What you see: A raw egg in which the yolk appears to be leaking into the clear gloop of the egg white. What it is: Something caused the membrane around the
Brown flecks on string beans
What you see: Brown lines on your wax beans (or green beans or other snap beans/string beans).What it is: Pod flecking or russeting, which can have various
Gray patch on top of egg
What you see: The top of your egg is gray. What it is: Moisture between the shell membrane and the base of the shell.Eat or toss: The egg is fine to eat! It’s
Black patches on tempeh
What you see: Black areas on your tempeh. What it is: Spores! But not scary ones. Eat or toss: Eat! As long as the tempeh otherwise looks fine and isn’t slimy
Bubbles in egg yolk
What you see: Bubbles in the yolk of a just-cracked egg. What it is: Air bubbles that snuck in during cracking. Eat or toss: Eat! The egg is
Watermelon with holes inside
What you see: Holes inside your watermelon. What it is: The flesh is disintegrating. Eat or toss: If it smells normal, then sample it and see how you feel
White area on top of egg
What you see: Chalky white coloring on top of your brown egg.What it is: A spot the chicken missed when she was adding pigment to her eggs. Eat or toss: Eat!
Avocado with a dark spot and hole near the pit
What you see: A avocado with a brown or blackish spot near the pit, possibly also a hole. But the rest of the avocado looks fine. What it is: An internal
Yellow cucumber?
What you see: A yellow cucumber, or a cucumber with significant yellowing. What it is: Most likely, an overripe cucumber.Eat or toss: Eat! Or, at least
Kale with little black spots on stems and leaves
What you see: Black spots or stripes on your kale.What it is: Likely a fungal or bacterial disease. Eat or toss: Trim them off and eat the rest. You can
Watermelon with cracks or swirly pattern
What you see: Open cracks and/or a loose swirl pattern inside your watermelon.What it is: “Hollow heart,” a physiological condition in which the watermelon
Little spots on your avocado peel?
What you see: Small black or brown spots on the outside of your avocado, almost like it got a rug burn on the tips of its bumps.What it is: Lenticel damage!
Why your berry storage hacks aren’t working
In jars! In special containers! In their original packaging! Washed! Dried! Not washed! In a slightly open container with a paper towel! The internet is filled
Carrot with a tough center
What you see: You bite into a carrot and the center is tough, woody or fibrous. In the carrot pictured above, the center was impossible to chew, but the carrot
Can you eat rice with little bugs in it?
What you see: Bugs crawling around in your dry, uncooked rice (or another stored grain).What it is: Most likely it's an infestation of beetles that enjoy stored
Avocado gray or light brown inside?
What you see: Patchy gray or other discoloration. It's likely more toward the center of the avocado and may be focused around the seed.What it is: Diffuse flesh
