Cod worms

[Sundowner]

I was washing a filet and cut a small piece off and found a yellow worm in the meat. I don't want to hack all of them up if I don't have to. I haven't seen anything about this, forgive me if I missed it.

[shark lobster]

all cod has worms they are dewormed at the store for you when you buy them,

[thefishingfreak]

Alot of cod have worms. Some have alot.
Pick them out and don't look back.
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[onecastmike2003]

[djlesco]

Shine a light through the fillet while raw... they show up red and pick em out
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[Moses]

Originally Posted by djlesco

Shine a light through the fillet while raw... they show up red and pick em out
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Yup, shine a light or hold them up to sunlight. You'll see more than you care to. I'm about done with cod after a spring trip last year when I was cleaning/fileting the catch afterwards.

Sorry Freak, can't look back once you've seen how many are there.

[Sundowner]

well that's not very appetizing

[Mr. Sandman]

I am surprised that the public is largely unaware of these worms. I think if they were demand would shrink and then maybe some of the comm fishing pressure for them would lessen. This would be a good thing.
Maybe we should post large photos of wormed fish outside the fish markets and grocery stores. That would be a novel form of protesting.


Several fisherman I know have stopped fishing for them and don't eat them because of the worms.

Then again...I remember eating an ear of corn when I was kid and it had a couple worms. I told my mother...her response was Ooooh, you have a good one! , A good one I said? Well if you were a worm would you eat a bad ear of corn?...just eat around the worms


I wonder what is causing them target cod and not flounders and other bottom fish? Could it be location?

[PRBuzz]

Just extra protein!

http://www.foodrepublic.com/2011/05/...-worm-hard-way

[nightfighter]

I've always thought that many species have worms. It's natural as far as I know. Squeeze lemon over a previously frozen swordfish steak and they will rise out of the meat. Part of the prep for me. (Freaks out my other half though...) Can't say if this is something that is "new" or on the increase though. But it is why I don't eat sushi, and I am often asked why. Sushi for me is for when I am in a liferaft and out of necessity.

[FishNH]

I put the fillets in the fridge for the night and the worms seem to come out or to the top of the meat. Just pick them out and all is good.

[MakoMike]

Just make believe they aren't there, After they are cooked you won't be able to see them and they won't hurt you.

[Fly Rod]

Buy a freezer that will freeze to 7 degrees below zero..will kill the worms....that is what real shusi food places do with their raw fish.

Most of the worms come from codfish eating seal feces off the bottom...the futher away from the seal population the less worms.

Buy pork chops from your local grocery...pour some coke on it...see the parasites or use paper towel with coke and rub on your cheek or forehead and U may see parasites

[BigFish]

The worms are where all the "goodness" is!!

[niko]

fish is gross

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

I've always thought that many species have worms. It's natural as far as I know. Squeeze lemon over a previously frozen swordfish steak and they will rise out of the meat. Part of the prep for me. (Freaks out my other half though...) Can't say if this is something that is "new" or on the increase though. But it is why I don't eat sushi, and I am often asked why. Sushi for me is for when I am in a liferaft and out of necessity.

Worked in fish market through and post hi school,,, 60's and remember them big old worms running through the swords back then,,,
Worms, no worms, I love sword!

Went looking for them once south of NT,,, but that's another story

[Jenn]

Originally Posted by Fly Rod

Buy pork chops from your local grocery...pour some coke on it...see the parasites or use paper towel with coke and rub on your cheek or forehead and U may see parasites

Ok I did my time working in a fish market and have seen my share of the cod worms and I can handle worms on my corn but this just made me a little.....

[JackK]

Yep... they're actually not cod worms per se, they're really seal parasites. Cod are just a vector so they can end up back in the seal, the final host.

Yet another thing we can blame the massive seal population on

[FishermanTim]

Originally Posted by JackK

Yep... they're actually not cod worms per se, they're really seal parasites. Cod are just a vector so they can end up back in the seal, the final host.

Yet another thing we can blame the massive seal population on

2X
3X and
4X!!!

[fishrick]

That's why you never see cod or fluke sushi or shasimi...simple freezing kills them, and a lot of fish have parasitic worms. I like to make shashimi with Scup, but always freeze them before serving raw, kills anything that might be there. Walleye, one of the best tasting freshwater fish have a lot of tapeworms....if you ever put them in a bag to take home, then dump the dead walleye in the sink...presto...lose your lunch right there. Just a fact of life.

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by Fly Rod

Buy a freezer that will freeze to 7 degrees below zero..will kill the worms....that is what real shusi food places do with their raw fish.

Most of the worms come from codfish eating seal feces off the bottom...the futher away from the seal population the less worms.

Buy pork chops from your local grocery...pour some coke on it...see the parasites or use paper towel with coke and rub on your cheek or forehead and U may see parasites

Sounds like a nice TFCTFN contest, who has the most parasites coming out of their forehead!

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by striperman36

Sounds like a nice TFCTFN contest, who has the most parasites coming out of their forehead!

That's hysterical right there...

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by fishrick

That's why you never see cod or fluke sushi or shasimi...simple freezing kills them, and a lot of fish have parasitic worms. I like to make shashimi with Scup, but always freeze them before serving raw, kills anything that might be there. Walleye, one of the best tasting freshwater fish have a lot of tapeworms....if you ever put them in a bag to take home, then dump the dead walleye in the sink...presto...lose your lunch right there. Just a fact of life.

Cod roe & milt are a sushi/sashimi delicacy, you will see fluke (hirame) on the menu in every sushi/sashimi place you ever go to. Fluke don't get cod worms, and the worms never enter the milt/roe sacs of cod.

[macojoe]

I have never looked for them, just cleaned my fish froze it took out cooked and eat it,I am still here LOL!

[Fly Rod]

two guys took it on their own to see if it were true about parisites in pork.

Enjoy your next porkchop

Pork and Cola: To the Next Level - YouTube

[JackK]

Only worms you're ever going to find in pork are maggots...


If you leave it outside and let the flies get to it for a few days.

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by Fly Rod

two guys took it on their own to see if it were true about parisites in pork.

Enjoy your next porkchop

Pork and Cola: To the Next Level - YouTube

snopes.com: Pork and Coke

FALSE

[Fly Rod]

Chit!! and I fed that perfectly 10 lb pork roast to the dog...woof woof...

[PRBuzz]

Ahhh, fresh cod!

[iamskippy]

Just think of them as spaghettios.