02-27-2014, 02:37 PM
Sushi is amazing, you should try it. Just start with one of those fried shrimp rolls, those are pretty tasty. The raw fish is actually more tender and mild in flavor than the cooked stuff in my opinion. They flash freeze the fish which kills the parasites, and they only use choice fish. It really is one of my favorite things.
As for keeping my catch, I do on occasion. If I'm fishing a stream for trout, I do what riverdog does and wait until I'm ready to leave before keeping any. I just put them in a ziploc in the back of my vest and then put them on ice in a cooler when I get back to my car. If I'm in my tube I put them in a fish basket and then into the cooler as soon as I'm done fishing.
You definitely want to handle fish carefully. I think that the citrus in the ceviche will likely denature the protein in the bacteria much like it does with the fish flesh, killing the bacteria, but there is nothing you can do about the toxins some bacteria produce once they become established. Same goes with cooking. Once those endotoxins have been produced, you're going to get sick regardless of how well you cook it.
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As for keeping my catch, I do on occasion. If I'm fishing a stream for trout, I do what riverdog does and wait until I'm ready to leave before keeping any. I just put them in a ziploc in the back of my vest and then put them on ice in a cooler when I get back to my car. If I'm in my tube I put them in a fish basket and then into the cooler as soon as I'm done fishing.
You definitely want to handle fish carefully. I think that the citrus in the ceviche will likely denature the protein in the bacteria much like it does with the fish flesh, killing the bacteria, but there is nothing you can do about the toxins some bacteria produce once they become established. Same goes with cooking. Once those endotoxins have been produced, you're going to get sick regardless of how well you cook it.
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