Should bayberry be washed?

Bayberry is a kind of fruit in the south. It matures around the beginning of summer. There are many vendors selling bayberry on the market, but the skin of bayberry is quite special. Many customers do not wash it before eating it, which will cause a lot of dust and pesticides to enter the body and cause harm to the body. Therefore, the bayberry must be washed before eating. You can soak it in salt water for 20 minutes, then wash it again in clean water before eating.

Because the surface of bayberry is special, it is not as smooth as the surface of apples, pears and other fruits, and is not easy to clean. If it is not washed clean, you can peel off the skin and eat it, so you don’t have to worry about pesticide residues. However, bayberry can only be washed, and you can’t use force. It feels like washing is almost the same as not washing.

The scientific way to eat bayberry is to rinse it with running water first, and then soak it in light salt water for 10-20 minutes. This is because salt water can kill certain bacteria and force out the fruit fly parasites (commonly known as "little white worms") in the bayberry. This way, you don't have to worry about eating a small worm while eating, and it won't affect your mood when eating.

Bayberries soaked in light salt water cannot be eaten immediately. They must be rinsed with clean water and then placed on a fruit plate (a container that can filter water) for about 20 minutes. The bayberries will then be cleaner and contain less water. Now you can enjoy the delicious bayberries with peace of mind.

If we cannot finish eating the bayberries on the same day, we can also make them into iced bayberries, so that they can be stored for a longer time. As we all know, the shelf life of bayberry is very short. Generally, bayberry left overnight cannot be eaten. Not only does it taste bad, but it will also be full of small insects. If you make iced bayberries and put them in the refrigerator, they can stay fresh for longer. If you seal the container, they will generally be fine for two to three days.

Generally, freshly picked bayberries are fresher, have no damage on the surface, are more juicy, and taste better. But you can only eat fresh bayberry in the place where it is produced. If you are not in the place where bayberry is produced, you generally cannot eat fresh bayberry.

In order to make the bayberries look fresher, some "plum farmers" and "plum merchants" may spray some chemicals, such as "formaldehyde". Everyone knows that "formaldehyde" has a great impact on eyesight and can cause vision loss after consumption. Especially for the bayberries shipped from other places, some illegal vendors even spray "pesticides" to prevent them from rotting. If such bayberries are not washed, they are even more inedible. So the editor here reminds everyone that you must wash the bayberries before eating them. Don't be afraid of trouble. It would be a big trouble if you damage your body.