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Can the insects in Cherry eat? Correct cleaning method of cherry

Cherry, it's super delicious. It looks good. It's also super delicious. Sour and sweet cherry is the favorite of many people. Can the insects in Cherry be eaten? How can cherry be cleaned?

Can the insects in Cherry be eaten

It's edible in principle.

With the arrival of cherry season, more and more articles on the Internet begin to reveal that there are insects in cherries. Cherry is a kind of fruit fly larva. Drosophila is a widely distributed insect. At present, there are at least 1000 species of Drosophila. Cherry, grape, watermelon and other fruits with high sugar content, as well as red bayberry, blueberry, strawberry and other berry fruits can find this kind of larvae. If there is this kind of larva in cherry, it means that cherry itself has insect pest. Drosophila is very sensitive to pesticides. Seeing Drosophila in Cherry just shows that cherry is safe. It's normal for cherry to grow insects, which at least shows that there are few pesticide residues. Some people also like to pick vegetables with long insects and think they are more natural.

The cherry that lives insect can appear on the market, remove insect part also can eat. At present, there is no research to prove that this kind of larva is harmful to human body. Drosophila melanogaster is a kind of insect with high protein and rich nutrition. Its larvae are in a pollution-free environment from birth to growth, and rarely carry pathogens. Of course, for many people, eating insects will have psychological barriers, so it is best to wash away the insects in Cherry before eating.

How can cherry wash worms

1. Cherry in vinegar

(1) First, wash the impurities on the cherry with clean water;

(2) Then put a basin of clear water in a large basin. It's best to submerge all the cherries. Add a little vinegar in the water and soak for 10 minutes. Then rinse with water.

Function: vinegar has a good bactericidal effect, not only can effectively clear the cherry surface bacteria, but also can wash away the insects in cherry.

Note: the residual smell of white vinegar is light. If some friends don't like the taste of vinegar, white vinegar can be used instead.

2. Edible alkali cleaning

(1) Put the cherries in a clean basin, add water (the best is to submerge the cherries in the basin), and soak for about five minutes.

(2) After cleaning again, add the same amount of water, add edible alkali, stir well, and then soak the cherry for 10-15 minutes.

(3) After soaking in edible alkali for 15 minutes, rinse with water twice. Then wash it with cold boiled water, because cold boiled water generally does not contain bacteria and parasites, which is more suitable for children to eat.

Function: edible alkali can effectively clear the pesticide on the surface of cherry, and also can force out the insects in cherry.

Note: do not put too much edible alkali, too much edible alkali will damage the nutritional components of cherry.

There are some substances in cherry that are soluble in acid but insoluble in alkali. When alkali is added, the acidity of the surface will decrease, and the soluble substances will precipitate naturally.

3. Salt cleaning

(1) First, rinse the cherry with clean water and soak it in clean water for five minutes

(2) Then fill a basin of water to soak all the cherries. Add salt according to the amount of water and mix the salt water well. It's best to bring a little salt.

(3) Soak the cherry for 15 minutes, then rinse both sides with water, and then serve after drying.

Function: edible salt not only has the function of sterilization, but also can wash away the insects in cherry.

Note: no matter what kind of cleaning method, it's better to pull out the stem on the cherry before cleaning, so that the insects can be soaked out better.

Cherry above the insects are generally edible, but can be used to clean out the cherry inside the insects.