Meals?

[LordOfWolves 514]

mmmm fried calamari.

Calamari! Yes, fread calamari. And you can use the flour for breading.

[scrdest 24]

People living thousands of years ago had much stronger immune systems than we do nowadays, antibiotics have allowed us to keep more troubling diseases under control, but most people get way to many of them.

Also, aside from shellfish, there aren't really any foodborn illness that come from the average fish. Bottom feeders such as catfish might have parasites in the meat, but other than that you could pretty much eat a large variety of fish raw with no ill effect.

Of course things have kinda changed with polutants and such but I don't see any factories spewing green goop in tfc.

In fact you would probably be more likly to get a harmful bacteria from "cooked" pork that wasn't really cooked totally thuroughly than from freshish raw fish.

As a biology student, I must disagree.

First of all, it's not about the bacteria being the main problem, but parasitic worms of various kinds, which are becoming less prevalent as civilization advances, due to improvements in hygiene.

Eating raw pork is risky due to the possibility of taeniasis (pork tapeworm infection) or trychinosis (a nasty infection, in which you get worm eggs implanted in your tissues. While they don't hatch, you get many charming side effects, such as hemorrhages in your eyes, so you can save up on Halloween costumes - you have zombie eyes anyway). However, treating the eggs/larvae with high temperatures (while cooking) generally kills or disables them.

But fish aren't exempt from parasites of their own, but similarly, they can be killed during cooking: the most common are flukes of various kinds, like Opisthorchis felineus (cat liver fluke) or viverrini.

The thing is, bacterial infections are often pretty obvious, depending on the site of infection at least, meanwhile it's hardly uncommon for parasitic diseases to be either asymptomatic or mindblowingly horrifyingly obvious, so you can be a carrier without being aware of it (amusingly enough, for all that knowledge I myself have been recently diagnosed with roundworm infection, which in hindsight had noticable effects, but wasn't obvious).

Rerailing threads, since 2012!

[LordOfWolves 514]

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Then I was right when I said that sometimes sushi makes you sick true?

[Ditto8353 202]

It would be amazing to have the icons for meals generated based on what was in them.

However, the benefits are few compared to the investment required.

[LordOfWolves 514]

It would be amazing to have the icons for meals generated based on what was in them.

At least the name.

[Ditto8353 202]

Or maybe have special meals in game which require very specific preparation.

Egg + Rice + Chicken = Chicken Fried Rice

Rice + Egg + Chicken = Meal

[Leosallespoli 338]

You know... This all reminds me of Harvest Moon! And I LOVE that game!

[redundantusage 330]

Reminds me more of rune factory actually.

[Leosallespoli 338]

Reminds me more of rune factory actually.

Young Padawan, you have so much to learn...

Rune factory was one of the few spinnoffs of harvest moon that is worth a while.

[scrdest 24]

Then I was right when I said that sometimes sushi makes you sick true?

Yes, I am a sushi fan myself, but it may make you sick - although for most european fish at least, it's more likely they're just going bad during storage. It's a gamble either way.

[renadi 258]

I really would like more harvest moon-ey stuff in this game.

and I really wonder how I haven't played rune factory yet, what was it for?

[Leosallespoli 338]

I really would like more harvest moon-ey stuff in this game.

and I really wonder how I haven't played rune factory yet, what was it for?

that gameboy that looks different, what is it called?

Nintendo DS!

[renadi 258]

mmm yes, I think I've got those files somewhere... how much can you buy a DS for now a days? less than $100?

[LordOfWolves 514]

Why do you want a DS? I have it and it has a bad graphic.

[Leosallespoli 338]

Why do you want a DS? I have it and it has a bad graphic.

Graphic is not all that important, look at minecraft, does it have good graphics?

[LordOfWolves 514]

Graphic is not all that important, look at minecraft, does it have good graphics?

I like it. And there are awesome texture packs in this forum. Then remember that the TFC graphic is made by Bioxx and his texture makers. I like the default.

[Jasnatdic 85]

As a biology student, I must disagree.

First of all, it's not about the bacteria being the main problem, but parasitic worms of various kinds, which are becoming less prevalent as civilization advances, due to improvements in hygiene.

Eating raw pork is risky due to the possibility of taeniasis (pork tapeworm infection) or trychinosis (a nasty infection, in which you get worm eggs implanted in your tissues. While they don't hatch, you get many charming side effects, such as hemorrhages in your eyes, so you can save up on Halloween costumes - you have zombie eyes anyway). However, treating the eggs/larvae with high temperatures (while cooking) generally kills or disables them.

But fish aren't exempt from parasites of their own, but similarly, they can be killed during cooking: the most common are flukes of various kinds, like Opisthorchis felineus (cat liver fluke) or viverrini.

The thing is, bacterial infections are often pretty obvious, depending on the site of infection at least, meanwhile it's hardly uncommon for parasitic diseases to be either asymptomatic or mindblowingly horrifyingly obvious, so you can be a carrier without being aware of it (amusingly enough, for all that knowledge I myself have been recently diagnosed with roundworm infection, which in hindsight had noticable effects, but wasn't obvious).

Rerailing threads, since 2012!

Do you basically disagreed with what I said, and then typed a bunch of information that supported what I said... /clap

[Leosallespoli 338]

I like it. And there are awesome texture packs in this forum. Then remember that the TFC graphic is made by Bioxx and his texture makers. I like the default.

I think i responded to this...

Taste is taste... I just can't play with the standard 16x16 textures, I just can't.........

[scrdest 24]

Do you basically disagreed with what I said, and then typed a bunch of information that supported what I said... /clap

No, I did not. First of all:

there aren't really any foodborn illness that come from the average fish. Bottom feeders such as catfish might have parasites in the meat, but other than that you could pretty much eat a large variety of fish raw with no ill effect.

What I said is that illnesses coming from raw fish aren't really uncommon in a number of species, not only bottom feeders.

things have kinda changed with polutants

Again, parasitic and bacterial infection is still the most common, and no matter how well you cook your fish, you won't remove pollutants such as heavy metals, and aren't guaranteed to get rid of pesticides and other organic compounds.

you would probably be more likly to get a harmful bacteria from "cooked" pork that wasn't really cooked totally thuroughly than from freshish raw fish.

Bacterial infection is as likely if you are talking about raw fish and raw pork, well, perhaps saltwater fish may be slightly better preserved by the salt but that's it. Besides, the problem with uncooked meat (including fish) is not the bacteria, which won't be a problem immediately, but parasites, which, as I explained, are present in both types of meat.

So, how did I support your position? I may have misunderstood it, please clarify.

[LordOfWolves 514]

Guys, big misunderstoods can happen. I too make these sometimes. But now don't start a conflict for this.