Yzabelle Bostyn
MOSQUITOES have been found embedded in mushrooms bought at a very popular Costa del Sol supermarket.
The insects were found inside a packet of oyster mushrooms purchased in Estepona’s Avenida Juan Carlos store.
A British expat reported the issue to the Olive Press after making the shocking discovery while cooking dinner.
She told the Olive Press: “I was horrified and immediately felt sick after seeing them.
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“They were literally embedded into the mushrooms and they hadn’t been opened since I bought them from the store.
“Now I’m terrified that I’ve got some kind of illness from them.”
The Brit, who asked not to be named, had purchased the mushrooms four days earlier.
When they came to cook them, they noticed what they first thought was mud on the surface.
However, upon closer inspection they realised the black marks were in fact mosquitoes.
To their horror, the bugs embedded throughout the packet, amounting to at least five or six of the critters.
Disgusted, the expat hastily removed the mushrooms from their dish, snapping a few photos to report to the budget supermarket chain.
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The mushrooms came from Spain and were described as ‘medium’ quality.
Aldi has been contacted for comment but the Olive Press has received no reply.
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