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What the flipping flip are THESE crawling out of my risotto rice?!?!?!?!? 🤢🤢🤢

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Greengreen88 · 13/08/2019 17:43

Measured out a bowl of arborio rice, and glanced back in and SAW THESE crawling up and through.

Wtf?! Is my entire food cupboard contaminated?! I’m suddenly itchy.

What the flipping flip are THESE crawling out of my risotto rice?!?!?!?!? 🤢🤢🤢
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PestoCaffeinisto · 13/08/2019 17:45

Oooh! You’ve got a family of weevils I think

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Greengreen88 · 13/08/2019 17:45

Gah! Do you think they’re everywhere? Or just in that packet of rice? ShockConfusedSad

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Bluebluered · 13/08/2019 17:46

Eurgh that’s really sickening

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MiniMum97 · 13/08/2019 17:47

Probably just in the rice.

Singlenotsingle · 13/08/2019 17:47

The rice has been in your cupboard too long. You have to watch out for flour as well. These little bugs like flour.

minisoksmakehardwork · 13/08/2019 17:49

Weevils! Check the flour too. Even unopened if it's been in the cupboard a long time you will find these in there.

managedmis · 13/08/2019 17:51

Another reason to low carb

IDespairOfTheHumanRace · 13/08/2019 17:51

Not to make light of it, but they might sing you their version of the 'Boll Weevil' song as originally performed by Brook Benton!

Yesitsdyed · 13/08/2019 17:52

Yep, weevils. We used to get them a lot overseas.

Where did you buy your rice?

RocketRacoonsFurryBalls · 13/08/2019 17:53

Weevil weevil rock you.

(As sung by German Queen tribute band.)

Mereke · 13/08/2019 17:54

As others have said weevils, toss out flour if it has them in but just wash the rice and crack on.

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Greengreen88 · 13/08/2019 17:54

I want to throw the whole cupboard out!!

I took the bug-infested risotto straight out to the outside bin, leaving kids inside. But people were shooting up out there by the bin - and kind of aggressive (live in very central London and want to move). So all in all, not a good half an hour for me! Grin

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Greengreen88 · 13/08/2019 17:55

Mereke I chucked it - I’m squeamish but don’t want to be! Grin

So they won’t make you sick?

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Trixya · 13/08/2019 17:57

@RocketRacoonsFurryBalls that cracked me up 😂Grin

ShippingNews · 13/08/2019 17:58
AwdBovril · 13/08/2019 17:58

Meh. I'd just wash the rice (thoroughly) drain & then use it. They aren't poisonous. Flour, I'd probably bin if I noticed weevils in it. I freeze all my flour before storing it now, it considerably extends the storage life.

ShippingNews · 13/08/2019 17:59

The hot weather encourages weevils. Keep your flour and rice in the fridge in future.

PamelaTodd · 13/08/2019 18:00

Extra protein Wink

You can rescue flour by putting it in a ziplock bag, freezing it and sieving it but personally I’d just burn down the kitchen.

SandAndSea · 13/08/2019 18:01

I've read that if you put new flour etc in the freezer for 48 hours, straight after you've bought it, it stops this happening.

PamelaTodd · 13/08/2019 18:01

Seriously though, rice, flour etc should be kept in airtight jars.

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Greengreen88 · 13/08/2019 18:01

PamelaTodd - tempting! I want to move anyway! Grin

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Greengreen88 · 13/08/2019 18:02

I use those plastic ikea clips and never put either in jars... Until now! I am going to be very strict about that from now on!

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galaxybrain · 13/08/2019 18:04

I've had those reeeallly teeny ones in an unopened box of flour before.

RainOrSun · 13/08/2019 18:06

From experience, check all carby stuff - pasta, rice, flour, cereal, couscous.......

Drogonssmile · 13/08/2019 18:06

Weevils! I love that word! sorry not helpful