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Turning Pico into Salsa, any tips? (lemmy.zip)
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I think my produce was contaminated with something, because this is the first time I’ve ever had food poisoning and my Pico was obviously uncooked. I also cooked beans with juice from the pico.

Two questions:

  1. Am I a dumbass for trying to salvage what I think is contaminated? I don’t wanna waste food and I’m under the impression that cooking it will fix it. My symptoms aren’t life threatening, and I wouldn’t mind confirmation it was the pico.

  2. If I can dump the pico into a pot and cook it safely, is there anything special I gotta do? Recipe below so you know what I’m working with.

Pico recipe:

  • 8 Roma tomaotes
  • cilantro, 1 bunch
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 jalepenos, roasted
  • garlic, minced
  • salt, tbs
  • 1 lime, juiced

Chop and stir together. Let sit overnight for the flavors to blend properly. Seriously, it doesn’t taste good til the next day.

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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

Did you wash your ingredients thoroughly beforehand? Did it sit overnight in the fridge or at room temperature?

I mean, throw it away for sure. It might be safe after cooking, who knows, but it's not worth the risk. Better to throw it out than to throw it up, isn't it?

Now, if the answer to my questions is 'no (or 'maybe not') and 'the latter' then there you have the answer at what made you sick.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yeah everything was washed and refrigerated, I’m leaning toward some recently relaxed FDA regulations being the cause of this (assuming it is the pico)

    Their site has sooooo many recent cross contamination - salmonella and some other bacteria - warnings for food

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago

    If it repeats or if your wary of it you might start washing the vegetables your gonna eat raw with a bit of bleach, like by submerging it in water with a couple ml. I usually don't do it because most I eat is the commercial kind and I assume they've disinfected it enough, but when it's something that comes more or less directly from the ground or the plant it's a must. Just a couple minutes and the you rinse it well with lots of water, it's erfectly safe and it doesn't have any smell or taste.

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