Found a worm in my cod?

It is pretty common for fresh fish to have parasites in them. That is why it is important to cook fish. I am surprised the worm survived the oven.

You are probably not going to get sick, but save the worm in a pill bottle and call your Drs. office in the morning. If it is nothing you will feel better, and if it is something to worry about they will let you know.

Here’s a (hopefully) helpful discussion on the topic.

For what it’s worth, I’ve seen the same thing, and while I don’t eat the worms if I can help it (if I notice them) I don’t throw out the fish, either. I just eat around it. I figure I’ve probably eaten more worms (via this source) by now than any single fish has, and it doesn’t seem to have hurt me. That I can tell.

Great, I made fish and ships the other night and now am grossed out.
You should be fine. Check better next time. ewwwwwwwwww

It’s a little worm, no one swallowed, right? It’s cooked and dead.

and @blueiiznh LOL. Fish and ships? Once you have the fish, do you still even need the ships? :-)

I was having dinner outside on the pier, with my son in Seattle. This restaurant is known for its fresh, fresh, really fresh caught fish and Halibut was their speciality/

I was brought a full plate of Halibut. It must have weighed at least one pound. The fish smelled and looked great. I was on my last chunk of Halibut, when in all its glory…..there it was, shining like a new moon.

A glowing pink worm…..all coiled around in a circle and looking at me.

It reminded me of a Christmas tree ornament, ready to be hung.

I politely put this chunk of Halibut in my napkin and never said a word about the worm. I did not want the people around me upchucking.

Never went to that restaurant again.

@john65pennington That is why I cut my fillets thin enough that when I hold them up to the light, I can see any abnormalities and can investigate them.

I would not have scratched that restaurant off my list of places to eat however. I will not eat fishsticks because the worms are ground up with the fish before it is molded to form the sticks.

Worm cooked would probably do nothing to you. Worm moving may make you throw up. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

This is why I don’t eat sushi. I like my parasites well cooked.

As long as your fish was cooked all the way through then you are OK because your worms along with its eggs are likely also well cooked.

Cod worms are spread and exacerbation by over population of seals. Seals make really warm boots. Pity Canadians can’t share their seal products with Americans. I treasure my coat, boots and slippers.

No this worm was not cooked. I picked through a thin layer of almost sausage coating and there it was sticking its head out at me moving around. 100% alive cooked 15 min at 450 degrees

Next time you cook cod, check the internal temperature, it should be 145F when you remove it from the heat. If it was a thicker cut, you may need to cook it a little longer.