I didn't take picture because my hands were wet, I happened to find that there were a lot of dead small bugs on the lettuce I bought. Probably 5-10 for one serving, is it abnormal? I'm not sure what they are, but likely to be flies...Is it common?
Lettuce full of bugs?
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blissful
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It just depends on who's packing the freshly picked lettuce and if it was washed or not.
Just fill up a bowl or sink with cold water, and pick through the lettuce placing the clean lettuce in a strainer or on paper or cloth towels or a salad spinner.
I pick our lettuce, throw it in a vat of cold water, let it soak for a few minutes, then pick through it and put it in a strainer. Then I wash it again in the kitchen sink.
There will be bugs in most produce unless they use a lot of pesticides.
Just fill up a bowl or sink with cold water, and pick through the lettuce placing the clean lettuce in a strainer or on paper or cloth towels or a salad spinner.
I pick our lettuce, throw it in a vat of cold water, let it soak for a few minutes, then pick through it and put it in a strainer. Then I wash it again in the kitchen sink.
There will be bugs in most produce unless they use a lot of pesticides.
No, it is not common. At least not here!
larry_stewart
Master Chef
I usually wash my lettuce in white bowl. Makes it easier to see the bugs. I need to see the water clear 2 consecutive times before I use it.
That being said,I only see it in the lettuce I pick from my garden. The store bought stuff s usually clean. Can only imagine all the crap they use to keep the bugs away.
That being said,I only see it in the lettuce I pick from my garden. The store bought stuff s usually clean. Can only imagine all the crap they use to keep the bugs away.
karadekoolaid
Head Chef
Are the "bugs" small flies? We get that a lot in Venezuela. Just wash the leaves before you eat the lettuce.
