Yangmei is a fruit that everyone likes to eat, sweet and sour, very refreshing. We know that bayberry skin is relatively soft, which makes it easy to hide bugs. Many people have often eaten bayberry with small white bugs, so how do you soak the bayberry bugs? Let’s understand together.
How to soak the bayberry bugs?
1, salt water + raw powder
Do not put bayberry in the refrigerator after buying it, immediately Soak in salt water for 10-20 minutes, then the bugs will automatically swim out. If you put it in the refrigerator first, the worms will freeze to death. Wait for the small bugs to float out, then pour them out, add some water and add a spoonful of cornstarch, put the bayberry in the water and shake, the dirt will be washed out slowly, and you can eat it safely after you pour out the water.
2, salt + baking soda
Prepare a basin of water, pour in an appropriate amount of edible salt, and mix well. After the salt particles are completely dissolved, soak the bayberry for 30 minutes, pour out the salt water, and rinse with water. Pour the baking soda into a basin filled with clean water, stir to dissolve it in the water completely, pour in the bayberry soak for 30 minutes, pick it up, and rinse with clean water. Pour a small amount of fruit and vegetable cleaning agent in the clean water, soak the bayberry for 20 minutes, and then rinse with clean water.
3. Fruit and vegetable cleaning agent
Fruit and vegetable cleaning agent can also soak the waxberry insects. The density of water is relatively high. Putting some disinfectant and sterilizing solvent in it can easily soak the waxberry insects. The soaking time is controlled at about 20-30 minutes. The nutrients in the waxberry will be lost after soaking for a long time, and it will be soaked in water for a long time. Later, the taste of bayberry will change and become unpalatable.
What should I pay attention to when making red bayberry?
1. Soak it in salt water immediately
Do not buy the bayberry. Put it in the refrigerator immediately. It should be placed directly at room temperature or immediately soaked in salt water. Because the temperature in the refrigerator is too low, it may freeze the bayberry insects in the bayberry pulp, which will cause the insects to be unable to wash and soak. Emerge.
2. The salt water concentration should not be too high
When soaking cherries with salt water, pay attention to the salt water concentration should not be too high. If the concentration is too high, it is easy to damage the cell wall of the bayberry and make its cells The outflow of liquid will cause the loss of nutrients and reduce the nutritional value of bayberry. It is generally recommended to put 5 grams of salt in a pot of water.
3. Wash it again after soaking.
After soaking the bayberry in salt water, it is not suitable to eat it immediately. It is recommended to rinse it with water again, because there may be insect eggs or other impurities on the surface of the bayberry , Rinse again and eat it will be safer and more assured.
Can the worms in the bayberry be edible?
The worms in the bayberry are edible. The insects in the bayberry are the larvae of fruit flies. They exist in the bayberry pulp during the egg period. The main ingredient is protein, and it basically does not carry too many bacteria. After eating it by mistake, it will be psychologically uncomfortable. , Does not adversely affect the human body, so the insects in the bayberry are edible.
The above is the introduction about the waxberry bugs. In short, there are many ways to soak the waxberry, but generally it is soaked with salt, but remember not to soak the waxberry before soaking. Put it in the refrigerator to avoid freezing the worms inside, otherwise it won't be soaked out.
