Sushi's Secret: Why We Get Hooked On Raw Fish

NPR ^ | May 23, 2014 | MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF

[goat granny]

I had to get drunk to eat raw oysters on the 1/2 shell, but it was tasty, sobered up and had some more. Caught fresh in the Chesepeake bay that morning, brought to a party and shucked it in the back yard. He ran a oyster barge.

[ken5050]

I loved steak tartar..In the 80's I'd have it for lunch about once a week. It's all but impossible to find nowadays..because of ecoli concerns...even private clubs won't serve it on their menus...

And if you happened to like your burger RARE, or your steak bloody.....good look with that..you can't get it.

Most Italian restaurant have stopped serving carpaccio for the same reason...and it is delicious...a beautifully marbled piece of sirloin, sliced thin..then pounded out to near paper thinness..on a bed of spinach, dress with capers, parmigiano shavings, lemon, pepper, and a drizzle of EVO...sublime..

[Cold Heart]

I’ve had raw oyster on the half shell, shooters.
Never could figure out the purpose to swallow them quickly so as not to taste them. I prefer to chew them up. But better to chew them cooked in some manner.

[dr_lew]

Nematodes have successfully adapted to nearly every ecosystem from marine to fresh water, to soils, and from the polar regions to the tropics, as well as the highest to the lowest of elevations. They are ubiquitous in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments, where they often outnumber other animals in both individual and species counts, and are found in locations as diverse as mountains, deserts and oceanic trenches. They are found in every part of the earth's lithosphere.[5] They represent, for example, 90% of all life forms on the ocean floor.[6] Their numerical dominance, often exceeding a million individuals per square meter and accounting for about 80% of all individual animals on earth, their diversity of life cycles, and their presence at various trophic levels point at an important role in many ecosystems.[7] Their many parasitic forms include pathogens in most plants and animals (including humans).[8] Some nematodes can undergo cryptobiosis.

... so accept your fate!

[riri]

Yep, that is it for me too. Love wasabi!

[Dalberg-Acton]

Sorry, I’m still in denial here!

[5th MEB]

The article said he ate nigiri, so don’t worry about it.

[Hawthorn]

>> Don’t forget the parisites in raw fish <<

The fish used by the Japanese for RAW sushi don’t have parasites. If it were otherwise, the Japanese would all be dead by now.

[Cold Heart]

All fish have parasites & pathogens.
A successful parasite does not kill the host.
The Japanese people have a high rate of parasite infection caused by eating raw fish.
Some parasites go unnoticed, others cause gastrointestinal distress. Some parasites need to be surgically removed, like the one guy in Japan with the worm in his brain.

[Hawthorn]

>> The Japanese people have a high rate of parasite infection <<

Well, that fact (factoid?) must explain why they have the world’s highest rate of life expectancy!

In other words, gimme some parasites!

[goat granny]

I found slurping them down with there juices are delicious. Never thought I’d like escargot either but they are delicious in their shells with lots of butter..(not raw)

[goat granny]

I don't have to send you a nasty freepmail...tried the eel, it was good, :O)'''''' not as good as the Alaska

[Veto!]

Glad you enjoyed the eel. Now I’m getting hungry for some myself.