Do you wash cabbage?

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Anonymous wrote:We eat a lot of cabbage, and I can't think of a time we've had worms in it

I always remove outer leaves and toss, then give the inner a quick rinse just to remove debris, etc. it's weird.. For some reason I don't wash it as throughly as other greens.

Because it's so tightly packed -- less room for dirt to accumulate.

That said, I do rinse it after I chop it. Not because of worms (never knew that was an issue!) but there sometimes is grit at the bottom of the leaves.

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Anonymous wrote:yes I wash cabbage - I don't want caterpillars in my food, even if they are nutritious.

I've never seen a caterpillar in my store bought cabbage. in the event I come accross some, how does washing the outside of the cabbage get the caterpillars out of the inside of the cabbage? Additionally, if I'm to wash after I cut it up, how do I avoid cutting up the caterpillars and just getting caterpillar guts all over my cabbage?

I wash, cut and wash again.

So you just hope you get all the worm guts you've cut up off the cabbage? How do you ensure the chopped up worms strain out? Aren't the worm chunks larger than your strainer?

Also where do you buy the worm filled cabbage? I ferment a lot of cabbage year round and probably buy a couple heads a month and have never ran into a worm (or worms!).

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I wonder if worms are more common in home-grown cabbage. Even the organic cabbage I buy has never had anything in it.

I have grown cabbage in the past and still have not gotten worms in my cabbage. I'm so perplexed by the worm infestation in cabbage. I stopped growing it because bugs were eating the leaves and my leaves looked like lace. However, still no worms. Maybe it is only cabbage from Bethesda? Maybe the people there pay a premium for the worms?

Maybe they pay the premium because of the added protein. Good for Atkins? (assuming worms are a source of protein? I'd assume so)

[Anonymous]

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Yup. Unless you want E. coli.

Ignorant.

You cant remove ecoli from washing. Ecoli is removed by heat only.

Wrong. You can reduce/remove E. coli by washing produce and fruit with water.

[Anonymous]

I have never thought of washing cabbage. I just pull the outer leaves off. Same with iceberg lettuce. It never occurred to me to wash it until last Thanksgiving, when DH's aunt asked me to do it.

It's a wonder I've survived