dead slug in a cauliflower

Spendless

Feeling far too hungover yesterday to do a special dinner, we had one today. As I prepared our veg (bought off our market). I found a dead slug as I peeled back the green leaves from the cauli. Mr Spendless totally refused to eat the cauli-:rolleyes: and it's gone to next doors rabbits instead.

What would you have done?

Jay-Jay_4

I'd have made sure he didn't see it


Just like I did when I bought an organic cauli that was covered in about a million little bugs (some still living). I washed the blimmin thing about 50 times then cooked it and served it to him in a lovely cheese sauce :rotfl:

Quackers

I couldn't have eaten it either - the thought of that makes me want to puke.

I know that if it was my husband doing the preparing he would have just picked it out washed it (if I was lucky) and cooked it. He wouldn't tell anyone.

astep70uk

Pick them out and coat in tempura batter - deep fry until golden and serve hot with choice of dip . . .

No really, I get home grown caulis from a guy at work, and they quite often have slugs in them. I soak mine in a large bowl of cold salted water, which kills the slug then it floats to the surface. Anyway, caulis with slugs in probably show they haven't had any pesticides on them which is surely a good thing??

Quackers

Jay-Jay wrote:

I'd have made sure he didn't see it


Just like I did when I bought an organic cauli that was covered in about a million little bugs (some still living). I washed the blimmin thing about 50 times then cooked it and served it to him in a lovely cheese sauce :rotfl:

That is truly disgusting! I've seen them nasty little bug thing on them there cauliflowers. Hhhuumpph, just like Mr Quackers me thinks (do ya like me smilie?)

Quackers

astep70uk wrote:

. I soak mine in a large bowl of cold salted water, which kills the slug then it floats to the surface.

My Nan used to do that with all her veg. She said anything yucky would float to the top!

Jay-Jay_4

Quackers wrote:

My Nan used to do that with all her veg. She said anything yucky would float to the top!

Yeah apart from the tiny bugs... they hold on for dear life and can hold their breath for a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaallly long time :rolleyes:

Spendless

astep70uk wrote:

Anyway, caulis with slugs in probably show they haven't had any pesticides on them which is surely a good thing??

That is precisely what I said. Normally I'd have done what jay-jay suggested washed it and not said:D , but he was washing up some pots, and I sat at the table, just pulling the leaves off the cauli in preparation when I found it, and I spoke without thinking:wall:

Bossyboots

I'm with Jay-Jay. When it comes to the kitchen my motto is "What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over".

Lydia.42

mmmmmmmm......free meat :drool: ............

Flimber

I've never felt the same about fresh, market-bought broccoli since I found a living spider in one once...