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Original poster

WIBU to eat leftover chinese that was out of the fridge all night?

42 replies

crashdoll · 21/04/2013 11:42

We ordered way too much last night and stupidly, I left it all out from 8 pm until I got up about 8 am. I'm sure the noodles are fine but the chicken....? My head says I'd BU to eat it but my heart stomach says IT'S FINE!

OP posts:
OnceUponAThyme · 21/04/2013 11:44

do it. it all tastes nicer the day after. just nuke it in the microwave.

dyslexicdespot · 21/04/2013 11:45

I would bin it.

GoblinGranny · 21/04/2013 11:45

Depends what your system is like, DS would be fine, DD would be sick.
I'd be fine, OH would be sick. Smile

Branleuse · 21/04/2013 11:45

it tastes better cold the next morning

SPsYoniTheOneAndOnly · 21/04/2013 11:46

Do it, i forget to put it in fridge all the time

MrsSpagBol · 21/04/2013 11:47

Don't eat anything with rice.

northcountrygirl · 21/04/2013 11:49

I do it all the time. I justify it with the argument that any resulting food poising would be good for weight loss so win win!

everlong · 21/04/2013 11:54

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Panzee · 21/04/2013 11:59

Depends on your kitchen. Mine is colder than my fridge!

Gimmeecoffee · 21/04/2013 12:00

I allways forget to put it in the fridge & eat it the next day. Just make sure it's very hot :)

ll31 · 21/04/2013 12:00

Would eat it - enjoy!

DoYonisHangLow · 21/04/2013 12:01

Oh god yes, yummy. Although I do have an iron stomach, if I had a weaker constitution I'd be more wary, obv.

Loulybelle · 21/04/2013 12:01

Nope, eat it and enjoy.

BrianButterfield · 21/04/2013 12:01

I'd eat anything except rice. Really don't eat anything with rice in!

WandaDoff · 21/04/2013 12:02

I would, but I have a cast iron stomach.

Loulybelle · 21/04/2013 12:02

I do it all the time with the left overs, my tummy handles it pretty well.

WhereDoAllTheCalculatorsGo · 21/04/2013 12:04

A friend of mine got salmonella after eating left over chinese that hadn't been refrigerated. He was in hospital for 3 weeks and nearly died.

AmberLeaf · 21/04/2013 12:04

I would.

Takes a lot to upset my cast iron stomach!

Nuke it in the microwave.

Trillz · 21/04/2013 12:05

I would eat it. How warm do you think your kitchen was overnight?

Original poster
crashdoll · 21/04/2013 12:09

Kitchen is generally pretty cold. I ate the noodles and a bit of the chicken. It tasted good and hopefully I'll live to tell the tale.

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wannabedomesticgoddess · 21/04/2013 12:10

I do this all the time (not with chinese simply because we dont eat out much, but have done in the past) and I have a stomach of steel.

Do it!

SaggyOldClothCatPuss · 21/04/2013 12:16

YAPBU, but that wouldn't stop ME eating it. I bloody love Chinese!

Yonihadtoask · 21/04/2013 12:20

I would eat it - but not the rice.

Heat up so it is piping hot.

But do bin the rice - or any rice dish - rice can grow spores which can't then be destroyed by cooking - and will give you the poorlies. Grin

enjoy.

LaMaga · 21/04/2013 12:52

Rice is usually fine too, I think lots of people are scared because it's a not a staple food in the UK.

MissSusan · 21/04/2013 12:54

I would, just had leftover curry from last night.

I am pretty sure it's ok if you microwave the hell out of it.