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Posted: 26 January 2012 at 16:04 |
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When selecting salmon for projects requiring "raw" salmon, such as Scandinavian gravlax or Japanese sashimi, there are a few things you should know in order to be safe, as there is a very slight, but genuine, danger of food-borne illness and parasites in choosing poorly. After all, we are talking about raw fish here, and even though raw fish is commonly eaten all over the world, that is no reason not to exercise some common sense and good judgment. First, if you are trying to choose between wild-caught or farm-raised salmon, keep this in mind:
Whether you ultimately choose wild-caught or farm-raised salmon, either will be free of potential food-borne illness and safe for consumption, if they have been properly frozen. In doing some research on this, all sources seem to agree that commercial packagers of salmon freeze it to 40 degrees below zero (F or C is the same at that temperature) as an industry standard, specifically to eliminate the possibility of parasites. If you are using commercially-packaged salmon, you will have no worries of food-borne illness. Even if you store your commercially-packaged salmon in your home freezer, and it is only at zero degrees, the thing to remember is that it was brought down to 40 below at the packaging center, and any danger was eliminated then and there. If you are using wild, fresh-caught salmon that has never been frozen as per industry standards, then there is some small chance of food-borne illness and that you really might be playing Russian roulette, but no more so than anyone who eats raw clams, oysters, ceviche etc, as far as I can see. A trusted friend with many years of experience in the food safety industry put it this way:
The bottom line is that it is up to, the individual reader of this post, to decide whether to try such projects or not - but if you ask my opinion, I will tell you that many foods of the world are too good to dismiss simply because you think you might be choosing between a) "taking a chance" or b) missing out on what is definitely some very good stuff that has been enjoyed around the world for centuries. When good judgment is combined with proper preparation, such products are no more or less dangerous than any other food prepared at home. |
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