to be riddled with em in the stomach cavity, yet ones I catch off the west coast of scotland are completely clean, same goes with cod.

 

[Red5]

Read something on the net about the parasitic worms a while back...they fihs carry the worms in the flesh..the fish are eaten by seals...parasites then live in seals stomach where they lay there eggs which are then defecated back out to be picked up by the cod and the cycle starts again...apparently harmless to humans..just pick them out

 

[rich]

cheers lads i managed to pick most of them out but hopefully i missed a few,she is still healthy looking so i\'ll try something else lol.