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The fish is undergoing normal decomposition, which releases ammonia. The fish may be too "expired" at this point to eat. If in doubt, throw it out!

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Q: Why does cooked fish sometimes smell like ammonia?
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Why does fish smell like ammonia after cooking if it was frozen?

Cod fish or any type of fish will have ammonia like smell when it is no longer fresh. This smell will begin to appear as you are cooking it. It may also have a taste that is similar to ammonia, too.


Why does fish smell like ammonia?

Fish smells like ammonia when it starts to spoil.


How does the smell of fish when it's being cooked get from the fish to your nose even when you are several meters away?

Because the paricles in the fish gain energy and move awa from the fish, then they diffuse towards our nose and you smell it. Thats how the smell of fish,when itts being cooked, gets from the fish to your nose when you are several metres away from it.


What does meaning ammonia?

well, ammonia can be 2 things. the first one is a bad thing for your hair. second is the smelly aroma in your fish-tank that may kill your fish.


Why does fresh cooked fish smell fishy the next day?

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Why does your urine smell?

The ammonia in it is volatile (will evaporate) and smells (This is the same reason fish that is not very fresh starts to stink


What does abalone smell like when its gone bad?

Fish that is going bad usually smells of ammonia. The longer it is spoiled, the stronger the odor.


Does fish excretes solid or liquid Ammonia?

A fish actually excretes ammonia dissolved in water. At the temperature and pressure that fish are normally found ammonia is a gas.


Is it safe to eat lobster tail that smells like ammonia?

No, the smell of ammonia cannot hurt you. The vapor given off by high concentration of ammonia however can burn your esophagus and lungs, although unlikely except in closed, airtight environments.Ammonia is rarely a problem for most life forms (with the exception of fish and waterborne life). Ammonia absorbed by humans is either synthesized into amino acids, or excreted in urine.The highest concentration with which most people come into contact is 5-10%, that which is in window cleaner and other household solvents.Those who come into contact with anhydrous ammonia have little to worry about, unless again in a closed environment, because it's boiling point is below room temperature.


Baked Salmon bad when cooked and white puss forms around fish?

That happens sometimes when you cook fish. It is harmless and it is just additional moisture leaving the fish.


How does a fish smell?

Fish smell with their noses :)


Is ammonia normally found in urine?

Yes, Mainly in cat urine as they use it to mark their territory. Ammonia is what makes the urine smell, it can also make you high.