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Index of Subjects --0016e64761547d19130486a36c57 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello, See also: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html <http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html>for a short article entitled FOOD POISONING ASSOCIATED WITH THE INGESTION OF FIDDLEHEADS - QUEBEC 1999 and two Health Canada Web pages available here: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/kitchen-cuisine/fiddlehead-fougere-eng.php http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2009/2009_79-eng.php All the best, Ron 2010/5/15 Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> > Hi Jane, > > On 15-May-10, at 11:30 AM, david&jane schlosberg wrote: > > A friend of mine, who has been eating fiddleheads for years, recently > bought some and tried a new recipe involving marinating--but NOT > cooking--them. Both she and her husband were quite ill afterwards. Do any > of you know anything about what might have contributed to their distress? > Of course, it might simply have been contaminating bacteria that got on them > from the handling, but could there be something in them that gets destroyed > during cooking? > > > Fiddlehead contain significant amounts of phenolic compounds. In addition > to the various carotenoids, this gives them significant anti-oxidant > properties (twice that of blueberries). However, its been my understanding > that these levels of phenols are high enough that they can also be > problematic for digestion. When I was doing research on these many years ago > it was recommended to me that fiddlehead always be boiled (at least for a > short time) since phenols are water soluble and quickly leach out of the > plant tissues (the dark colour that water becomes after boiling fiddleheads > for a short time). For that reason they should never be simply stir-fried, > or marinated without having parboiled them first to remove the phenols. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > > Christopher Majka > Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5 > c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca > > *Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?* - Stanislaw Lec > > > > -- Ronald G. Arsenault Memramcook, N.B. --0016e64761547d19130486a36c57 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello,<div><br></div><div>See also: =A0<a href=3D"http://www.phac-aspc.gc.c= a/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html">http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publ= icat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html</a></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.ph= ac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html"></a>for a short art= icle entitled=A0<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Aria= l, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><h2 style=3D"background-image:= initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; backg= round-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);= font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-style: = normal; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background= -repeat: initial initial; "> FOOD POISONING ASSOCIATED WITH THE INGESTION OF FIDDLEHEADS - QUEBEC 1999</= h2><div>and two=A0Health=A0Canada Web pages available here:</div><div><br><= /div><div><a href=3D"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/kitchen-cuisine/f= iddlehead-fougere-eng.php">http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/kitchen-cui= sine/fiddlehead-fougere-eng.php</a></div> <div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisor= ies-avis/_2009/2009_79-eng.php">http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/adviso= ries-avis/_2009/2009_79-eng.php</a></div><div><br></div><div>All the best,<= /div> <div><br></div><div>Ron</div></span><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/5/1= 5 Christopher Majka <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.symp= atico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span><br><blockquote class=3D"gm= ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le= ft:1ex;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Hi Jane,<div><br><div><div class=3D"im"= ><div>On 15-May-10, at 11:30 AM, david&jane schlosberg wrote:</div><br>= <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> <div><span>= <font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">A friend of mine, who has= been eating fiddleheads for years, recently bought some and tried a new re= cipe involving marinating--but NOT cooking--them.=A0 Both she and her husba= nd were quite ill afterwards.=A0 Do any of you know anything about what mig= ht have contributed to their distress?=A0 Of course, it might simply have b= een contaminating bacteria that got on them from the handling, but=A0could = there=A0be something in them that gets destroyed during cooking?</font></sp= an></div> </div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>Fiddlehead contain significant= amounts of phenolic compounds. In addition to the various carotenoids, thi= s gives them significant anti-oxidant properties (twice that of blueberries= ). However, its been my understanding that these levels of phenols are high= enough that they can also be problematic for digestion. When I was doing r= esearch on these many years ago it was recommended to me that fiddlehead al= ways be boiled (at least for a short time) since phenols are water soluble = and quickly leach out of the plant tissues (the dark colour that water beco= mes after boiling fiddleheads for a short time). For that reason they shoul= d never be simply stir-fried, or marinated without having parboiled them fi= rst to remove the phenols.=A0</div> </div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><br><br><d= iv> <span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:= 'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant:n= ormal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-alig= n:auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:= 0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> <div><span style=3D"font-size:14px"><div>Christopher Majka</div><div>Halifa= x, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympa= tico.ca" target=3D"_blank">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a></div><div><br></div>=