Slug in a cauliflower

[BetteDavisChin]

Preparing a cauliflower this afternoon.
Found a live slug on my chopping board.

I'd like the general mumsnet consensus as to whether or not you would still eat the cauliflower.

YABU - No way would I eat the cauliflower!
YANBU - Meh, what's a slug trail between friends?

You do realise veg is grown in the ground in soil full of insects don't you ?

Yes I would eat it.

It’s probably covered in insect poo already, just give it a wash and carry on

Found a slug in the cabbage a couple of days ago. Took the slug outside, then washed and cooked the cabbage!

If you're cooking the cauliflower then yeah, would. I wouldn't fancy eating it raw.

Wash well and eat.

They've had all sorts of bugs walking around them and eating them before you bought it, hopefully anyway. A sign of less pesticides etc. just chuck it outside, give the cauli a rinse and stop being precious.

Just wash it, as you should all salad, veg, fruit etc

Wash it thoroughly, cook it properly and eat it. A slug that’s no longer in the cauliflower isn’t going to do you any harm.

Wash it and carry on. Veg is grown in the ground and are you having some meat with it 😂

I've eaten cauliflowers with a dozen slugs. Just break it up properly so you don't cook one.

Oh dear, you do realise how food is grown don’t you?

I would be grateful as it shows that no nasty chemicals are on it, just wash it and cook it for goodness sake.

I would see it as positive as the veg haven't been over pesticide exposure. Wash well and mosey on.

Why on earth would anyone not eat it??
Every other cauliflower you've eaten will have insects /molluscs etc on it before to got to you. You may not have seen them but as its a vegetable grown in soil it can't be a surprise surely?

If nothing's eating it (unless it has its own defenses like mustard greens or rocket), then that's when you worry.

Just wash it.

The question developed as a difference of opinion between me and dh.

I am definitely eating the cauliflower! He, however, is refusing!

Not that a slug is an insect mind you....

Your husband is a fool and should read the thread!

I think the Mumsnet consensus here is 100% to eat the cauliflower

He’s being ridiculous. Veg is grown in the ground. Of course it’s been exposed to insects.

I found a caterpillar in my broccoli in the autumn and made him a home with his own bits of broccoli until he turned into a chrysalis

Wash and eat the cauliflower.

He can go hungry, then.

Does he really think that a cauliflower, grown outside, has never had any slugs on it? What's his reasoning?

Yes of course! I found similar when I was in my 20's at uni, since then I've always been good at chopping so slugs don't get caught between the florets

Better than a rat in your kitchen.