How to clean cherries

May is the season for cherry to ripen. Cherries are rich in flavor and have a sweet and sour taste, which is very popular with everyone. In addition to the residual pesticides on the surface of Yingtian, the cherries bought after the rain may also contain fruit fly larvae. If they are not cleaned properly, it is easy to cause health problems. Let me introduce the cleaning method of cherries.

How to clean cherries

Materials preparation:

Fresh cherries, baking soda

Cleaning steps:

1. Put the cherries you bought back into a clean basin and soak them in tap water for 5 minutes, just enough to cover the cherries. If the cherries are stored in the refrigerator, you can soak them in warm water when you just take them out, which can sterilize and remove the coldness of the cherries.

2. Add an appropriate amount of edible alkali to the water and stir it evenly. You can add edible alkali according to the amount of cherries, but be careful not to add too much. Because edible alkali has a good effect of neutralizing pesticides, it can neutralize the pesticides remaining on the surface of cherries.

3. After adding the edible alkali, soak it for 10 minutes, then gently rub the cherries. This will wash away most of the dirt on the cherries. If there are dirtier spots, wash them for a while longer.

4. Change the water twice after scrubbing once. If you don’t mind the trouble, it’s best to wash it again with cold boiled water.

5. After washing with cold water, you can put it in a clean container and serve it on the table. Healthy and delicious cherries.