Bengaluru: In winter, different types of vegetables of good quality are easily available. That is why people consume more of these vegetables. Vegetables like cauliflower and cabbage are especially available in winter. Because these vegetables not only nourish your body in winter but also protect the body from cold.
If you are not careful while consuming these vegetables, it can harm your health. especially by eating cabbage Your brain can be seriously damaged. Many medical reports and health experts are warning people about insects found in cabbage. This worm can cause damage to the brain through the body of a person who eats cabbage.
This worm remains alive even after cooking:
Cabbage is a vegetable that grows on the ground. Taenia solium is an insect found in soil. These insects lay their eggs in the soil. Cabbage is grown on the ground. Therefore the insects present in the soil come in contact with the vegetables. taenia solium eggs They stick to the cabbage and even after cleaning it with water many times, they remain stuck to the vegetable. These insects are also known as tapeworms.
This worm is thread-like in shape and is found hidden between the layers of cabbage. This worm remains alive even after the vegetable is cooked. So it reaches the body by consuming cabbage. This worm can increase swelling in the brain. Due to this, the nerves in the person’s brain can burst. This condition is called neurocysticercosis.
What is the correct way to clean cabbage? ,
1. While cleaning the cabbage, remove soil and dry layers from the cabbage. After this, open the inner layers of cabbage and separate each layer.
2. Now take lukewarm water in a vessel and add 3-4 spoons of salt in it.
3. Put all the layers of cabbage in a solution of lukewarm water and salt.
4. Leave the vegetables in this water for 20 minutes. – Then take out the cabbage from the salt water and wash it 2-3 times with plain or cold water.
5. Rinse the cabbage thoroughly and clean it.
6. Now keep the cabbage in a sieve or mesh container for some time.
7. After all the water has drained out, you can cut the vegetables and cook them.