7/14 (Sunday) 🥦 The reason you shouldn't just rinse broccoli under running water!!

How to clean broccoli thoroughly

Broccoli is really good for your health! Do you just wash it under running water before eating? If you do, there's a high chance that contaminants will remain. Today, I will tell you how to thoroughly wash broccoli that shouldn't just be rinsed with running water.

1. The reason why you shouldn't just wash it!!

Broccoli, unlike other vegetables, is densely packed with flower buds. It is covered with a waxy substance.

So, if you just wash it with water, the water will splash out and you won't be able to wash it properly. To wash it thoroughly, you need to open the flower bud and wash it. The flower bud remains closed when dry, but when it gets wet and moist, it opens.

2. Soaking in water

Please soak the broccoli here for more than 10 minutes. Then the flower buds will absorb water and bloom fully.

3. Washing broccoli

Wash the broccoli when the flower buds have opened after leaving it for more than 10 minutes. To wash, first fill a basin with clean water. Then, submerge the flower bud part in the water and shake it left and right several times. Rinse by changing the water 2 to 3 times.

This way, all kinds of foreign substances will come out from the open flower bud.

If you are concerned about remaining pesticide residues afterward, add a little vinegar to water and dilute. Then, soak the broccoli for about 5 minutes and rinse thoroughly with water.

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