I soaked my berries in salt water and saw these white wiggling things come out. Should I just throw them away?
If you’ve seen the viral TikTok videos, you know the drill. A person places fresh strawberries in a bowl of salt water. They wait 15-20 minutes. Then tiny white worms emerge from the berries, wriggling in the water.
It’s disgusting. It’s alarming. And it makes you want to throw away every strawberry in your fridge.
I saw the video a few years ago, and I’ll admit, I didn’t eat strawberries for weeks. I couldn’t unsee those little white worms. Every time I bit into a berry, I imagined them crawling inside.
Then I did some research. I talked to entomologists (insect scientists). I read agricultural studies. And I learned that the truth is far less alarming than the videos suggest.
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