Worm in my fish

Marymoore · 22-07-2021 11:31pm #1

I bought fish in a good fish shop in Dublin, cooked it and started eating it. Then noticed a big worm wriggling in it!!!!!! What do I do? How do I go about complaining to the fish shop? Very disturbed by it

L1011 · 22-07-2021 11:34pm

Worms in fish are "normal" and not a food safety issue if cooked properly. The shop may give you something for it but there's no real issue here.

https://www.fsai.ie/faq/fish_parasites.html

Atlantic Dawn · 22-07-2021 11:35pm

Do you know what type of worm? Could it be that it was originally consumed by the fish?

Seth Brundle · 22-07-2021 11:39pm

Can parasatic worms survive the cooking process or was the OP's fish undercooked?

22-07-2021 11:41pm

That is nightmarish.

Did you gather any photo or video evidence of this worm or did it wriggle off the plate?

Rustyman101 · 22-07-2021 11:42pm

Worms are very common in fish, must have been v undercooked & fresh ! One of the reasons sushi is sliced thinly

Jim2007 · 22-07-2021 11:57pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/2058200345/worm-in-my-fish

Worms in fish are normal, the fact that it was still alive after cooking is not. Maybe as the fishmonger on advice about cooking the fish next time.

Marymoore · 22-07-2021 11:57pm

the Fish looked completely cooked. It was a very thin piece of fish and after frying 2 mins on each side it was cooked right through , it was soft and wet though not dry… maybe not 100% cooked but certainly not raw and would have thought fully cooked. It was nightmarish, can’t believe that’s normal? If it is normal to find worms in fish, why do people eat it??? Even if the worm was dead it’s really horrible!!

the worm was quite large, it wasn’t a tiny worm….

greasepalm · 22-07-2021 11:57pm

Now thats spooky as was watching a horror film called THE BAY 2012 movie of parasites in fish and having an effect on humans.

80% of film is fact which is a worry.

Marymoore · 22-07-2021 11:58pm

Marymoore · 23-07-2021 12:02am

Sorry was trying to post a photo of the worm but won’t let me.. I still have the worm so could bring it to show fish man and ask how it got there

Tails142 · 23-07-2021 12:05am

Fish are riddled with worms, very common, farmed fish are the worst for it. You need to cook it longer, 4 mins not enough, 25 mins in oven wrapped in tinfoil, probably 12 mins on a pan minimum.

Marymoore · 23-07-2021 12:11am

12 mins on a pan?? The fish would be burnt and dry… I like the fish fully cooked but I like a bit of juice…

Marymoore · 23-07-2021 12:12am

So I’m guessing I’ve no rights when it comes to complaining then?

Marymoore · 23-07-2021 12:12am

Does the fact that fish are riddled with worms not repulse people and turn them off fish???

Marymoore · 23-07-2021 12:13am

Like I’m not too keen on eating a dead worm either… disgusting!

Mimon · 23-07-2021 12:19am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117649477#Comment_117649477

Ah c'mon, are we so removed from the real world and dependent on supermarket packaged food that this is described as nightmarish?

Mimon · 23-07-2021 12:22am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117649546#Comment_117649546

Can you google fish worms, get one that looks the same and show us what it looks like?

Jellybaby_1 · 23-07-2021 12:23am

Many years ago on The Gay Byrne Show he had a person on talking about fish and the cooking thereof, might have been Bord Bia, or Bord Iascaigh Mhara. I definitely remember the guy saying cod in particular could have worms in the head. It put me off fish for years. I got back eating it eventually though and have never found worms in any fish, I'm happy to say.

23-07-2021 12:23am

a phone video of the event with a little wriggle room might get you a couple of mackerel gratis perhaps

23-07-2021 12:26am

I can't stop shaking just thinking about it. But, you know, pics or it didn't happen.

Smoked coley is a fish you can cook the bejezus out of without ruining it. Think I'll stick with that for a while.

Marymoore · 23-07-2021 12:31am

I’d attach a pic but apparently I’m too new here to send links..

23-07-2021 12:34am

Definitely take pics and video ASAP as evidence, OP. Bring it down to the shop tomorrow and don't let the fishmonger try to worm his way out of it. (Sorry.)

EltonJohn69 · 23-07-2021 12:41am

Fish is basically worms… before you cook it you should strike the fish ferociously with a hammer and then soak it in salt and pure alcohol for 72 hours. Only then is it safe to cook.