¿does steaming vegetables kill any bacteria including cysticercosis ?!
Question:
¿does steaming vegetables kill any bacteria including cysticercosis ?
Answers:
Cysticercosis is an infection that creates cysts in different areas in the body. The infection is caused by a parasite called Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm).
Cysticercosis is caused by swallowing eggs from T. solium, which are found in contaminated food.
Risk factors include eating pork, fruits, and vegetables contaminated with T. solium as a result of unhealthy cooking preparation. The disease can also be spread by contact with infected people or fecal matter. The disease is rare in the US, but common in many developing countries.
Avoid unclean foods, avoid uncooked foods while traveling, and always wash fruits and vegetables well. And yes, steaming can kill bacteria...though haven't seen studies to show if the temperatures get high enough to kill cysticercosis on veggies. Only studies I've seen are about pork. Thorough washing to remove bacteria combined with high temperature cooking would be your best bets when in doubt.