For safety: Therefore you should soak strawberries in salt water from now on 

Strawberries are the stars in early summer. Before you eat them, you should take a salt bath. After this video, you will no longer doubt it.

• Strawberries are delicious little vitamin bombs.
• They taste best straight from the garden.
• After this video you will probably think about it again carefully.

Red, sweet and wonderfully juicy - can't you wait for the strawberry season to get going every year ? Whether fresh from the garden, bought from the weekly market or in the supermarket, the small fruits are simply delicious. Before you bite into a strawberry * the next time, you should let the fruit take a bath first. This does not only mean the simple, thorough washing up , which everyone does. When you see the video that a young woman put on the TikTok platform, you will likely quickly see that you need to put heavier guns up.

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Salt water bath produces disgusting things from strawberries

The woman holds red, fresh strawberries in a plastic bowl at the camera. The fruits look completely normal. Usually she would just wash them in the sink, she says. However, when she puts the strawberries in a glass of salted water , after a few minutes a delicate fidget starts, which may put up your neck hair.

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Small worms or better larvae escape from the strawberries , which until then had been completely unremarkable and even quite appetizing . So the lady would have eaten them too if she hadn't soaked. But see for yourself what crawls and hisses there ...

More videos show why you should bathe strawberries in salt water

The network community feels goaded and so there are more and more videos showing the salt water effect on strawberries:

So I've been eating bug infested strawberries my whole life pic.twitter.com/139mHoeQtn

Drive out insects from fruits and vegetables

Of course, insects are to be expected, the more naturally the fruit has been grown - after all, small maggots and worms can also often be found in plums or raspberries from the garden. However, if you want to do without this small, unexpected protein supplement, you should let strawberries and other fruits soak in salt water from now on . This tip also works with other fruits and vegetables that are difficult to clean, such as cauliflower, lettuce or leek. Try it.

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