A highly infested vegetable and very hard to check.
Small insects are found on both sides of the leaf, as well as worms that burrow tunnels inside the flesh of the leaf and the stalk.
It is therefore highly recommended to use only specially grown bug-free spinach. For places where bug-free spinach is not available, we will suggest methods of cleaning and checking that make it possible to use the spinach:
Leaves (flat leaves only)
A. Soak leaves in soapy water for three minutes.
B. Rinse well.
C. Check each leaf on both sides with through-lighting. The insects and the trails that the worms burrow inside the thickness of the leaf show up clearly against the light.
Specially grown bug-free spinach
See “Bug-free vegetables.”
Frozen or canned spinach
Ground
Spinach that is sold finely ground (pieces smaller than one millimeter = 1/25 inch) may be used.
Chopped
See “Frozen vegetables.”
Pre-washed spinach
See “Pre-washed vegetables.”
Dehydrated spinach
Use only finely chopped spinach. Strain through a fine mesh strainer and check what remains in the strainer. If infestation is found, do not use.
