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From: rcd@opus.UUCP
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Subject: Re: (Beer and) Parasites in Sushi
Message-ID: <510@opus.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-May-84 23:56:34 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 21 23:56:34 1984
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>A ski-trip acquaintence who -- in real life -- is a professor
>of vetrinary medicine recommended that you drink beer
>(or something similarly alcaholic) when eating sushi.
>The idea is that the alcahol will kill off any parasites.

Bad bet.  Beer contains so little alcohol that only very sensitive
parasites, if any, would be killed off.  Maybe scotch instead??  (Oops, this
isn't the "disgusting ideas in food" followup.)
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