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I found a snail, only about 3mm long, in a thoroughly-washed arugula salad I made at home. They can be small enough to be easily overlooked and at the same time
by jeffbee 3y ago
I found a snail, only about 3mm long, in a thoroughly-washed arugula salad I made at home. They can be small enough to be easily overlooked and at the same time large enough to not wash through the holes of a colander, and they may be stuck on the leaves instead of falling out like stones.
- BruceEel 3y agoSame here, on multiple occasions. Probably very unscientific of me but I'm sort of thinking that rucola (arugula) may be more prone to slug hitchhiking than other greens? That's in part why I tend to favor watercress, not without its share of nasty parasite risks [1] but have so far never found slugs in it. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/fasciola/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/fasciola/index.html
- Steven420 3y agoI've found that if you let the greens soak in water for a while the slugs and snails will fall off. Might not work for all types but it's worth a shot
- clumsysmurf 3y agoI'm very thorough with my broccoli washing, and even the most densely packed broccoli florets will have insects right at the point they meet the smallest stem. I essentially stopped worrying about it - assuming - we're all eating bugs - maybe lots - and we don't see any widespread disease. But now maybe this is about to change, one more thing to add to my laundry list of anxieties :(
- cutemonster 3y agoDon't you boil the broccoli for a while too? (Then any snails and worms die?)
- kadoban 3y agoBroccoli makes good salads or just a snack (eaten with ranch dressing).
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