Is Tomalley poop?
Chef's answer
The green stuff is not poop. It's called "tomalley," which in Latin means "substance made of liver and pancreas but is yummy even though it looks like poop.
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Your poop matters. Just one person's poop is enough to cause an outbreak. 1 gram of poop, about the weight of a fish hook, can contain millions of virus particles. It only takes 10-100 viruses to get sick..
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swim. Also if you have diarrhea or have recently had diarrhea, please don't lower your infectious body into a body of water shared with other people. Of course, outdoors in lakes, ponds, rivers, and the ocean, poop can get into the water even without someone actively pooping in it.
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Locate the black vein in the tail, which is what contains the feces. Grasp the vein at the end where the tail originally met the body of the lobster and gently pull the vein away from the tail meat to remove it.
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A sea cucumber's daily life is about as boring as their vegetable namesakes, but it's also important to ocean ecosystems. As the scoot around the seafloor, eating and pooping, sea cucumbers help distribute nutrients and remove excess organic matter from the sediment and water.
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The tomalley should be green and firm, the roe bright red and the meat white, elastic and opaque. Why does a lobster turn red when cooked? Answer: The shell color is made up of pigments..
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Insert a fork into the tail and push until the tail meat comes out all in one piece. Locate the black vein in the tail, which is what contains the feces..
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What happens to a person when they eat poop? According to the Illinois Poison Center, eating poop is "minimally toxic." However, poop naturally contains the bacteria commonly found in the intestines. While these bacteria don't harm you when they're in your intestines, they're not meant to be ingested in your mouth..
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