The strawberry season in Poland begins in May and usually lasts until the end of July or August. This means that it is slowly starting and now there should be more of them in grocery stores with each day.
These are delicious fruit, which, however, after buying in a supermarket, you must clean them thoroughly so that they are really healthy. Most Poles simply immerse them in water, and this is definitely too little to remove impurities and harmful substances from which they are sprayed.
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Washing strawberries after purchase is extremely important. They are often sprayed with pesticides, herbicides and fungicides in order to protect against pests and diseases, as well as an increase in crops.
There are also quite a lot of bacteria and impurities on them, i.e. crumbs of the earth, so after bringing home, do not forget to clean them thoroughly. Ordinary water is not enough for you if you want them to be really healthy and tasty.
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Many Poles seem effective Washing strawberries requires breaking pedures from them before throwing into the water. Perhaps you also thought so. It’s time for you to realize that this is not true.
Breaking the stalk before washing strawberries will only destroy their taste because It is she who protects fruit against pollution and soaking with water. If you remove it, the fruit will be watery and break faster.
As for what to use to wash strawberries, then In addition to water, you will also use vinegar and baking soda. The first is a natural disinfectant that neutralizes bacteria and helps remove pesticides.
Using it to wash fruit is not complicated. Simply Dilute it with water in a 2: 1 aspect ratio (three parts of water into one part of vinegar) and add strawberries for 5 minutes.
In turn, baking soda is a natural detergentthanks to which you will get rid of the sediments lying on the fruit. All you need is 1 teaspoon of soda thrown into 1 liter of water. Regardless of the chosen method of washing strawberries, after all rinse the fruit under running water and dry with a paper towel.
