Fake Cabbage
@ElegantBug (18)
May 22, 2017 11:18pm CST
I recently saw a video which showed how they are making cabbage these days. Gone are the days where you are first required to plant a seed into the soft fertile ground. Now all it takes is a solution bath, some green coloring, and a little molding with the hands. The leaves would not even burn, but rather turned into a glossy, stretchable plastic-like creation. What are we really putting into our bodies? Has anyone else seen this or anything similar?
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@diosabella (4789)
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23 May 17
I don't think that's edible. Maybe its just for an art project.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
23 May 17
No. It is in the market and it's difficult to differentiate between the two.
@ElegantBug (18)
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23 May 17
They showed the consumer removing the cabbage from a labeled bag bought from a local grocery store. It was purchased in the produce section of the store for consumption.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
23 May 17
Japanese restaurants, in particular, use plastic and wax mock-ups of the items on their menus so that customers can see what the food looks like. Of course, this fake food is NOT for human consumption!
Always check Snopes before believing that something like this is true!
A video of a man making wax display vegetables has been used out of context to suggest China is dumping "synthetic cabbages" on unwitting consumers.
@ElegantBug (18)
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23 May 17
Interesting. Went to this site and looked, but it failed to explain why the cabbage taken out of the grocery bag did not melt when burned. Perhaps the people in the video just staged this with camera cut outs. However it is a simple test to see if your cabbage leaves will burn before eating, for those with concerns about what they are putting into their bodies. It's not like we have never been lied to before about the safety of the foods that we consume.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
23 May 17
I have seen this video and after that we stopped using cabbage. I think better to be safe then sorry.
