Has anything like this ever happened to you?
I could not WAIT to enjoy a salad from the fresh spring lettuce a friend brought to me, and WOW – was it tasty! So tender and soft and succulent...
Mmmm mmmmm Gooooood!
I was almost finished feasting on this special treat when I was shaken from my blissful reveree ----
!EGAD!----
I had unexpected company on my plate:
A LIVE SLUG!
I am sure that finding a whole live slug on your plate is a lot better than finding a half dead one and having to concern yourself with visions of what became of the missing half… but still...
I learned my lesson that day. Never be "sluggish" about rinsing and inspection, no matter how ready-to-eat the food looks to be. Everything gets an extra rinsing and going-over around here now, even if it's pre-rinsed, organic, whatever. That policy has served me well, so far (as far as I know).