Everyone loves fruit, but how can you effectively remove pesticide residues and dirt from fruit to ensure your family eats with peace of mind? Let's learn some tips for washing fruit!
Apples: Pesticide residues on the skin and preservation techniques make the chemical substances on the apple surface very difficult to wash off.
Washing Method:
After wetting the apple with water, put a little salt on its surface. Hold the apple with both hands and rub it gently back and forth. This will scrub off the surface dirt, and then you can rinse it clean with running water. The principle behind this method is that the granular state of salt increases friction, and salt itself is very clean.
Peaches: Too many hairs, hard to wash.
Washing Method:
① First, wet the peach with water. Sprinkle a little edible salt in the palm of your hand, hold the peach and gently turn and rub it, then rinse it clean with water and it's ready to eat!
② Add an appropriate amount of edible alkali to clear water and stir it well. Soak the peach directly in it. After a few minutes, stir it a few times, and the peach fuzz will automatically float to the surface. Take it out and rinse it clean with water.
Tip:
Some babies may get itchy skin when they touch the hairs on the peach surface, so mothers must be very careful when washing peaches. Also, many peaches on the street that look beautiful and smooth may have been washed with laundry detergent. A simple way to tell the difference: unwashed peaches are lighter in color and have a thick layer of fuzz; washed peaches are very brightly colored and have very little fuzz.
Homemade Delicious Yellow Peaches
Bayberries: They contain parasites, the surface is uneven, and they are easily damaged with a little force.
Washing Method:
① Wash the bayberries with clean water, then soak them in light salt water for 20-30 minutes before eating. The light salt water can kill certain bacteria and can also cause parasites and eggs hidden in the bayberry flesh to float, making them easy to wash away, and it has a certain bactericidal effect.
② Rinse the bayberries under running water to wash off impurities. Take a small amount of flour and add water to make a thin flour solution. Put the bayberries in it and gently shake them. Because flour has a certain adsorption effect, it can separate dirt or large insects. Then, strain out the bayberries and rinse them clean with water.
Tip:
You should rinse your mouth or brush your teeth in time after eating bayberries to avoid damaging your teeth. Bayberries must be washed clean before being put in the refrigerator; otherwise, the insects will be frozen to death, and no amount of soaking will be able to "force" them out.
Rock Sugar Bayberries
Grapes: The surface has a white bloom and some attached soil. You're afraid they won't be clean if you wash them gently, but they are easily damaged if you wash them too hard.
Washing Method:
Use scissors to cut the grapes off at the connection between the stem and the grape, snipping the whole bunch into individual grapes. Place them in a basin, add two spoonfuls of flour and a small spoonful of salt, then pour in enough water to cover the grapes. Gently stir the water in a circular motion with your palm a few times, let it sit for 1-2 minutes, then pour off the cloudy, dirty flour water and rinse the grapes clean with water.
Flour has a certain effect of adsorbing dirt, which can absorb the impurities and dirt on the grapes. Adding salt also has a disinfecting effect!
Tip:
Be sure to cut the grapes off one by one, don't pull them. When cutting, try to get the scissors as close to the grape as possible, leaving too long a stem on the grape, as it may puncture other grapes during washing. Each grape should retain a small piece of its stem to keep the whole grape intact, preventing pesticides and pollutants from entering the grape through the "wound" during the soaking and washing process, which would cause contamination.
Fruit Salad
Watermelon: To wash or not to wash?
Although the skin of such fruits is generally not eaten directly, the fruit often passes through many hands, and the surface (especially in the folds) is inevitably contaminated with bacteria. When peeling or cutting, bacteria from the fruit and vegetable skin can take the opportunity to enter the flesh.
Washing Method:
Use a vegetable brush or a new toothbrush to scrub the surface under running water for 30-60 seconds.
Tip:
Because many pesticides are water-soluble, the best way to wash fruit is to rinse it with running tap water.
Watermelon Ice Cream