My husband says this curry isn’t edible... I disagree... thoughts?

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I ordered a curry late last night. The leftovers have been sealed in itheir containers (not the rice or extras, just two curries) all day in our kitchen, and I’ve just said ‘put them in the fridge, I’ll have one for lunch.’

He has refused and wants to throw it away.

Am I wrong?

(It looks delicious )

It'll be fine! Thankfully modern meat is jam packed with anti-biotics.

If I were you I would eat it just to prove a point to your husband

That will be fine. You can't put it straight in the fridge anyhow.

I'm fairly laid back but I would not eat chicken left unfridgerated for that long. Really awful... great if you want those a few pounds before Christmas

always eat cold curry for breakfast the next day. But my kitchen is colder than the fridge...

OP is not talking about next day though, she is talking about the day after.

I would, and have, eaten worse. Never had food poisoning

According to my food hygiene training, it's a no. Room temperature is ideal breeding conditions for nasty bugs to awaken and reproduce.

But I would probably eat it myself, just wouldn't be serving it to the public.

BUT, if it contains prawns (or other shellfish) it's a massive no, no and no. Classic way to get nasty food poisoning.

Spices preserve food by limiting bacteria growth. It'll be absolutely fine! To be honest, I would have eaten it even if it hadn't been curry though. Your DH is being extremely precious!

How is it precious to worry about food being left unrefrigerated for over 24 hrs? And if anything id imagine the curry would invite more bacteria depending on the ingredients.

Ohhh Yack!! Definitely not! I work with food though and have no time in my life for a bad stomach, I won't eat anything left out overnight nevermind all day as well 🤣

I’ll have it.

Would I buggery have eaten it. Glad you didn't too

Me and DP fell asleep after ordering pizzas which we then ate in the morning having been left on the doorstep and rained on and we were fine although we seem to be uniquely invincible. I've only ever had food poisoning from not washing lettuce.

I’d eat it without a second thought.

So would my DH though truth be told!

I’d eat it without a second thought unless it’s xhicken.
I lived in south India for a while and many of the families I stayed with didn’t have a fridge. Various dishes would be out for 24 plus hours. They also reheat rice by steaming it but that’s another story.

I would eat it. Both me & DP do this regularly and neither of us have ever been ill from it. It's winter so the kitchen is probably too cold for any significant bacteria to grow. I wouldn't do it in the warmer months though.

It depends what it is. There’s not a huge amount going to go wrong with a vegetable curry sitting in a cold kitchen.

I’d eat it, so would DH.

Op said she would leave the meat and just eat the sauce. Presumably the meat is in the sauce though... Bleurgh

Unless your kitchen is colder than the fridge, no.

Yeah no probs.

Nope I wouldn't eat it.

Did you eat it op??

It'll be fine.

OP are you ded?

I think she must be