Can I eat bayberry without washing it?

There is no peel to protect the bayberry, so it is very easy for insects to enter the fruit and lay eggs. If people eat such plums, it is equivalent to eating bugs. Just imagine how disgusting that would be. Furthermore, fruit farmers also use some pesticides in the process of growing bayberry. If you eat it directly without washing it, you will undoubtedly consume pesticides. The consequences are predictable. In short, if you like to eat bayberry, you must pay attention to washing it thoroughly, and don't eat too much at one time.

In other words, it is inevitable that there are some insects hidden in bayberry.

However, these little bugs are the larvae of fruit flies. Although fruit flies are also "flies", they are different from flies.

Fruit flies grow up eating fruit pulp, which is clean and non-toxic, does not cause disease, and will not parasitize the human body.

Once they enter the stomach, they cannot survive the stomach acid and will eventually be digested along with the food as protein.

However, seeing these insects is really hard to get past...

You can soak the newly bought bayberries in cold boiled water with salt, and the small white worms will be soaked out in just over ten minutes.

However, when it comes to "washing bayberries"...

Do I need to wash bayberry ?

Isn’t it said that bayberries should not be washed? It won't be original after washing?

Indeed, bayberry has a soft texture, and soaking and washing may affect the so-called "original flavor". However, after the bayberries are picked, transported, and kept in the fruit store for a day, do you really not care about the dust and bacteria on the flesh?

Soaking bayberries in salt water not only removes insects and keeps things hygienic, but also makes the sour and sweet bayberries taste sweeter and less astringent.

As for the online rumor of "using raw flour or fruit and vegetable cleaning powder to wash bayberries", it is not necessary and will destroy the flavor of the bayberries.

Will bayberry fade ?

People often say on the Internet that if they soak the bayberries they bought in water and the water turns red or black, they will conclude that the bayberries are dyed.

However, except for the white variety, all bayberries are rich in water-soluble anthocyanins. As long as the bayberries are ripe to a certain degree, the juice will easily flow out, dyeing the water red, which is not surprising.

However, there is one point of purchase advice:

Observe the basket of bayberries. If the edges are dyed red and the bayberries are soft and smell like wine, it means that the bayberries may have been stored for too long and are not very fresh.

04 Little knowledge about bayberry

The sugar content of bayberry is about 7%, and it is rich in dietary fiber and organic acids. The sweet and sour taste can stimulate saliva secretion and play a certain appetizing role.

However, although bayberry is delicious, you should not be too greedy.

Because eating too much may cause diarrhea!

There are tiny hairs on the surface of bayberry, which have a strong stimulating effect on intestinal movement. I wonder if you have ever experienced stomach upset after eating too much bayberry?