{"id":1219,"date":"2024-01-02T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T02:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2024-01-02T02:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T02:00:03","slug":"strawberries-full-of-worms-and-insects-how-to-disinfect-them-easily-at-no-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=1219","title":{"rendered":"Strawberries full of worms and insects: how to disinfect them easily at no cost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With this simple method it is possible to thoroughly clean and sanitize the strawberries: worms and insects will no longer be a problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>spring season<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;has finally arrived, although with some doubts.&nbsp;The month of April has had several ups and downs in terms of weather, but for a few days&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>the temperatures have become more pleasant<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;and the sun has begun to appear in all areas of Italy.&nbsp;With the arrival of spring, the real one, many also go in search of&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>seasonal fruit<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;: specifically, we go on the hunt for&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>strawberries<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;, which begin to replace purely autumn and winter fruits such as apples and pears .&nbsp;However, those with a sweet tooth should be careful when preparing to eat this tasty fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleaning strawberries, the quick and easy method: this is how<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Strawberries, in fact,&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>can be full of insects<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;, so you should first wash them well to avoid any risk.&nbsp;The solution that immediately comes to mind is to rely on classic disinfectants that can be easily found in stores, but the advice is always to adopt&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>natural methods<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;to better disinfect strawberries.&nbsp;One of these methods allows you to clean them perfectly and not leave traces of insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing to do is take a baking dish and&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>fill it with water<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;, adding coarse salt so that it dissolves in the water.&nbsp;Once this operation is completed, add&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>a little white vinegar<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;to the solution.&nbsp;The appropriate amount depends on the number of strawberries to be washed: the more there are, the more white vinegar should be added.&nbsp;The next step is to start taking a few strawberries and place them in the pan with the water mixed with coarse salt and white vinegar.&nbsp;<strong>Then they should soak for about ten minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this time, rinse the strawberries with the help of the solution contained in the baking dish.&nbsp;You just have to pay attention to notice after a few minutes the presence of&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>white worms<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;, of microscopic dimensions.&nbsp;This is not a surprising aspect, given that strawberries are one of the &#8216;dirtiest&#8217; fruits, so they must be properly sanitized.&nbsp;When washing the strawberries carefully with this method, we will notice that the solution&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>will soon take on a darker color<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;: this happens because we are cleaning them from worms and all insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For complete cleaning it is best to remove the stem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once this is done, we are going to look for&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>another metal container<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;, filling it with water.&nbsp;We transfer the strawberries to this container, obviously leaving the dirty water in the plate.&nbsp;If we have rinsed the fruit well,&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>the dirty water will be full of insects and worms<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;that will no longer be a problem for the strawberries and (above all) for our body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last &#8216;step&#8217; to be sure to remove all the dirt is&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>to remove the stem<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;from each fruit.&nbsp;The stem, in fact, is one of the parts where insects are most concentrated and even a thorough wash may not eliminate them completely.&nbsp;Strawberries can be&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>eaten immediately or used for cakes, desserts&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;or cocktails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With this simple method it is possible to thoroughly clean and sanitize the strawberries: worms and insects will no longer be a problem. 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