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Little worm things in cod!

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  • Lillibet_2
    Lillibet_2 Posts: 3,364 Forumite
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    Glad I stopepd eating cod for ethical reasons a while ago! Do other fish have these? I (used to) love fish!

    I once took a bag of porridge oats back to tescos because I found a maggot in them, got £10 for my trouble eventually but only after they had analysed it & written to me telling me it had digested oats in it! I guess this this so people don't scam them but like I needed to know!
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  • thriftlady_2
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    Worms are common in fish, particularly cod. They are harmless to humans if the fish is cooked or frozen.

    http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/tan/x5951e/x5951e01.htm
  • HappyIdiotTalk
    HappyIdiotTalk Posts: 1,443 Forumite
    skintchick wrote:
    I used to like fish. WIsh I hadn;t read this thread.

    I haven;t been able to eat blackberries since seeing loads of worms come out of them when my nan soaked them in saline solution.

    Now it's fish.

    Ugh.


    I'm right with you there! I'm quitting this thread now before I learn somthing else I dont want to know.

    This might be a good way to save cod stocks in the ocean. Just tell everyone what can be found in em! Eeck!
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  • BigDunc
    BigDunc Posts: 328 Forumite
    thriftlady wrote:
    Worms are common in fish, particularly cod. They are harmless to humans if the fish is cooked or frozen.

    http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/tan/x5951e/x5951e01.htm

    What a great quote from that link!
    It can also be explained that the presence of worms does not reduce the nutritional value of the fish
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  • thriftlady_2
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    :rotfl: I should think it adds to the protein value
  • HappyIdiotTalk
    HappyIdiotTalk Posts: 1,443 Forumite
    !!!!!! forgot to unsubscribe... There thats better, and now back to sleep! No more nasty worms! ;)
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  • tanith
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    YUK I wish I had not read this thread now I just know that next time OH gets a nice bit of cod and chips for Saturday night this nightmare is going to come right back to me.... YUK YUK YUK :eek:
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  • RubyMurray
    RubyMurray Posts: 246 Forumite
    According to my favourite author Anthony Bourdain in his excellent book 'Kitchen Confidential', all fish have these parasites but the worst one for them is swordfish, his fishmongers refused to eat it because it would be literally crawling with them, and Anthony has never eaten it since either. I'm sad because swordfish was the only fish I liked!
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  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    I had a maggot in my RAchels' yoghurt the other day. Actually, to put it correctly, my 1 and a half year old son found it in his mouth and was very upset. YICK! I sent it back to rachel's with the packaging and have heard nothing - this was a month ago. I at least expected a letter back.
  • newlywed
    newlywed Posts: 8,255 Forumite
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    Ok cheers guys. Now completely put off cod (which we eat regularly), put off swordfish (which I used to love up until this very moment), and never again going to be eating sugar snaps without checking them all !! :eek:

    What with that and the flour mites thread my skin is crawling!!!
    working on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?
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