The Great Rice Controversy.

@TheHorse (232507)
Walnut Creek, California
November 26, 2025 11:11am CST
I read somewhere, it may even have been from a MyLotter, that cooked rice goes bad quickly. When I order Tom Kha Gai or Red Curry Chicken from my Thai place, I often keep the leftover rice in the fridge for future use. Future usually means the next day. I Googled it, and it is apparently true that cooked rice can be a bacteria magnet after a day or two, even in the fridge. Have I been subjecting myself to unnecessary tummy aches by reusing cooked rice from my Thai place? What do you do with cooked rice? Do you toss it? Or keep it for a couple of days?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (162414)
• United States
1h
Pretty puts uneaten rice in the fridge and I throw it out when I want to clean out the fridge.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (162414)
• United States
10m
@TheHorse She doesn't eat leftovers and I won't eat rice.
The Horse
@TheHorse (232507)
• Walnut Creek, California
34m
But that could be a day to a week! I am making a vow never to eat "take out" rice when it's over a day old.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (125385)
• United States
2h
I'll keep it for a day but then toss it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232507)
• Walnut Creek, California
2h
Sounds safe."They" say to put it in the fridge pretty quickly when the initial "rice evening" is over.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (107086)
• United States
1h
It was a Mylotter because I remember reading that too. I don’t ever cook rice, but back when I did, I never thought anything of keeping it in the fridge for one more day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232507)
• Walnut Creek, California
36m
One more day sounds safe. I'll be tossing mine after a day hereafter.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (48755)
• India
51m
I wasn't aware of it. Normally we try to finish outside food fast. Once I had got Biryani from outside and it caused me terrible stomach upset. I had to go to a doctor twice to get proper relief. So sometimes outside food can be really toxic..
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232507)
• Walnut Creek, California
37m
What is in Biryani? I forget. I have had food poisoning. It is a horrible experience.
much2say
@much2say (57637)
• Los Angeles, California
2h
My mom used to keep cooked rice IN the rice cooker til the next day . . . maybe that's not recommended but I know a lot of Asians who did that. I put leftover rice in the fridge after it's cooled . . . warm rice causes condensation inside the container and will mold up faster. I have kept it in the fridge up to a week and we're all still alive . Make fried rice or toss it in soup. Thai food - YUM!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232507)
• Walnut Creek, California
2h
Got it.Thanks.
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (38970)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14m
I keep it for a couple of days in the fridge.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232507)
• Walnut Creek, California
9m
Sounds prudent.
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Fleur
@Fleura (33114)
• United Kingdom
1h
Cooked rice and potatoes are particularly dangerous, partly I think because they are prone to grow a certain kind of organism due to their starchy nature and partly also because that is white so it's difficult to see and you might not notice. But generally keeping either in the fridge for a few days is fine.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232507)
• Walnut Creek, California
33m
Potatoes too? The Humanity!