Obsessive. Gd forgives eating something by accident that isn’t kosher. We are to live by the Torah, not become anal by the Torah. Just checking visually for bugs is all that is necessary.
I’m sure that in biblical times, they were able to prevent all insects from entering the vegetable farms and granaries. ( sarc).
I agree. I think the Hasidim have gone off the deep end with too much focus on nothings. Perhaps their response to the modern world is to build ever stronger barriers. They’ve worked very hard at recreating the shtetl, but their form of Judaism is no more authentic than modern orthodox, conservative, or reform.
Up here in Charlevoix Michigan,in the spring, we go Morel Mushroom Hunting and gathering. you’re usually in fields or dark forests where there’s plenty of moisture and insect life. If you’re lucky enough to score a sizable haul, we take them home, slice them in half length-wise, and put them in a salt-water bath in the fridge overnight. The salt bath usually washes out any small bugs where they can be disposed of, while the Morels are sauteed by me in butter with garlic and a hint of lemon juice. No bugs, No foul.