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To eat a two day old Chinese takeaway?

111 replies

Ezlo · 28/02/2025 19:38

I got beef and mushrooms and egg fried rice on Wednesday. It'll be OK if I heat it thoroughly tonight won't it?

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TorroFerney · 01/03/2025 07:24

Seeline · 28/02/2025 19:40

I wouldn't risk the rice - it will already have been reheated at least once.
If you cooked the beef quickly and put it straight in the fridge, I'd be tempted.

Have you seen the comedian Phil Wang on this rice thing. He's Malaysian and says something about not understanding this terror about rice and that half the population of Malaysia , China etc would have been wiped out if reheating rice was as dangerous as the Brits make out.

DazzyRascale · 01/03/2025 07:18

SunshineDreamcatcher · 28/02/2025 19:42

You're not supposed to reheat rice

Incorrect.

It's actually the cooling that's the issue. If it's cooled down quickly, refrigerated and then heated thoroughly it is perfectly safe

MinnieCoops · 01/03/2025 07:15

We always do

Moominsmoo · 01/03/2025 02:10

apparently the re heated rice fear is from restaurants where they have a big vat of rice that seems to have cooled but is so big, it’s still warm and wet in the middle of the vat, and left for days. I’m not sure it’s a thing any more- like we all were scared of microwaves leaking radioactivity into the kitchen.
if it’s been in the fridge then you heat it thoroughly it will be fine.

Purpleberet · 01/03/2025 01:59

gatheryerosebuds · 01/03/2025 00:57

It's really funny with this rice phobia and yet people let their cats sit on worksurfaces (with potentially dirty bottoms) and let dogs lick their faces, both far more a source of dodgy tummy than piping hot rice!

haha so true! Or are generally really lax about washing their hands which ia more likely to be a source of spreading illness.

id usually eat leftovers including rice from chinese/Indian takeaway 2-3 days after. So long as it was refrigerated properly and not left out after it cools.
I know reheating rice doesn’t make it safe (i believe it’s more about it being cooled properly before storing) but I know people from other cultural bg who’ve done this multiple times a week for their whole lives and been absolutely fine!

Flomingho · 01/03/2025 01:16

No, reheated rice is a big risk for food poisoning. Personally, I wouldn't chance it.

Velmy · 01/03/2025 01:14

Just get a new one! 😖

staceyflack · 01/03/2025 01:13

💯! It's been in the fridge i assume? Just nuke it to within an inch of its life 😁

MissyPants · 01/03/2025 01:12

I always re heat rice, still alive to tell the tale. I eat left over Chinese t/a after a few days too.
I also eat meat that has past expiry by a few days if it smells ok.

SnowyintheATL · 01/03/2025 01:12

I eat off my Chinese food for 2-3 days and have never had an issue. It’s Simao to meal prepping- cook the food put it in the fridge and reheat to eat it. Same thing.

TeaNtoast25 · 01/03/2025 01:09

Can you update us in the morning if u have survived the night

gatheryerosebuds · 01/03/2025 00:57

It's really funny with this rice phobia and yet people let their cats sit on worksurfaces (with potentially dirty bottoms) and let dogs lick their faces, both far more a source of dodgy tummy than piping hot rice!

gatheryerosebuds · 01/03/2025 00:56

Milodon · 28/02/2025 23:06

Of course it is. I’ve been reheating rice my whole life and never been ill from it.

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I agree!
I always heat til it's piping hot though. Kills all germs!!

MidnightMeltdown · 01/03/2025 00:48

Jadebanditchillipepper · 01/03/2025 00:18

As a hospital doctor who sees the effect of eating reheated chinese, I never eat reheated rice. The food poisoning you can get from rice is toxin mediated, so nuking it in the microwave won't work.

Granted, lots of people do it and get away with it, but if you do end up with food poisoning, it is absolutely grim and not worth the risk imo.

It's absolutely fine to reheat rice. I've done it at least twice a week for the past 20 years and have never once had food poisoning even once!

If people are getting ill then there must be more too it (i.e. someone leaving it out of the fridge for a week and then deciding to eat it).

MidnightMeltdown · 01/03/2025 00:43

I do this all the time. I rarely eat a takeaway in one sitting. The portions are huge. I don't think there's anything that I wouldn't reheat and I've never had food poisoning in my life!

KnickerlessParsons · 01/03/2025 00:24

I'd eat it.

saveforthat · 01/03/2025 00:24

We do this all the time because we order too much food. I don't fancy it the next day but the day after I'm back in the mood again.

Jadebanditchillipepper · 01/03/2025 00:18

As a hospital doctor who sees the effect of eating reheated chinese, I never eat reheated rice. The food poisoning you can get from rice is toxin mediated, so nuking it in the microwave won't work.

Granted, lots of people do it and get away with it, but if you do end up with food poisoning, it is absolutely grim and not worth the risk imo.

Glitterybee · 01/03/2025 00:06

justusandthecat · 28/02/2025 19:57

I would but I eat raw sausages so my idea of safe to eat is pretty lax.

I have a family member who eats raw sausages. I’ve never heard of anyone else doing it

Good to hear they’re not the only one 🤣

BraverThanTheyThink · 01/03/2025 00:04

mumof1or2 · 28/02/2025 19:56

God, I reheat two day old take away without even thinking about it! Agree with the pp who said this thread reminds them of the Phil Wang clip where he says about British people being terrified to reheat rice!

Cos food poisoning from incorrectly reheating rice, is fucking terrible.

I either reheat thoroughly, or eat cold.

SteggySawUs · 28/02/2025 23:58

Absolutely nuke it in the microwave. And ENJOY!🤩

Youremylobster86 · 28/02/2025 23:44

Definitely

Endofyear · 28/02/2025 23:43

I would definitely eat it - just heat it thoroughly until it's piping hot! I've always eaten leftover Chinese, even 2/3 days old and I've never been ill from it.

TeenagersAngst · 28/02/2025 23:32

Christ, what an bizarre thread. You're all a living, breathing Graham Norton sketch. Eat the bloody rice.

sunshineandshowers40 · 28/02/2025 23:27

The next I would but not after two days- although it would upset to throw it away!