found this parasite in my fresh cod fillet from costco. the Phocanema decipiens. they are a common form of parasites in cod, and although the manufacturer does everything reasonable to remove them before it gets to the consumer, some are encountered by the consumer nonetheless. as long as the fish is fully cooked, the parasite poses no threat to humans.
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I just found 1 of those worms in my flounder tonight. After doing some reading, they are very common and everyuone says to just pick them out. They also say as long as the fish is cooked to 160 degrees the worm is harmless if eaten. I understand all that, but it still doesn’t make me feel good when I see it. It turned my stomach.
Hold any fresh fish….especially cod, close to and in front of a strong light source. Look for the faint sign of a circular shape. Usually about 1/4 inch across when coiled up. Take a knife and cut that area away. Look at the surface for any worm on the surface or partially imbedded. Cut or wash it away. Virtually ALL cod fish has worms. It doesn’t matter where you buy it.. If you’ve been buying, cooking, eating cod and you’ve never seen them, you just didn’t know they were there.
I also bought cod at Costco and found this worm. I have a friend who was fisherman and here is his answer about it:
Cod almost always has worms, but if they’re treated properly they’re not visible. When I fished, if I was going to eat a cod, I’d kill it and not clean it for a day. The guts stay warmer, and the worms go into there so they’re removed when the fish is dressed. I think the heat from cooking it might kill it, but I personally wouldn’t take the chance.
Wow, I had no idea there was such a thing. I went and bought 2 pounds at the Fresh Market fresh from the fish deli. And while my hubby was standing there waiting on the others frying he glanced down and saw a light red stream on the very last fillet and touched it with a fork in his hand and it started squiggling. And he’s 62 years old and has only liked cod fish, and never seen one before in his life nor knew they got them! To say the least he’s returning all the fish cooked and not, tomorrow.
i know its not nice but shit happens,i work packing fish ,cod worms very common.I still eat fish but not cod,at the end of the day do you ever REALLY know what your eating.What the eye don’t see,the heart can’t grieve.Bon Appetie
so glad i looked this up i just found the very same in a fresh piece of cod i bought from morrisons in wood green north london.
I found one of these in a package of cod today. Just one, searched the fish thoroughly. Mom would have tossed the whole fish if seafood wasn’t so ungodly expencive where we live; the effinng coast. All we can fish here is salmon. I hate salmon.
i found one today, i am 40 and never seen them before. so i have been eating them and not known about it, f***ing great.
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Funny thing about cod worms. I found two in my dinner today. Still ate the fish. They are harmless as long as you cook them.
You should have shown it to the costumer service and ask about it and video thier facial reactions lol
everything maintains parasites makes me want to lock my self in a box with cheese it’s lol
i went to a fish resturant yesterday and i had cod wrapped in salmon.lovely but i was down to about a walnut size and found 5 of these worms.ok they had been cooked but when i called the waitress she said thats normal!great.but if i threw up on the table i guess she wouldnt have got that was normal for me after eating worms
This cod is from costco lol.
the worst they can do if ingested is stomach pain for a day but otherwise they’ll die by your stomach acid.
I just found a worm whilst cooking my Cod. I threw it away as I wasn’t aware they were harmless. I almost threw up!
oh my nasty. i would literally throw up in the isle if i saw that shit on the shelf.
If I see anything like that in a store I’m shopping at, They’ll know what I found in their meat. Because I’d say it where everyone could hear me!!!! That’s not good…AT ALL!!!!! Gross..
parasites die in few ways. for food i’d take deep frozen food because it’s one of the way that kills them all. but it has got to be real low temp like -25c or lower. fresh sushi has it’s eggs and you don’t see them. just eat everything you like and deworm every 3 months or so. seek a doctor advice. they are every where. don’t starve yourself jackie.
Tell you one thing I will not eat all kinds of sushi anymore. I will still eat tuna raw because they say that it is the only fish that you can eat without freezing first. This is what the u.s.d.a. said.I caught so many cod fish and yes I saw the worms but they seemed to be dead and I cut them out. I did also deep fry the fish but darn that shit is scary.
Eat well cooked food!! Not only fish but pork, beef, chicken, penguin, rabbit, fly, mosquito, ants, bacteria, H5N1 virus, electrons and etc. Cook it.
Ok, my expertise of study is Microbiology, and I need to clear some facts. I’m not sure what genus and species this cod parasite is. However, many parasites are able to produce Cysts. Cysts are basically dormant eggs that can survive extreme temperatures, and the low pH (acid) of the human stomach. The cysts are then able to hatch. So cooking WILL NOT kill the cysts.
Now this is only if the specific parasite is a cyst former, which I don’t know for cod, I would have to research cod parasites.
Leave the worm alone…its just eating some fish!
its no big deal