I think I am paranoid but I get so scared to eat pork since I know someone that got the worm on her brain. I see pork baby back ribs, pork chinese take out food, or mexican carnitas and I don't know if I should trust them or not. I know the meat has to be a certain temperature but how can one know if it was cooked that well? I love pork but I am just too scared. I never cook pork myself so basically all I want to know is about restaurant pork. Thanks so much.
2007-01-08 15:15:45 · 10 answers · asked by powerdiva411 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
My friend in Los Angeles had a worm in her head, she said that it would give her headaches and she would get seizures. They gave her medication and they said they were hoping that would get the worm out. I may sound totally ignorant but that is all I remember. All I know is that thanks to the ones who have already answered it looks like I will eat pork with ease now :)
2007-01-08 15:27:48 · update #1
Are you sure it was from pork? Trychinosis has been virtually eliminated as a threat in the US and it doesn't go into the brain.
2007-01-08 15:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by the cynical chef 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about the worm that causes trichinosis, that is really not a cause for concern any longer. The few cases in the United States are mostly the result of eating undercooked game or home reared pigs. It is most common in the developing world and where pigs are commonly fed raw garbage. So, if you are buying your pork from a grocery store or butcher's shop you are pretty sure that the meat will not have the worm: today's pigs are not fed raw garbage but pig feed.
Regardless of which meat you are cooking, you should have an instant read meat thermometer. Then all you do is cook at the temperature suggested for the time suggested, then stick what you've cooked with the thermometer to read what the internal temperature is.
2007-01-08 15:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by eilishaa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was scared about it too, when I was a kid I heard about it.
You have to cook pork meat very well.
To make sure it´s really cooked you have to cut it and check inside
Temperature is the most important to kill it
We like to eat pork in many ways and my mother always make sure that it´s very well cooked. In my country there are many traditional foods made with pork meat, my grand mother used to cook them for us some weekends and the whole family used to eat together. So we have been cooking it for a long time and nobody is sick.
We never let us to forget that it may be delicious but it is pork meat and you have to cook it properly.
Don´t be scared. Any kind of food can be dangerous if it isn´t properly cooked or storaged.
But if you are still worried, read about it, I think here in Mexico I have seen some books about parasites while my sister was studying medicine, and I bet you will find some in your city.
People may tell you that it doesn´t exist, but it does exist, you will find real information in medicine books or specialized books.
I read one of the answers about how long and at what temperature you have to cook pork, I think that´s a good advice.
2007-01-09 13:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by Dani 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about anything in pork that causes a worm , but my husband is a G.M. at a Bar-B-Q restaurant and pork is safe to eat when it has reached 165 F for at least 15 minutes.
2007-01-08 15:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by crystal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are able to, yet getting the trichinosis trojan horse from ingesting pork is rather uncommon. Canada had it truly is first case because the 1950's basically at present. A sausage maker become sampling the raw sausage for seasoning. you are able to devour pork medium (one hundred and sixty), it doesn't take a lot warmth to kill the worms on the uncommon danger they're contained in the beef. floor pork and sausages could be thoroughly cooked, yet it really is real for all floor meats to evade ecoli.
2016-12-28 12:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by bel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What worm on the brain are you talking about?
Trichinosis, which used to be gotten from pork is a parasite that resides in your muscles, not your brain. You have almost no chance of getting trichinosis from USDA inspected pork even if it is cooked rare.
2007-01-08 15:20:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What the PORK are you talkin' about?
Shut up and eat!
2007-01-08 15:23:32 · answer #7 · answered by meaty_okra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is ok... my diet cant be without pork, and didnt get any worm
2007-01-12 13:21:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just make sure you cook any meat thoughly.
2007-01-08 15:23:25 · answer #9 · answered by thresher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
points
2007-01-08 15:20:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋