It can be killed by heating for 4~5 minutes at a high temperature above 70℃.

Because eels like to burrow in the mud and feed on small fish and shrimp, such habits and food composition determine that eels are prone to harbor parasites. The nematode jaw is one of the parasites.

The CCTV news channel reported: no matter domestic or wild eels, there are parasites. A message was once circulated on the Internet: Don't eat raw eels! Parasites drilling eyes, no medicine. But there is no need to panic, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Parasitic Diseases experts have given the conclusion: eel can be eaten, but must be cooked.

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So many places are popular in the summer to eat eel tonic, but need to pay attention to is, eel body parasites, so is not raw food, so easy to get sick.

For this situation, in the future to do eel must pay attention to a point, cut the eel chopping board must not be used again to cut cooked food, in the eel often frying, high temperature will certainly kill parasites and eggs.

Need to be especially reminded that Hangzhou people like to eat fried eel eel section, restaurants like to fry the fire, hidden in the eel section within the jaws of the nematode is likely not to be killed. And pickling, wine bubble, etc., is even more unsuccessful in killing jaws nematode.

Reference:

People's Daily Online - Eels rumored to have fatal parasites Expert: Can be eaten cooked. Eat must be cooked

Reference:People's Daily Online - Is there a parasite in the eel? Cooking eels pay attention to these