Forgot to wash spinach - would you still eat the meal?

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I completely forgot to wash the spinach before putting it in the curry. It was a Gousto meal and said on the packet of spinach to wash before use. Still fine to eat, right? My friend thinks not!

I’ve never washed it and, until this thread, hadn’t realised that it was the norm to do so.

I very rarely bother washing Spinach etc which i know is very lazy of me.

I’m surprised so many people don’t wash their fruit and veg. I wash everything before eating but I wouldn’t be fussed about accidentally eating unwashed spinach if it’s been cooked.

People who never wash veg - I thought it was to rinse any sprayed on chemicals ? Not to wash off germs and dirt? That said I wouldnt worry this one time

Food poisoning from spinach?

My main concern would be the pesticides, spinach is usually towards top of the dirty dozen list for contamination. Having said this as a one off I would eat it but make sure it is either organic or blanched first if used regularly.

Good grief.
Is this a serious question?

Are bugs not kosher!
I’d never considered that.

Oh and wash nothing.

Yes. You can get food poisoning from spinach. I have had it....I ate unwashed spinach. Was so unwell

I’m surprised so many people don’t wash their fruit and veg.

I would if obviously caked in soil, with mushrooms, I just flick off the compost residue before chopping and cooking, it's just not something on my radar, I have had food poisoning once in my life and that was over 40 years ago !

Surely the dirt just adds to the flavour, no? 😅😂

Another spinach non-washer here 😂

Yes. You can get food poisoning from spinach. I have had it....I ate unwashed spinach. Was so unwell

@Comedycook and that was the only thing you ate in 24hrs ? how do you know it was definitely the spinach ?

Gads the only veg I wash is mushrooms 🥲

I'm pretty sure it was...It tasted really gritty.. I mean like most food poisoning, you can never be absolutely sure. But whether it was or not, you can absolutely get food poisoning from spinach.

Might be a bit gritty if splashed by soil, any insects will be boiled up and invisible, nothing is going to be poisonous. Just forget it and eat.

Edit: I assume you were cooking it?

Before the horse...?
What?!

It’s not germs so much as parasites.

@ThingsinJars will a quick rinse in a colander really get rid of all parasites/peticides/bacteria ? or are we talking 'gently massaging each leaf' to be sure territory here ?

I've just finished my dinner which contained large amounts of unwashed spinach!

@stockpilingallthecheese do you have a will ?

How do you know it was the spinach? Had you eaten nothing but unwashed spinach for 48 hours prior?

People get ill from spinach? Citation needed…

What will washing get rid of that cooking won’t, apart from grit?

@Tilllly if @MrShady has a horse then they have probably ingested a lifetimes worth of poo during ownership of said horse, during grooming and poopicking etc. They possibly have other animals and children who are all bringing in the germs big stylee !

I may also have shared an apple with my old boy, bit for you, bit for me, not a sniff of washing of the apple or handwashing during the process !

I'd eat it.
Hope the meal was nice!