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From: andrea@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Andrea K. Frankel)
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Subject: Re: Sushi and Parasites
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Date: Thu, 6-Nov-86 15:41:38 EST
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In article <576@aecom.UUCP> werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) writes:
>	Raw Mackerel accounted for 87% of the cases.

Probably why my favorite sushi chef (commercial) marinates all mackerel
before serving it.

I have read that traditional chinese medicine considers both wasabi and
ginger to be antihelminthic (i.e., kill off worms), which is why they
are traditionally served with sushi.  Do you know of any basis in
Western medicine for why this might be true?

Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664
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