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Join our mailing list to get exclusive special offers, recipes, and more! Eating raw fish is a custom in many countries around the world. Japan is known for sushi but most countries in Asia are accustomed to eating raw fish. Latin America is no different, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia and most islands of the caribbean will have some variation of the Ceviche, Tiradito or crudo.
Meanwhile in America, raw fish is still somewhat of a novelty. Found only at ethnic restaurants Whenever you wander into a grocery store or supermarket and see the claim "Sushi Grade", all it means is that the seller has judged it safe to eat raw. The claim is only as trustworthy as the market that makes it. The answer isn't simple, but it is not that complicated either.
It will vary from fish to fish and the handling of said fish is as important as the sourcing of it. First, you should stick to the sea. Saltwater fish are best to eat raw and less likely to get you sick fresh fish are susceptible to tapeworms.
If you wish to completely eliminate the parasite threat at the purchase point, ask if the fish market has a super freezer and whether they'll freeze the fish for you; if they won't, you're better off sticking to tuna and farmed salmon. Those who catch their own fish or shop at live fish markets should keep a couple things in mind.
First, barring immediate evisceration, keeping a fish cold is the best way to minimize the risk of parasites moving from guts to flesh. Second, rigor mortis can affect fish flesh—its texture, its taste, and how it responds to being cut into fillets.
The effects of rigor on fish flesh were studied in depth by the folks at the Cooking Issues blog in their examination of the ikejime butchering technique. You may want to let your fish rest refrigerated before filleting, and you may want the fillets to rest refrigerated before consuming. If you are filleting more than one fish, or if you're inexpert at filleting, as I am, I strongly recommend keeping a container lined with ice packs as detailed here on hand, so that you have a cold place to keep your fillets without having to constantly open and close the refrigerator.
If you're filleting fish that won't be cooked right away, be sure to keep the fillets as cold as possible, and keep them covered. If you're buying your fish whole, and you question the sanitary conditions of the market, it's best to scale and gut the fish yourself—for which you'll need a good fish scaler, a pair of fish tweezers , and a boning knife—but you can also ask the fish market to do this for you. But do the filleting at home, to ensure that the process is as sanitary as possible.
If you gut the fish yourself, be sure to wash out the blood and guts thoroughly with running water. At home, make sure your work area and tools are as clean as possible, and that the counter and cutting board preferably a reversible one have been sanitized properly, on both sides, using a bleach solution. To sanitize a cleaned and rinsed cutting board or kitchen counter, spray on a solution made with one tablespoon of bleach per gallon of water.
Let the surfaces air-dry, or allow the solution to sit for at least 30 seconds before wiping the board dry. Dry both the fish and the cutting board very thoroughly, using clean kitchen towels or paper towels, and, of course, make sure your hands are clean before you begin skinning and cutting. After you've skinned your fillets, transfer them to a clean container or plate, and either clean and sanitize your cutting board again or flip it over to the clean side before you proceed with cutting up the fillets.
Throughout this process, touch the fish flesh as little as possible, both to minimize the risk of introducing pathogens and to avoid imparting off flavors to the fish. As you slice the fish for the final preparation, keep an eye out for parasites. Do this even if your fish has been frozen according to FDA guidelines—freezing kills parasites and prevents them from doing you harm, but it does not remove them—and even if you are using farmed fish. Anisakid larvae range in color from brown to white, are about a centimeter in length, and look very much like watch springs.
Broad fish tapeworm larvae will be encased in a cyst, which looks like a diminutive grain of rice embedded in the flesh. Just use your fingers to remove them, or, if you're squirmy, fish tweezers. If you want to be really thorough about parasite removal, you can hold thin fillets of fluke, say, or flounder against a glass plate and shine a strong light through it, which will reveal many, if not all, of whatever parasites may be in the flesh. Similarly, cutting your fish in very thin slices will increase your chances of discovering parasites.
Need ideas for what to do with your raw fish? You could serve it as sashimi, thinly sliced, with a little soy and some wasabi, or, even better, some yuzu kosho. Or serve it as crudo, with some good olive oil and a finishing salt. Or, if you want a more defined recipe, why not try our ceviche or aguachile? The possibilities are really endless. Here's hoping that some of you find the risks of eating raw fish to be far outweighed by its gustatory charms.
For the true believers, the information provided here should give you the confidence to go out and pick up a whole fish of some kind—a beautiful porgy, say—and discover the range of opportunities that fish beyond tuna and salmon offer to the home cook. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile.
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Parasites of concern are cod worms, seal worms, and tapeworms. Cod worms are typically found in cod, haddock and hake, hence why you never see these fish on a sushi menu. Seal worms can be found in salmon, jacksmelt and herring, but can be easily removed. Tapeworms are the nastiest of the creatures and are found in freshwater fish, such as wild trout or largemouth bass.
Never, ever eat these fish raw. Sushi-grade fish is caught quickly, bled upon capture, gutted soon after, and iced thoroughly. This will kill any parasites, making the fish safe for consumption.
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