Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I lived in Gainesville, Florida, in the mid-to-late 80s, I consumed large quantities of raw oysters in the local bars with my cousin every Friday night. Neither of us ever got sick; I have no idea if we just got lucky or whether it was because we made sure to drink enough alcohol to kill any bacteria or other parasites that might have been present. Nathan Marty Deveney wrote: > We don't have just parasites...we also have cholera and hepatitis (our > sewage disposal practices aren't very well monitored out near the fish > and > oyster beds). Back in the 1970's, there was a cholera epidemic in > Abbeville. > When the news crew went out to places were raw oysters were being > consumed, > everyone laughed about the danger of cholera. A week later, most of them > were in the hospital tethered to IV drips. > > We have quality assurance for all filter-feeding shellfish: > http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pages/aquaculture/sasqap/sasqap_phyto.htm:sectID=118&tempID=1 > > We can eat them raw with confidence; they are probably the safest in the > world. > > The interesting thing is that in Japan oysters and other filter feeders > are always cooked. Everyone in Japan knows that raw oysters make you > sick. > > Marty > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog