“You don’t need to know anything else.”

For all these reasons, fish is a product that must be part of any healthy and balanced diet. Despite its long list of benefitsmany people have afraid to consume it. The reason? The Anisakis.

What is anisaki?

The Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency (Aesan) indicates that anisakis is a parasite that can be found in fish and in cephalopods (squid, octopus, cuttlefish, among others). The organization explains that this can cause digestive disorders And allergic reactions who, sometimes, “are serious”.

SO, many consumers are afraid of eating fish and suffer some of the consequences mentioned. Some fishmongers are outraged by this situation because they believe customers do not have the correct information about anisaki.

This is what Noé the fishmonger says, well known on social networks for sharing curiosities about her job as a fishmonger. The young woman from Malaga published a video on TikTok in which talk about anisakis.

A fishmonger specifies when to eat fish with anisaki

Noe la peskaera decided to publish a post on social networks to talk in more detail about anisakis. “I think you have a lot of information in your head and you don’t know what to do. I will solve all your doubts“, he says at the start of the video.

The fishmonger specifies that anisakis is usually raised, mainly, in the following fish: “Anchovies, blue whiting, pink, hake… “Especially in the north.”

The professional assures that the anisakis fish can be eaten, but a series of guidelines must be respected. “The safest way is to kill him (the parasite) at high temperature“, he declares. No, the fisherman comments that there are two ways: freeze it or fry it. “You don’t need to know anything else.”said.

Noah the fisherman gives an example: “If you are going to eat a raw anchovy in vinegar“As a precaution, it should be frozen.” The fishmonger confirms that it can be consumed later. “There’s absolutely nothing happening,” he said.

Aesan supports this same idea and explains what the process is: “Cooking, frying, baking or grilling are preparations that destroy the parasite. when 60 degrees are reached temperature for at least one minute throughout the room. If it is consumed raw or subjected to preparations that do not kill the parasite, it must be freeze for five days“.