Is it gross to be served a fish with its head on?
Do you eat bananas with black spots on the peel?
Lets see how some of the most controversial items on the test compare to food safety recommendations.
This one is confusing because the advice has changed over the years.
Scoop them out and youre good.
It iscommonto scrape the mold off jams and jellies and eat the rest, but its not without risk.
So, yes, people have scraped the mold off, eaten the jam, and been fine.
Mold on tomato sauce
What about tomato sauce?
Unfortunately, this one is clearer: Moldy tomato sauce has a body count.
(This is a potential danger with moldy jam as well.)
So chuck that moldy tomato sauce, too.
The quiz wants to find out howdisgustedyou are by the idea.
The USDA, on the other hand, simplysays: Discard.
There are many different species of molds that grow on bread, although they tend not to be deadly.
Some can cause allergies or respiratory issues if you sniff the spores, though.
Inrare cases, they have made people sick.
And they tend to make the bread taste gross.
How do you feel about that one?
If you disagree, congratulationsyoucaneat hard cheeses once you cut off the mold.
(It could then contaminate other foods.)
Soft cheeses dont get off so easy, though.
If youre eating a cheese that was prepared with moldlike brie, with its softPenicilliumrindthat mold is fine.
you could also eat the non-moldy parts of hard fruits and vegetables like cabbage and bell peppers.
You shouldnoteat soft fruits and vegetables after they go moldy, like peaches and tomatoes.
So if bloody steak grosses you out, you probably wont be eating anything cooked less than medium.
While rare steaks are riskier than medium-well, theyre safe-ishto eat because theyre a solid piece of meat.
Again: not zero risk, but low enough that many people choose to risk it.
Ground beef is another story, though.
The USDA recommends cooking burgers to 160 degrees.
Fortunately, wormy apples are safe to eat.
Unlike the issues with mold, you canseethe worms.
