If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply because of the date printed on the label. But often it is still perfectly edible, according to experts.…
I’ve seen refrigerated cooked rice turn pink and slimey in spots. I trash the dodgy looking stuff and fry the rest. Is that a bad idea? I got away with it twice so far. Now I leave the lid loose so some of the moisture can escape.
(edit) after reading the link posted by ‘solo’, I guess i should freeze rice if I don’t use it after a couple days.
I gotta admit I’m a bit confused because none of the articles posted here - articles made specifically to talk about if rice is safe - seem to be aware of fried rice syndrome? The thing that is such a thing that it got an own name?
The danger about fried rice syndrome is that it is unnoticeable. Meat goes bad, it stinks or gets white dots, etc. Fried rice syndrome, it doesn’t appear different at all and you can just straight up die from it. Restaurants only make rice fresh because of this danger.
But restaurants are extra careful, of course. At home, if you make sure to cool your rice quickly it’s ok. Which also means, don’t put one huge bowl of warm rice I to your fridge, because it will stay warm enough for the bacteria in the middle.
It’s also one if those things that doesn’t happen often, so there’s a chance you go through your whole life without this ever being a problem, but I don’t wanna die from bowl of rice.
I’ve seen refrigerated cooked rice turn pink and slimey in spots. I trash the dodgy looking stuff and fry the rest. Is that a bad idea? I got away with it twice so far. Now I leave the lid loose so some of the moisture can escape.
(edit) after reading the link posted by ‘solo’, I guess i should freeze rice if I don’t use it after a couple days.
I gotta admit I’m a bit confused because none of the articles posted here - articles made specifically to talk about if rice is safe - seem to be aware of fried rice syndrome? The thing that is such a thing that it got an own name?
The danger about fried rice syndrome is that it is unnoticeable. Meat goes bad, it stinks or gets white dots, etc. Fried rice syndrome, it doesn’t appear different at all and you can just straight up die from it. Restaurants only make rice fresh because of this danger.
But restaurants are extra careful, of course. At home, if you make sure to cool your rice quickly it’s ok. Which also means, don’t put one huge bowl of warm rice I to your fridge, because it will stay warm enough for the bacteria in the middle.
It’s also one if those things that doesn’t happen often, so there’s a chance you go through your whole life without this ever being a problem, but I don’t wanna die from bowl of rice.