What should I do if the rice has rice worms, can I still eat it?

Don't eat the rice worms when you give birth to rice worms, you can easily get poisoned and sick if you eat them; If you want to save, put it in the open ground, let the bugs run away, and then pick out the rice with the bugs and throw it away.

After the rice worm is born, many people like to expose the rice to the sun, which not only does not achieve the purpose of killing the rice worm, but will be counterproductive. Because after such exposure, the rice worms in the rice will definitely increase in a few days, and the taste of the exposed rice will be affected due to the loss of moisture. The correct way to do this is to put the raw worm rice in a cool and ventilated place, let the worms crawl out slowly, and then sift it again.

In fact, as long as the rice is stored properly, the rice will not give birth to rice worms, and the rice can be stored in the refrigerator, because the rice worms cannot survive in an environment below 13 degrees. Alternatively, you can put the rice in a sealed bottle or jar and store it in a cool, dry place.

The rice long worm first recommended the pepper method, wrapped with a few gauze wraps, and wrapped a few packs of peppercorns on the top, middle and lower layers of the rice box. Sichuan pepper antioxidant also has a special fragrance that can effectively repel insects. It is not recommended to sprinkle Sichuan peppercorns directly on the rice like the picture above.

There is also a similar method, you can put a few cloves of garlic in the rice box and close the box tightly.

As long as it is not too serious, it can be eaten, generally the insects in the rice are clean, the rice worms themselves have no virus, as long as they are disposed of, the rice is clean, it can be eaten normally, there is no reason to throw away the whole bag of rice if there are a few insects in a bag of rice.

As long as the rice worms are not too serious, they can be eaten, and the worms in the rice are generally relatively clean, and the rice worms themselves have no virus, as long as the rice is clean, it can be used normally. There is no need to throw away all the worms in a bag, which will cause a lot of waste. In the advanced technology from the child can not be completely eliminated, once the rice insects are found, as long as the insects are removed, it will not affect the normal eating, but they generally love insects in the summer, so try to buy less rice in the summer, do not save too much, so as to avoid rice insects.

After the rice is insected, it is necessary to decide whether it can be eaten or not according to the degree of insectism.

Serious insect pests can easily lead to damage to the structure of rice, reduce its nutritional value, and make it more likely to be contaminated by mold, so it cannot be eaten at this time. If there are mild insects and there are no signs of mildew, they can usually still be eaten, and they can be removed by repeated washing, freezing, etc., and continue to eat them.

You can also put it in the refrigerator and take it out after freezing for 24 hours, the color of the insects will change, and it is easier to pick and choose at this time, so you can pick out the insects. However, care should be taken to avoid exposing the rice to the sun.

Storage contraindications

1. Rice should not be stored at the same time as fish, meat, vegetables and other foods with high moisture, otherwise it is easy to absorb water and cause mildew.

2. Rice storage taboo directly on the ground, should be placed on a dry, ventilated and clean pad.

3. It is taboo to store food with high moisture indoors at the same time, otherwise it is easy to absorb water and cause mildew.

4. It is taboo for families to store rice in the kitchen, because the kitchen temperature is high and the humidity is high, which has a great impact on the quality of rice.

Whether or not the rice with insects can be eaten depends on the condition of the rice and the severity of the rice insects.

In general, there are bugs in rice, which may be caused by the length of time of the rice or the preservation of the rice.

If the degree is mild: there are fewer bugs, there are no lumps, and the rice is not moldy, it is edible. You can keep the rice in a cool place and sift out the bugs before eating it, cooked rice is harmless, and boiling water is enough to kill any bacteria.

If the degree is severe: If the rice has been wormed for a period of time, and it has become moldy, and the worms are all over the rice, the rice may have been hollow or broken, and the rice is inedible at this time, so as not to cause discomfort to the body.

It is recommended to store the rice in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.

If the degree is mild and there are fewer bugs, you can place them in a cool place and sift through the bugs before eating. If we find that the rice has been wormed for a long time, and the worms have developed all over the rice, and the rice may have been hollowed and disconnected, the rice is more serious at this time, so we can't continue to eat it.

A small amount of raw insects, no smell and mildew, can be eaten. A small amount of rice can be frozen in the freezer to kill insects.

Rice worms are edible. Generally, the worms born in the rice are relatively clean, and there is no virus in itself, as long as it is disposed of and then cleaned of the rice, it can be eaten normally.

There is no need to throw away a few insects in a bag of rice, which will cause a lot of waste, in fact, under normal circumstances, rice is not easy to have insects, because rice is relatively dry, containing very little water, such an environment is not suitable for insects, and the rice stored at home is easy to have insects because it has been put for a long time.

Normally, whether the rice insects can be eaten needs to be judged on a case-by-case basis, if the condition of the insects is not serious and there is no mold, it can usually continue to be eaten, otherwise it is not recommended to eat.

Rice insects are a normal phenomenon, because the rice itself grows in the land, and may carry some insect eggs when harvested, and the processing process of rice is relatively simple, which cannot completely kill the insect eggs, and when the rice storage environment is suitable for the reproduction of insect eggs, the phenomenon of insects may occur. If the number of insects is not large and the rice does not show signs of mold and clumping, it is okay to eat.

It is best to sieve and wash off the insects and impurities on the rice, and ensure that it is cooked and eaten after washing to prevent food safety hazards.

How to store rice:

First, storage at room temperature. Use the method of drying, natural low temperature and closed to cool the processed rice to the warehouse temperature before stacking and storage; High-moisture rice can be stacked and ventilated for short-term storage, or ventilated and cooled and dewatered and then stored in a closed space.

The second is low-temperature storage. Low-temperature storage is an effective way to preserve the freshness of rice. Mold is greatly reduced below 20; Below 10, it can completely inhibit the reproduction of pests, stop the activity of mold, and the activity of rice respiration and enzymes is very weak, which can maintain the freshness of rice.

The third is chemical storage. Phosphine gas is mostly used to store high-moisture rice in production tests, which can not only prevent rice heating and mildew, but also have an inhibitory effect on rice that has been heated and moldy.

Fourth, controlled atmosphere storage. Productive test modified atmosphere storage of rice, 10 kg of carbon dioxide per 10,000 kg of rice, sealed and stored with plastic film, has the effect of inhibiting insects, mildew, fever, bran removal, and keeping the rice quality normal for summer, or with a small package of "hibernation storage" to keep fresh, 3000 grams - 5000 grams of rice per bag, filled with carbon dioxide for fresh storage, can be safely stored for more than 1 year.

As long as there are not too many insects, you can eat them, rice insects are a normal natural phenomenon, and the rice insects themselves are free of viruses, as long as the insects and their metabolites are sieved out, and then the rice is cleaned, so that you can cook and eat rice normally.

However, rice insects must be carefully checked for mildew, if mildew occurs, it is not recommended to eat again, and if a large number of insects will lead to aggravated pollution, it is not recommended to eat it from the perspective of hygiene.

Storage methods to prevent rice insects:

1. Sprinkle peppercorns: Wrap peppercorns with cloth strips or paper towels and put them in rice jars or rice bags to prevent rice insects. Since Sichuan pepper can not only be used as a condiment in cooking, but also as a natural antioxidant, it itself has a special fragrance and has an insect repellent effect.

First of all, prepare a few cloves of garlic, peel off the skin and divide them into the rice bowl, you can pour the rice into the rice bowl while enlarging the garlic, put a few cloves at intervals, and the taste of garlic will make the rice worms stay away.

3. Add liquor: Because the volatile ethanol in liquor has the effect of killing rice and bacteria, it can prevent rice insects. Place the liquor in a rice storage container with the mouth of the bottle higher than the rice noodles and no lid, and then seal it with the mouth of the bottle and seal it in a sealed way to prevent it from happening.