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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Tue, 12 March 2024, 23:05:22

Title: Romaine, Zomg
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 12 March 2024, 23:05:22

Just saw, Poisoned - the Dirty Truth About Your Food (2023). Documentary on food contamination.

Forget lettuce, unless you intend to cook it, just don't eat it.  It's the equivalent of pulling the grenade pin on an antibiotic resistant bug. 48 hours you're in a coma, if you survive, a couple months later, dialysis and kidney transplant.

(https://i.imgur.com/rzEkOCY.jpg)

Title: Re: Romaine, Zomg
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 13 March 2024, 14:59:20

Oh man, just checked Tp4's fridge, both leafy (romaine/spring mix) bags bought from costco produced in the Salinas valley, Calif.

Salinas Calif, and Yuma Arizo, are the 2 worst perpetrators of outbreak.

Title: Re: Romaine, Zomg
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 13 March 2024, 15:05:38

Lettuce has been a bogeyman for decades.
I always rinse all leafy greens myself, leaf-by-leaf.

Title: Re: Romaine, Zomg
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 13 March 2024, 15:15:34

Quote from: fohat.digs on Wed, 13 March 2024, 15:05:38

Lettuce has been a bogeyman for decades.
I always was all leafy greens myself, leaf-by-leaf.

So does Tp4, unfortunately, you can't always get it off by washing. Cooking's the only safe route. Unless you grew it yourself.

Title: Re: Romaine, Zomg
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 13 March 2024, 19:01:42

Quote from: fohat.digs on Wed, 13 March 2024, 15:05:38

Lettuce has been a bogeyman for decades.
I always rinse all leafy greens myself, leaf-by-leaf.

water+white vinegar and let soak for about 10 mins