Is it safe to eat?

[shyzabrau]

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• shyzabrau
• Jun 5, 2017

 

[johnmeyer]

Gee, just an hour ago I just scraped the mold off some ginger and then made gingerale. I am doomed.

 

[chef jimmyj]

People have become such Paranoid, Purell Slathering, Mold and Germaphobic Lunatics that they traded off eating delicious Old World works of Art Charcuterie for Artificially Favored, Antibiotic Treated, Irradiated, Chemical Preservative Laden and Cooked, facsimiles of Prosciutto and other types of Salumi. Very Sad!...JJ

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Mold is an important effect of the aging process. As it develops on the surface of the meat, it regulates humidity, allowing the product to dry slowly and uniformly. In the first three or four days, white mold grows only near the lean parts. After two or three months, the skin is uniformly covered in white or gray to green mold. The amino acids and peptides in the meat react with beneficial molds to neutralize any nonbeneficial molds. Controlling the temperature and humidity helps to avoid the production of toxic molds; the ideal conditions are temperatures under 20 degrees C (70 degrees F), with a relative humidity lower than 80 percent

 

[pc farmer]

People have become such Paranoid, Purell Slathering, Mold and Germaphobic Lunatics that they traded off eating delicious Old World works of Art Charcuterie for Artificially Favored, Antibiotic Treated, Irradiated, Chemical Preservative Laden and Cooked, facsimiles of Prosciutto and other types of Salumi. Very Sad!...JJ

With that being said, people that havent been eating Old World stuff could get sick from eating mold or removing mold??

 

[chef jimmyj]

With that being said, people that havent been eating Old World stuff could get sick from eating mold or removing mold??

Very unlikely barring an allergy to the common types of mold found on or introduced to salumi. These types are harmless such as, white mold (penicillin nalviogense) and blue/green mold (penicillin glaucum). Both are harmless strains, similar to the mold found on cheese. While there are some pathogenic molds that can make you sick, see below, their biggest impact is on those with a weakened immune system. We introduce millions of mold spores and bacteria to our body with every breath or taking hand to mouth, rubbing your eye or scratching your nose, but the average person rarely gets sick and even with an established infection the body battles it.

My commentary above was referring to the Fear Factor that has become so common, rather than an actual impact. Grandma regularly cut the mold off a block of cheese then ate or served the rest. My youngest daughter will see a SEALED package of Cream Cheese is out of code by one day and search me out to verify it is OK to eat for fear she will get sick!...JJ

Some fungi can cause serious diseases in humans, several of which may be fatal if untreated. These include aspergillosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, mycetomas, and paracoccidioidomycosis. Furthermore, persons with immuno-deficiencies are particularly susceptible to disease by genera such as Aspergillus, Candida, Cryptoccocus,[149][173][174] Histoplasma,[175] and Pneumocystis.[176] Other fungi can attack eyes, nails, hair, and especially skin, the so-called dermatophytic and keratinophilic fungi, and cause local infections such as ringworm and athlete's foot.[177] Fungal spores are also a cause of allergies, and fungi from different taxonomic groups can evoke allergic reactions.[178]