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How to check Chinese cabbage for bugs

Does it need checking? Chinese cabbage is mostly infested (muchzak b’negiut), both in Israel and in the USA. (Rav Moshe Vaya)

Rav Vaya’s rating

USA★★mostly infested (muchzak b’negiut)
Israel★★mostly infested (muchzak b’negiut)

Rav Moshe Vaya, Bedikat HaMazon K’Halacha, Degree of Infestation chart, p. 937 (Chinese Cabbage)

Sources

  • Rav Moshe Vaya, Bedikat HaMazon K’Halacha, Degree of Infestation chart, p. 937 (rating).
  • Rav Moshe Vaya, Bedikat HaMazon K’Halacha: summary sheet “Washing Fruits and Vegetables” (published by Machon Aliya).
  • cRc: Chinese (Napa) cabbage: use the cRc thrip-cloth method. Separate the leaves and agitate them in soapy water. Pour the water through a thrip cloth and check the cloth on a light box. (Fruits & Vegetables Checking Guide)

Related

References: cRc — Fruits & Vegetables Checking Guide · Rav Moshe Vaya — “Washing Fruits and Vegetables” (Machon Aliya, Hebrew)

Source: Rav Moshe Vaya, Bedikat HaMazon K’Halacha, p. 937