Eliminating Anisakis Worms: Testing the Efficacy of Patented Water

I bought some fresh Okhotsk atka mackerel and removed Anisakis worms from their organs. I then tested if the patented water could kill the parasites.

I also aged the fish with the patented water and then ate them.

2023/03/30

Back home

I'm back at my place now.

I bought some Arabesque Greenling today.

I'm going to process them
with the patented water and then age them

I'm going to do one more thing.

Arabesque Greenling are infamous
for Anisakis worms.

Can I do some drawing?

Where?

If the Anisakis worms are still alive,
I'd like to kill them.

But I'm not sure if I can do that.

Let's open the bag!

Let's start processing the fish!

Let's take out the fish!

It's slimy!

There's so much slime.

There's a tag attached.

I'm going to wash the fish.

I'm going to cut open the stomach.

Are there any parasites?

Wow! There are so many!

What a great fish!

Looks good!

Let's collect the Anisakis worms.

There are countless worms.

I'm going to take the organs out first.

Then I'll remove the tag.

I'm going to wash the fish with the patented water
and then soak the fish in it.

There are no parasites in the flesh.

The fish is still fresh.

I've removed all the organs now.

Let's start collecting the Anisakis worms!

Are they already dead?

Was the fish frozen once?

The worms were moving
but I didn't notice.

The fish wasn't a frozen fish either.

They are alive!

I'm glad that the Anisakis worms
are still alive!

But I'm going to kill them soon.

I'm glad that I can experiment!

Are there any more?

I guess these are enough.

I'm going to divide them into two groups.

Here's what I'm going to do.

I'm going to put tap water in with this group.

And you might have guessed it

but I've carbonated the patented water
in this container.

Let's put some in with this group.

These parasites will give you a stomach ache
so stay away from them.

Are they insects?

I think so.

I want to drink something
so I'll look for a glass.

I'll get you some juice.

I think it's going to take a long time
to find out the result.

So I'm going to shoot a time-lapse video
with a GoPro in another room.

I'm going to age the fish in the meantime.

It's like this now.

Let's age the fish!

The Anisakis worms are still active.

The ones in the patented water
are even more active!

Let's observe the Anisakis worms!

I transferred the Anisakis worms into cups.

The Anisakis worms in the patented water
are more active.

They are moving so much!

They don't die!

The patented water
cannot kill Anisakis worms...

Bacteria test

Today's April 6, a Thursday.

The fish has been aged for a week
so I want to eat it.

But I'm scared

so I'm going to send it
for a bacteria test first.

There's so much fat!

Not enough!

OK!

I'm going to send this
by refrigerated shipping.

I got the date wrong...

Result

Today's April 13, it's 9:00 AM.

It's been two weeks.

It's not smelly.

The results were all negative.

You can eat this fish raw.

But it took me a week
to send the fish to the lab

and the lab test took three days.

And I was so busy
that I had no time to eat it.

So it's been two weeks now.

So this is an Arabesque Greenling
aged for two weeks.

I'm going to make breakfast with it.

The skin is hard!

Let's open it up!

There are pin bones!

No worries. I'll eat them too.

I'm going to grill these.

It's fallen down!

Let's eat!

I'm going to try sashimi first.

It tastes like Arabesque Greenling.

It's not smelly.

But the flavour is weak.

Let me try another one
with some soy sauce.

There's so much fat!

It's better with soy sauce
because I can taste sweetness and stuff.

Here's the grilled version!

Delicious!

Arabesque Greenling is better grilled.

Everyone knows that!

The skin is delicious.

Delicious!

The fish has been aged for two weeks
but the sashimi still retains a good texture.

It might be delicious as sushi.

That was a great meal!

Unlike sardines and other fish,

ageing doesn't intensify
the flavour of Arabesque Greenling.

It tasted just like
regular Arabesque Greenling.

You might be able to age it for a month
and it'd still be good.

There are two more
so I'm going to eat them slowly.

I aged the fish for two weeks
but it was still good as sashimi.

It wasn't smelly either.

But it was so fatty that the flavour was masked
so curing it with vinegar might be a good idea.

The arteries become fragile
when a fish is aged for this long

but I have succeeded
in perfusing a fresh one.

I'm going to try
different cooking methods too.

The Arabesque Greenling aged for two weeks
was delicious both raw and grilled.

That's all for today.

Bye!

Conclusion

The patented water
cannot kill Anisakis worms.

You can eat a fish raw
even when it's been aged for two weeks.

Arabesque Greenling is better grilled.

Thanks for watching!