But did you see any worm larvae? Do you still have the piece of fish? Inspect it if so. Look at it. If you are concerned, you can take some parasite herbs - wormwood, cloves, black walnut hull, and papaya seeds are a few choices.
I usually buy big hunks of frozen tuna from the Asian market. So often, fish is flash frozen on ship anyway, so it could well be argued that the freshest fish is that which hasn't been thawed yet at market. Salmon goes up river, which I do believe is why it may contain parasites (but it's not that common).
What I do with wild salmon I buy fresh from the market is this: I mix 2 tablespoon sea salt, 2 tablespoons raw organic honey (Apitherapy), 3 tablespoons vermouth wine, some dill weed and freshly ground pepper. Lay a 1.5 lb fillet cut into four pieces in this mixture, skin side up and covered tightly with plastic for 2 days in the frig. Then I freeze it at 0 degrees F for at least 7 days. All parasites including trichinosis die after this time at this temp. (I am sure the alcohol and salt doesn't hurt either.) And the texture of this gravlax is phenomenal. It must be the salt and honey, but you'd never know it was ever frozen. It is less expensive and less salty than store bought gravlax. And no smoke.
And I continue to be a parasite wimp. But then, I got scabies (mange from a neighbor dog) last spring, and I ain't messin' with parasites no more, I tell you! That was a skin crawling, major house-cleaning bad experience. Perhaps some parasites are not so bad, but life is a struggle for all creatures, and I do not subscribe to the Aajonus symbiosis of all life philosophy. Life requires death.
Here are specific recommendations concering parasites:
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/haccp-2e.htmlI should also not that many raf eaters have been eating fresh, never frozen animal foods without issue, so the choice is yours.
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