Is it okay to eat (slightly) raw salmon?

Question

Just wondering...will undercooked salmon make you sick??

Answer 1

It should be fine, you can eat it completely raw in sushi !

Answer 2

Not if it's been handled correctly. Salmon makes good sushi, but if it's been sitting around or has been exposed for a long time I wouldn't try it.

Freshly cooked salmon that's a bit rare on the inside is okay, since nearly all food poisoning-type germs are on the surfaces. I prefer my fish at a medium to medium-rare doneness.

Answer 3

Hi aubry, raw salmon? I wouldnt chance it, any raw fish can get you sick, so why take the chance even if you undercook it.look at it this way, which would you rather have , that undercooked salmon, or a whopper of a bellyache that can hospitalize you for a few weeks? Jan

Answer 4

I have eaten an (entirely) raw salmon before. But it was straight from the grocery store. And I have a healthy immune system.
... and yes, salmon is in sushi.
However, if you have a weakened immune system (for WHATEVER reasons), don't eat raw seafood. It's not worth the risk.

Answer 5

As long as it sushi grade or really good salmon it won't hurt. You don't want to be eating some nasty fish though. I eat it raw all the time.

Answer 6

I cook salmon so that it has been cooked on the outside (seared) and left raw on the inside, it should have warmed through but is totally o.k. to eat.

Answer 7

You could bite into a salmon straight out of the lake, not kidding. Don't let it sit around for to long.

Answer 8

Ever heard of sushi

Answer 9

It's fine. thats what sushi is