Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases to humans (2019)

Re:Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases... by nivertech on Thursday August 18, 2022 @08:28AM (#32508653)

I recently learned that Rambam[1] advised against eating fruits, even though they're perfectly kosher. Turns out he noticed he noticed that people can get sick from fruits, but back in the day they weren't aware about harmful bacteria and the fact that you need to wash them.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maimonides

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Re:Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases... by SnowHill9902 on Thursday August 18, 2022 @08:40AM (#32508771)

Usually if you can peel the fruit the inside is considered כשר.

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Re:Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases... by nivertech on Thursday August 18, 2022 @08:47AM (#32508847)

I was told to always split the apple into two halves, and check that there is no non-kosher meat inside;) Have no idea whether that's an actual kashrut requirement, or it was a joke.

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