I love sushi, but I just found out that it can give you lung flukes, which does not sound tasty. After knowing this information, would you still continue eating sushi if you love it as much as I do?
2006-08-03 16:35:48 · 30 answers · asked by whatev 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Sushi chefs are supposed to be specially-trained to detect all sorts of parasites in fish. So if you've got a true professional, then this shouldn't happen.
OTOH, sushi is so popular, that all sorts of know-nothings are making sushi, and maybe that's the source of the problem?
Think about it this way: People get food poisoning and die every day. Think about all of the E coli, Salmonella, and Clostridium outbreaks that there have been in restaurant foods--heck, sometimes in supermarket foods, and even health food juices like Odwalla (which is now pasteurized because of it)! Even if you go totally vegetarian/raw, for the sake of your health, you can get E coli from some raw vegetables (lettuces and other greens, cantaloupe, etc.).
I'd say that if you're worried about sushi, then stick with the cooked varieties. The teriyaki eel ("unagi," if memory serves) is very tasty, as is a California Roll, and many other varieties.
2006-08-03 16:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Cyn 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it is true that eating raw fish can give you worms. Although it is eaten widely in Japan, Japanese take worming medication annually as a matter of course! So if you do eat a lot of sashimi (raw fish - sushi is the rice part), it might be worth keeping an eye out...
2006-08-04 03:47:11 · answer #2 · answered by anchan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if all you eat is sushi then yes I'm sure you will get some sort of problem. Just remember everything in small quantities is fine, just don't over do anything or any food and you'll live :)
2006-08-04 09:21:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like sushi go for it!! how many people have you heard of that it happened to?? don't worry about it actually raw fish is one of the most healthies thing you can eat..i love it!! Tuesday night is sushi night!!
2006-08-04 00:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by lizzylee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would still eat it because I do love sushi, but I'm not sure what 'lung flukes' are....
2006-08-04 00:26:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jerrysberries 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I eat sushi when I can, the store has nice rolls ready for eating and I enjoy them with friends.
People who say "ewww raw fish" don't realize that alot of sushi doesn't actually have raw fish...
Some rolls are just imitation crab, rice, and that seaweed stuff.
Along with many others.
2006-08-03 23:40:49 · answer #6 · answered by hekinsieden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. It can also give you tape worms or harmful doses of mercury. But meat can give you mad cow disease. Chicken is often tainted with salmonella. Pork used to be notorious for trichonosis. The strawberry pickers have dirty hands when they pick your strawberries.
Eat at reputable restaurants so you can forget it all and just enjoy sushi to your hearts content.
2006-08-03 23:43:35 · answer #7 · answered by tke999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not? Japanese have been eating sushi for hundreds of years, and NOW all of a sudden there's a problem?
2006-08-03 23:41:58 · answer #8 · answered by droolie_da_dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I have no idea what lung flukes are I am still eating it and loving it!
2006-08-04 00:03:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, what she said. Just make sure you go to a reputable place, and don't buy it from supermarkets unless you ordered it or they JUST put it on the shelf. Sometimes, dates get mixed up and you don't want to get some more than 12 hours old and have not been kept cooled properly. PS-Philadelphia roll and Spicy tuna-YUM!
2006-08-03 23:41:35 · answer #10 · answered by PerfeclyImperfect 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋