Eleocharis tuberosa is an aquatic plant, which has a complex growth environment and is easily polluted by bacteria and microorganisms in water and parasites. In particular, there are many roots on the surface of water chestnut, and these places are very easy to hide dirt and accept dirt. Even if it is peeled, it is easy to pollute the pulp of water chestnut during peeling, and there is a risk of infection with parasites after eating. Therefore, in order to be healthy, water chestnut had better be cooked before eating.

Does eating raw water chestnut have parasites and drinking vinegar work? It's useless.

Although vinegar can play a certain role in sterilization and disinfection, it generally cannot kill parasites, so if there are parasites in water chestnut, it is useless to drink vinegar after eating. Parasites can only be killed in high temperature environment, so it is suggested that water chestnut should be cooked and eaten best, which can completely kill parasites in water chestnut and avoid being infected by parasites after eating.

How long can water chestnut cook to kill parasites? About 10 minutes.

The main components of parasites are protein and water, which are not resistant to high temperature and are very easy to be cooked. Generally, after the water is boiled, the water chestnut is boiled in water for about 10 minutes, and the parasites inside will be killed. However, due to the thick texture of water chestnut, it is not easy to cook in the middle. If you want to make water chestnut taste better, you can cook it for a few more minutes before eating it.

What are the symptoms of eating water chestnut infected with parasites? The parasitic part of the parasite is the digestive tract of the human body. Therefore, if parasitic infection occurs after eating water chestnut, it is easy to have symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort, ranging from abdominal pain, diarrhea and indigestion to large, thin and smelly defecation, or diarrhea and constipation alternately. In severe cases, intestinal obstruction may also occur. In addition, in the case of malnutrition and repeated infections, especially children, low fever, emaciation, anemia, edema, ascites, mental retardation and developmental disorders may occur, and very few may die of exhaustion and collapse.