Brilio.net - Rice lice are very annoying pests. How could it not be, these small insects can seriously damage the quality and taste. Apart from that, rice contaminated with lice also tends to be difficult to cook because you have to remove the lice one by one first.
The condition of rice that has been contaminated by lice is often considered unfit for use. As a result, a number of people just threw them away. In fact, there are several methods that can be applied to effectively eradicate lice on rice.
One way that is often done is by drying the rice. The hot sun will usually bother fleas. Therefore, the lice will come out of the rice by themselves, so the rice will be cleaner and fit for use.
However, apart from drying it in the sun, there are other methods that are no less effective and fast for getting rid of rice lice, you know. This method was shared by Instagram user @siti_setyowati_. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he relied on simple ingredients in the kitchen.
Reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @siti_setyowati_ on Tuesday (9/7), the kitchen ingredients in question are vinegar and cloves. Both of these ingredients have a strong aroma that fleas don't like. Therefore, the lice will go away by themselves.
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But you need to know that the method of using vinegar and cloves must also be correct for maximum results. First, place the lice rice in a wide bowl. After that, prepare a tray and fill it with water. Next, place the bowl containing the rice in the middle of the tray.
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Then, in a small bowl, pour enough vinegar. Then place the bowl containing the vinegar in the middle of the rice. Next, sprinkle a few cloves all over the edge of the rice. If so, let it sit until the rice lice go away by themselves.
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Well, rice lice that are not strong enough to smell like vinegar and cloves will usually come out of the rice. However, because there is stagnant water on the outside, fleas will enter and become trapped in the water. As a result, the rice is cleaner and ready to be cooked.
photo: Instagram/@siti_setyowati_
Apart from their strong aroma, vinegar and cloves also have another function, namely they can eradicate lice on rice. Reporting from cooking.stackexchange.com, cloves contain essential oils which have natural insecticidal properties. Well, this essential oil can disturb the nervous system of rice lice, making the small animals uncomfortable and moving away from the area affected by cloves.
On the other hand, vinegar has strong acidic properties. This acidity can kill or repel rice aphids because an acidic environment is not conducive to survival. The combination of the strong aroma and chemical properties of vinegar and cloves is effective in preventing and naturally repelling rice lice.
Having been watched more than 21 thousand times, this video about how to get rid of rice lice immediately caught the attention of netizens. Many other Instagram users also responded directly in the comments column. There was even one netizen who gave other suggestions for getting rid of rice lice.
"My rice place always has white bwng mrh without peeling, I stir it into the rice, thank God it's safe without fleas even if I'm hungry the rice is still safe," wrote the Instagram account @takanadayangabadi.
"The flea fell into the water... where did it go," asked the Instagram account @yayohhumaeroh.
"He came out of the rice container... Then he fell into the water," said Instagram user ajenk_intan @ajenk_intan.