alapakala@quokk.au to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoScientists Find Parasites in Almost Every Fish From a Recent Tuna Haul – 96% Were Infecteddoi.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: science@lemmy.world
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minus-squarefinallymadeanaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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-squareidunnololz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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