Why Do We Eat Raw Fish But Not Raw Chicken?
We might order fish raw, but why don't we ever order chicken that way? Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ...
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Have you ever been snacking on some sashimi and paused to wonder: why do we eat raw fish but not raw chicken? Really, eating any kind of raw meat comes with some health risk to humans, depending on how it was slaughtered, stored, and prepared. But some are more iffy than others, because different animals have different microbes and parasites inside them, some of which are really nasty to humans. Fish is on the safer end of the spectrum. It doesn’t usually carry bacteria that are harmful to humans, but we do have to watch out for parasitic worm larvae like , tapeworms, or flukes. If you eat infected raw fish, the larvae will mature into worms that can latch onto organs and cause some serious damage. Sometimes fish is frozen for storage, and if it’s cold enough, any parasites or bacteria ...
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Have you ever been snacking on some sashimi and paused to wonder: why do we eat raw fish but not raw chicken? Really, eating any kind of raw meat comes with some health risk to humans, depending on how it was slaughtered, stored, and prepared. But some are more iffy than others, because different animals have different microbes and parasites inside them, some of which are really nasty to humans. Fish is on the safer end of the spectrum. It doesn’t usually carry bacteria that are harmful to humans, but we do have to watch out for parasitic worm larvae like , tapeworms, or flukes. If you eat infected raw fish, the larvae will mature into worms that can latch onto organs and cause some serious damage. Sometimes fish is frozen for storage, and if it’s cold enough, any parasites or bacteria ...
