alapakala@quokk.au to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days agoScientists Find Parasites in Almost Every Fish From a Recent Tuna Haul – 96% Were Infecteddoi.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: science[email protected]
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minus-squarefinallymadeanaccountlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoSee, the parasite is killed by freezing, but you’re still eating dead parasite bodies. That’s what really gives fish it’s flavour. Fish is uniformly tasteless, but … parasites! Sorry, Big Fin, I had to expose the conspiracy.
minus-squareidunnololzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoWhen they farm fish, the purposefully infect the fish with parasites to give them a better flavor. /s
See, the parasite is killed by freezing, but you’re still eating dead parasite bodies. That’s what really gives fish it’s flavour. Fish is uniformly tasteless, but … parasites! Sorry, Big Fin, I had to expose the conspiracy.
When they farm fish, the purposefully infect the fish with parasites to give them a better flavor. /s