CALICO PRO | Fri Feb-22-02 11:38 AM |
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#4873, "Worms in Halibut????"
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I was out fishing on the Daily Double on 02/21/02 and was lucky enough to score one of the two legal halibut of the day, of course my first thought was Man this is going to make a great meal for my girlfriend and I.
I cut the fish myself and took all the care of a proud hunter about to partake in the glory of fresh caught fish. My approach to halibut cooking is simple yet delicious, I marinated the fish in lemon for about 15 minutes, dipped it in egg then into a batter that consisted of; Contadina Italian bread crumbs, flour,garlic salt,pepper, and a dash of crushed red pepper (for that added bite!). I proceeded to fry the fish in a few table spoons of Star Extra Virgin olive oil, and all was going well until one of the last tail portions.
My girlfriend, (whom I just recently coaxed into the world of fish consumption) was standing next to me while I was frying the fish, and to my horror up wiggles a worm out of the fish, It happened so fast I let out a quick yelp, which of course led my girlfriend to say "what's wrong?", well being the quick thinker that I am I told Her "Oh Nothing" and proceeded to remove the worm from the scene! The worm was about an inch long and brownish in color. So I was just wondering if any of you guys have had these worms "magically appear" and if you know if they are harmless, harmful, or just added protein.
Thanks for reading this far!!!!!!!!
Tight Lines..........
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mike | Fri Feb-22-02 12:01 PM |
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#4875, "RE: Worms in Halibut????"
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That is the exact reason that bottom dwellers are not common in sushi - as i understand it - most worms are considered nematoads or something along that line - common in lings, halibut, some rockfish etc. They can be extremely detrimental to ones heath if consumed, by cooking them you kill them and their eggs. I have read that halibut sushi is often frozen first to kill off these little buggers. Just look for them when you clean the fish, and remove them. If cooked they are just a little extra protein.
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CALICO PRO | Fri Feb-22-02 12:08 PM |
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#4876, "RE: Worms in Halibut????"
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Yeah I made sure that my girlfriend got that special piece. I mean it took a loooooong time to even get her to look at fish, so I was not going to let it all go to waste in one fell swoop!!!!!!!!!!
Tight Lines..........
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fongster | Fri Feb-22-02 07:30 PM |
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#4879, "RE: Freezing"
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Home freezing may kill worms but it will not kill the bacteria in salmon and trout--you are still at risk using such fish raw as freezing only slows down the growth of the bacteria. Sushi and sashimi salmon is subzero frozen to something like minus 20 (don't quote me on temp). This kills the bacteria.
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remington | Fri Feb-22-02 01:31 PM |
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#4881, "RE: Worms in Halibut????"
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Try bleeding and gutting the halibut immediately after it's caught. Apparently these little buggers live in the intestines of the halibut and travel to the flesh once the halibut dies.
Not an easy task when you land a big female, but by gutting the halibut right after it hits the deck, this will help keep those worms away from the girlfriend and she can focus on the other worm instead!
remington
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TBrumfield | Sat Feb-23-02 05:52 PM |
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#4882, "Eating Sashimi And Parasites"
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I will eat just about anything, but I dont eat sashimi (raw fish), because of stuff like this. I know the "restaurant grade" sashimi for the most part is very safe, but still there is a risk of parasites (or bacteria)in the flesh, and if you remove the worms yourself, or just COOK it...there will be NO risk of parasites at all!
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