Tips to "get rid of" worm larvae when eating crab, snails, clams, and mussels
(Baonghean.vn) - Seafood is a type of food that contains a lot of worm larvae. Therefore, if not processed properly, it will be harmful to the health of the user.
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| Raw crab meat contains Lungfluke cysts (a blood-sucking lungworm, also known as lung leech). If you eat raw crabs, you are very susceptible to lung leech disease. They cause coughing, spitting up blood and can invade the brain, leading to convulsions and even paralysis... |
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| Clean the crab by using a brush to scrub off dirt from its legs and claws or soak it in salt water for a few hours. Cook at high heat. |
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| Whales, dolphins, mackerel, salmon… contain a lot of Anisakia roundworm larvae. If eaten, a few hours later, the patient will feel nausea, vomiting and epigastric pain that gets worse and worse, sometimes severe abdominal pain accompanied by allergic reactions… |
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| When preparing sea fish, the fish's organs should be removed because the worm larvae in fish often exist in the form of spiral worms or tightly coiled, colorless, round nests inside the organs. If eating hot pot, it needs to be cooked (the meat fibers are firm, there are no more red blood vessels). |
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| Do not eat undercooked food because it can cause stomachache and increase the risk of swallowing harmful worm larvae. |
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| Wash and soak in water for about 3-5 hours to let them release all the sand and dirt inside, and remove the snail tail or the black stomach of the clams before processing. |
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| They will neutralize the cold properties of seafood, limiting stomach aches and diarrhea. In addition, raw garlic and vinegar also have very good antibacterial properties, so they will help eliminate some of the harmful bacteria remaining in seafood. |