[Sca-cooks] Parasitic worms was Pork shank 2

[Terry Decker]

Heartworms aren't transmitted in undercooked meat.  They are a filarial 
nematode worm (Dirofilaria immitis) transmitted by the bite of blood sucking 
insects.

Trichinella spiralis is a nematode roundworm that infests by ingestion.

Other nematode parasites include pinworms and hookworms.

Bear

> Well, I certainly hope so, and I'm sure making them good is  important. On 
> the other hand, think of all the glazes, gravies,  fruit, milk-or-cream 
> sauces, and mustards associated with pork dishes  versus, say, a good beef 
> steak or roast, which is somewhat more  likely to be served nude, or with 
> a relatively narrow spectrum of  sauces. One reason for this is that in 
> our culture's perfectly  understandable desire to avoid heart worms, most 
> Americans have  developed the habit of cooking pork until they're 
> absolutely sure  it's not only merely dead, it's really most sincerely 
> dead, and the  lost moisture, that would otherwise be in the leaner cuts 
> especially,  needs to be restored.
>
> Adamantius, sauce Robert fan for pork...