Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Cleaning of fruit and veggies

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Talley Ho — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 02:53:49 +0000

Personal choice.

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La Cumbre — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:20:39 +0000

Error on the side of caution

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Talley Ho — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 16:56:20 +0000

As stated above. We didn't wash our fruits and veggies in California and we don't here.

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islandgirl — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 16:29:36 +0000

I was just wondering the same thing as I washed my Mexican cucumber and carrots.

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Helene — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:05:55 +0000

Here's a question? When I shop in the States and the fruit/veggies say it's from Mexico, does anyone wash them with Mycrodyne, and why not, etc?

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ZihuaRob — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:17:56 +0000

Thanks Rob, I’m assuming we can get Microdyn at places like Merza if the Mrs. prefers that route?

Yes, Merz always has it as do many small mom & pop stores. Farmacias also sell it.

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JeffMN — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:36:53 +0000

We rely on Microdyn - available at Mega, though it seems to move around the store from year to year.

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Sunlight Dancer — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:07:34 +0000

We enjoyed licuados this morning made with fresh strawberries that were soaked in water from the garrafón and with Microdyn added.

One illness from whatever was on the outside of a precut melon 20 years ago was enough. I am a zealot for Microdyn.

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Decorah — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:13:50 +0000

I do the same Tally and have for the past 16 years.

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Little Guy — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:35:35 +0000

I don’t succeed in my intention to always use a MicroDyne and (garrafón) water bath on fruits and vegetables that I don’t peel. I do it probably 50% of the time for tomatoes and 90% of the time for lettuce. I’m not sure why my behaviour varies so much.

I don’t buy mushrooms because I don’t like the idea of soaking mushrooms, but I buy huitlacoche for my “fungus fix” when I can because I am fine with soaking huitlacoche.

My housekeeper is fastidious about rinsing (in agua pipa) anything that I buy that she will cut open, like oranges, avocados, mamey, etc.

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ZihuaMePlease — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:02:43 +0000

Thanks Rob, I’m assuming we can get Microdyn at places like Merza if the Mrs. prefers that route?

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ZihuaRob — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:51:38 +0000

With a longer stay this time we are fortunate to be able to visit the central market to buy these, along with the very nice gentleman who sells fresh strawberries in front of the bank. Wondering if these should be washed a particular way here or does the kitchen sink water suffice (there is bottled water provided where we are at which would require a wash and separate rinse bowl)
Appreciate your local insight.

We enjoyed licuados this morning made with fresh strawberries that were soaked in water from the garrafón and with Microdyn added.

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ZihuaMePlease — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:44:25 +0000

Muchas gracias ????

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Talley Ho — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:29:07 +0000

We will get serious crap for this, but we treat our food the same here that we did when we lived in California. If it looks dirty, rinse it under tap water. That is it. We use tape water for brushing our teeth and washing dishes.

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frostbite — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:18:12 +0000

I've always washed fruit and vegetables under running water. Never any problems.

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ZihuaMePlease — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:52:22 +0000

With a longer stay this time we are fortunate to be able to visit the central market to buy these, along with the very nice gentleman who sells fresh strawberries in front of the bank. Wondering if these should be washed a particular way here or does the kitchen sink water suffice (there is bottled water provided where we are at which would require a wash and separate rinse bowl)
Appreciate your local insight.