Pickled pickles cannot be eaten if they are maggots. If they are maggots, they are spoiled. Maggots generally grow under certain conditions, such as proper temperature and humidity, and there are flies crawling on them. In general, maggots don't grow in pickles unless pickles go bad or there are fly eggs in pickles.

In addition, fresh pickles contain a certain amount of non-toxic nitrate, which will be reduced to toxic nitrite during pickling. Generally speaking, nitrite increased obviously at 4 hours after curing, reached the peak at 14-20 days, and then gradually decreased. Therefore, either eat pickled pickles within 4 hours or eat pickled pickles for more than 30 days.

Why do maggots grow in kimchi jars? The maggots in the pickle jar are dangerous to our health. The main causes of maggots are: 1. When vegetables are put in, flies lay eggs on vegetables or in jars. 2. When the kimchi is taken out, the lid is not covered in time, and microorganisms are generated in the tank. The jar has not been cleaned for a long time, and there are many old pickles piled up inside, which makes the water have the possibility of breeding maggots. The specific methods are: 1. Put more wine, expose to the sun in time (after a week) and disinfect. 2. Put a lemon or two lemons in it, as long as it is forbidden to leak a little meat at both ends of the lemon. Don't cut it in half. 3. seal it. If there are flies around, take them out every day and cover the jar with gauze. Precautions: Use cold boiled water for water.