Hitchhikers in My Cabbage
June 29, 2008
People often ask if the produce from my farm share, which is all organic, has a lot of bugs. Usually, no. Last year I was warned that the broccoli could be a little wormy, but overall I haven’t found much more insect activity in the vegetables from our CSA than I’d find from the supermarket: basically, none.
You can see where this post is going, can’t you? I was slicing into a small arrowhead cabbage this morning when I found my first interloper: a small, brown wriggly thing with tiny legs. I stopped cutting and took a closer look. Want to see?
There were about a dozen of those guys throughout the cabbage (when curled up, about the size of my pinkie nail). My first thought was to throw the whole thing away, I just couldn’t deal. Then I went and got my camera. Once I was done snapping a few photos, I felt calmer and more rational, and just threw out all the animal life. I thoroughly washed the cabbage and continued making the dry curry I’d already started (recipe to come).
I did some searching and can’t figure out what these little critters are. Not cabbage worms or loopers. Any thoughts?
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I'm Dara, the Chick in the Kitchen. Living in the suburbs of Manhattan with my two boys, ages 4 and 6, and husband. Trying to feed my family something more diverse than a different shape of pasta each night. Read more 
6 Comments
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Aunt Barbara | June 29, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Ugh! You are one brave lady!
2. Cabbage, Red Pepper, &&hellip | June 29, 2008 at 8:15 pm
[...] used a (buggy) cabbage and zucchini from our CSA for this Indian-inspired dish. I’d planned to include some [...]
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Lauren | June 30, 2008 at 7:29 am
ewhhh… I give you a lot of credit. I don’t think I would have been able to keep cooking. I think they might be caterpillars???
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Sharon | June 30, 2008 at 11:57 am
I am without words. And you know me — that RARELY happens…!
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Jodi | July 1, 2008 at 9:39 am
Icky. I have a lump in my throat now;o)
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Jennifer | September 30, 2008 at 6:03 pm
not quite sure but I had the exact same things (alive and shells) in my curly leaf lettuce and cabbage last week that I bought at the farmers market here in upstate NY.
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