Why Eating Leftover Rice Can Actually Be Dangerous For You

We all know that some foods are not safe to eat: rotten meat, spoiled dairy products, moldy bread. But did you ever suspect that rice could make you sick, too? And the kicker is that the spores that could cause foodborne illness might be there before you ever cook it.
How can you make sure the rice you make is always safe to eat? A lot of it has to do with speed: How quickly you make it, put it away after cooking it, and eat it after you reheat your leftovers. Don't risk getting sick! This is why eating leftover rice can be dangerous.
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[@MashedFood]

What are your favorite rice dishes?

[@devingiles6597]

I like fried rice.

[@karlpark8575]

Kimchi fried rice

[@royjohnson465]

After cooking Rice then cool it in the refrigerator for about 12 hours which changes the Starch composition so that it increases the Resistant Starch which is much healthier for diabetes and less body fat accumulation.

[@TheSpecialCostumeShop]

There seventeen known rice diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and viruses

[@siaoguai]

Whoever wrote this script does not consume rice on daily basis.

[@rahusphere]

Obviously 😂

[@thedouglaspodcast]

Forreal cause I eat rice daily… and I never follow any of these protocols 😅 AND.. I’ve never had food poisoning. The top comment says that his Asian grandparents have glaucoma tho and I legit, at 30 years old, think I have glaucoma 😩 hahahah

[@hanabimizuki6024]

Real. ​@@thedouglaspodcast

[@dionbourdier2588]

I eat rice and agree don’t understand why people hate on good info

[@dionbourdier2588]

This world is becoming the book 1984 y’all rather be told what to do then to actually know wha7 your doin .killing yourselves and laughing about it

[@Kcirrot]

Fried rice is made from left over rice most optimally. I’m not sure I buy this. I can see if you leave the rice out for hours before storing it, but that goes for many foods.

[@mviera70]

I’ve eaten plain white rice left out for couple of days after cooking in rice cooker and reheated and still healthy and never gotten sick! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Antonio231095]

I just ate cooked rice left out of the fridge for 24 hours and I found this video. Reading your comment comforted me

[@shawnstewart7882]

@@Antonio231095 alive?

[@Jixsurez]

That's a bit much for me lol

[@user-en5gu7nf4v]

@NonhyphenatedAmerican didn’t realise that you were required to put rice from the rice cooker into the fridge and I’ve been fine. As long as it’s heated properly it should kill lol the bacteria, but if it smells of then don’t eat it. I have done this multiple times since I was little and it’s probably safer to put it in the fridge as that slows down bacteria but it can’t be as harmful as this video suggests if my entire family have done this and been perfectly fine for years.

[@killerwill]

@@Jixsurezare you still breathing

[@Rylon321]

Why is it I can't find a food 'fact' related channel that can't avoid making misinformed videos about leftovers?

[@chrisbooth3417]

Leftover food should be put in the fridge and not left out forever? Who knew?

[@martytopaz6458]

Ok

[@shakiyagotdreams8563]

🤣

[@mercelyn..]

🤣

[@bluedrummajor2876]

I've never had problems with rice kept in the fridge 3, 4, 5 days after making, but I eat it either cold from the fridge or heated very hot in a soup.

[@Timmycoo]

Yeah it's great in stir fry. Spread it out on parchment paper on a sheet tray and refrigerate so it cools quickly. I also use it in curries and teriyaki. Freshly cooked rice is meant for other type of meals. I didn't think people would be so blatantly ignorant to leave it out at room temperature for a long period though.

[@yermom420]

Ive eaten rice that sat on the counter for a day and it didn't make me sick hahaha I don't like leftover fried rice so I let it sit out and eat it as a snack.

[@Timmycoo]

@@yermom420 Not a good practice to leave any food out for a day lol. Not sure why they singled out rice in this vid. I guarantee you that no one is checking the temp after microwaving lmao.

[@yermom420]

@@Timmycoo I eat other stuff that sits out all the time haha other than dairy or obviously refrigerator stuff I'll eat it. Haha prob why I don't get sick very often

[@Timmycoo]

@@yermom420 Playing fast and loose my friend. Wish you all the luck though.

[@cbgg1585]

Lmao, grandparents have been eating leftover rice as they are of Asian descent for the last 70 years and are still going strong. Literally no health issues asides from glaucoma.

[@aggressiveanglerz2859]

Ahhhhaaa! And THAT!!! my man....Is Precisely what that caused!😂

[@bizarreban4598]

@@aggressiveanglerz2859 GOT EM

[@aggressiveanglerz2859]

​@@bizarreban4598 YES!!!😁👍😂😂🤣🤣😭😭👹

[@thedouglaspodcast]

@@aggressiveanglerz2859damn dude wait no way. I’m only 30.. and have been eating sooooo much rice over the last four or so years. According to this video.. I have NOT followed proper protocol. And just last night, I got so mad cause I left rice out overnight.. so I was searching if it’s harmful to eat. No lie, two years ago I started having horribleeee issues with my eyes 😩😩😩 looked up my symptoms and glaucoma always comes up 🤯 I’m not Asian so idk if that’s like a common thing in that culture.. but I basically eat rice with every meal 😭😭😭

[@user-go9lq7te5q]

Thank you very much. There are more toxic and dangerous things to worry about.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I always store leftover rice into the fridge after it cools. We usually eat it all fast anyways. My family eats leftover rice all the time and we are fine. We know how to store it and usually eat it quickly.

[@markasdievovaikas]

I don't believe any of this report. My Japanese neighbor regularly cooks rice in the rice cooker, and leaves it in the rice cooker and sitting out on the table for days and it's rather delicious. I've never heard of her family or anyone else getting sick from this room temperature rice, and I've even copied her practice and done this myself for 40 years with no ill effects.

[@johnree6106]

Simply keep it warming or keep it refrigerated letting it sit outside can make rice spoil but as you should be able to smell and see it spoiled as rice becomes very mush

[@Shane-zl9ry]

I eat old rice almost every day.

[@thehazelnutspread]

How have BILLIONS of people managed to survive this long without living under sterile conditions?

[@marcjtdc]

Exactly. There are zero food safety precautions in Thailand (I am there now) yet rarely do people get sick. Food sits out for hours and hours in the heat.

[@Shaun-Vargas]

@@marcjtdc Google Searched. "Is food poisoning common in Thailand?" Due to the fairly high occurrence of food poisoning in the region, those living in or travelling to Thailand should remain vigilant to prevent themselves from ingesting contaminated food or water.

[@commonsense5709]

The tougher people might be more tolerant to eating dirty food or contaminated water due to growing up in unsanitary conditions.

[@Sparkzloco718]

​@@Shaun-Vargas😢😂😂

[@M1miski]

Immune system

[@DianaRussia531]

I've eaten old leftover rice left in my rice pot for years and years...probably 50 years. Zero issues.

[@alfredweaver1945]

You ate 50 year old leftover rice My God that must be tasty!

[@esperar6621]

@@alfredweaver1945 we eat rice twice a day.asian thing

[@mikeincanada_]

I can drink over a litre of Vodka in a night and not get sick. I might get drunk once a year, so it's not from practice. My friend is beet red after one beer and puking after 4. He weighs more than I do. Yet, I can't handle 2-day old Hakka fried rice and he can. I grew up eating potatoes, my friend grew up eating rice. How your gut handles food and drink doesn't have any influence on how someone else's will.

[@ianc643]

Lol I been eating leftover rice for 30 years.

[@TheSteveo1374]

They use leftover rice to make fried rice. Your argument is invalid

[@AwanamaIsHere]

When we have leftover rice, we either; reheat it and sometimes we cook fried rice from it (Asian people usually put leftover rice in the fridge to cook fried rice so as to avoid rice being too mushy or wet to consume), or we feed our chickens with it.

[@ericpatrick5542]

That's Why I Love To Have A Fried Chicken Cafe With Country Store, A Fried Seafood Cafe With Country Store, And A Barbecue Cafe With Country Store.

[@dodgingdurangos924]

Can you ferment leftover rice for longer storage? Just add water with salt or sugar maybe?

[@Critique808]

You put a few drops of vinegar per 1 cup of rice 🍚 to keep it from spoiling longer. For example put about 7 drops of vinegar for 5 cups of rice before cooking. Vinegar is a preservative that's why they put vinegar in pickling.

[@dodgingdurangos924]

One-day old cold rice is best for fried rice (assuming the rice was properly cooked & fluffy, not mushy or soggy). The chilled and drier texture gives it more time to withstand the heat. The heat warms up the rice and it rehydrates with whatever moisture is left inside it, making the rice wet and soft again. If the exterior of the grain isn't fried before that happens, then it'll stick to the pan and potentially burn. If it doesn't stick, it should take up to five minutes to fry up two servings.

[@jonkyrenbonrenbon7575]

If leftover rice can be so dangerous , think about how most people takes alcohol almost every day and still think there's no problem at all

[@jgbnino8157]

What useless advice. Who leaves rice out for hours? Only the uninformed. I love leftover rice, the cooking possibilities are endless.

[@AllStars2525]

Great tips!!

[@Xanderviceory]

What if it was left in a rice cooker on warmer over night

[@uselogicplease2380]

Knew a guy named Charlie once who lived on rice balls kept in a little cloth bag for weeks at a time.

[@weirdcauses8779]

Ummmm so if that's the case then wouldn't I be in the hospital ?

[@weirdcauses8779]

I eat a lot if left overs🍙

[@KieraRacey]

Just because it hasn’t made you physically ill in the moment doesn’t mean it’s not doing harm from myco toxins in the long term. Just because you’re grandparents were affected by it doesn’t mean you won’t be as you are eating a completely different set of rice meals in your lifetime and you also have different dna and metabolic interactions. The rice doesn’t look moldy it becomes a slimy texture

[@ryudragonpunch9025]

What’s with all this anti-rice propaganda?

[@zdme4864]

Racism

[@annefrances4419]

There's a shortage of rice in the world. Perhaps they think discouraging people from eating rice will stop the shortage.😂😂😂

[@dionbourdier2588]

It did not say anything about not eating rice not sure what is anti rice about this

[@dionbourdier2588]

I think maybe bout of you should stop eating week old rice because it effecting your brain 😂

[@What-he5pr]

​@@zdme4864 against whites, the patrons of white rice.

[@yermom420]

Idk I leave my pork fried rice sit out so I can eat leftovers that actually taste good once you refrigerate it it gets gross

[@TheChaznw]

I grew up in Hawaii where rice is a staple. If eating leftover rice is dangerous I would be dead now. I just read a Consumer Reports article about this and it was pretty thorough. I won't be leaving my rice out over night but perhaps when I was growing up we developed a resistance to the spore that can make you ill??

[@davidsincere6037]

My God I'm 63 how come I'm not dead yet?

[@lorila-northrup7748]

Rice bad You good 😆😂

[@vernlee451]

What's the fridge for?

[@Hillbillyhomeowners]

I ate cold rice yesterday… now I got egg smelling burbs and stomach cramps …. I’m glad I watched this honestly…

[@williamandrews781]

Do any of the experts happen to know the percentage of people in the world who can be trusted?

[@oshea03]

Refigerating rice after you make it becomes a prebiotic or resistant starch which is actually healthier for you than eating rice as soon as you make it.

[@royjohnson465]

YES, there is a way to make Rice much healthier. If Rice is changed to indigestible higher “Resistant Starch” then it is beneficial for human health in many aspects such as anti-diabetic function and “less body fat” accumulation (including “less” Fatty Liver):: It is by this 2-step method:: (First of course a person should pre-rinse the Rice about three times so the water runs almost clear.) (1) By adding a fat such as 1 teaspoon of Coconut Oil per 1/2 cup of white Rice to boiling water and cook until done. (2) Then immediately cooling the Rice in a refrigerator for about 12 hours which changes the Starch composition so that it increases 10 to 15 times more Resistant Starch and about 50% to 60% less calories. ~(Then the person can heat it up in the microwave oven to eat.)

[@What-he5pr]

​@@royjohnson465 why bother with the oil?

[@royjohnson465]

@@What-he5pr ~Because adding 1 teaspoon of coconut oil for every 1/2 cup of uncooked rice Increases the Resistant Starch even more than just cooling for 12 hours it after cooking it.

[@royjohnson465]

@@What-he5pr ~Because adding 1 teaspoon of coconut oil for every 1/2 cup of uncooked Rice increases the Resistant Starch ‘even more’ than just cooling Rice for 12 hours after cooking it.

[@What-he5pr]

@royjohnson465 I think I remember seeing the same article as you may have and I believe they fried the rice in the oil after taking it from refrigeration.

[@estiennetaylor1260]

I just ate a leftover rice from the fridge while watching this.

[@devekut2]

RIP

[@Rexowen-eu6vk]

@@devekut2 what? That's normal

[@Nia979]

Literally me rn 😂😂😂😂😭😭

[@Love2Cruise]

They just lost a sub for this nonsense.

[@samshiel7192]

You have summoned the Asian horde.

[@cliffharris9437]

Uncle Roger: Hiyahh congratulations mashed you ruined Fried rice! First Jamie Oliver and now you!

[@Greasy__Bear]

I eat all kinds of stuff that I let sit out for days. Even if it tastes a bit off. Ocassionally I get a bit sick but if I throw up I'm immediately fine and if not I'm fine in 12 hrs or so. If you never eat it when It tastes a bit off you'll basically never get food poisioning. Basically food poisoning is over hyped.

[@Russkiman96]

Unless you get really unlucky and you have let your food become the perfect environment for botulism to happen. Then you could be seriously fudged. ChubbyEmu channel did an episode on a girl who ate left over pizza that wasn't refrigerated and got botulism poisoning I recommend you have a watch see what you are risking.

[@Greasy__Bear]

@@Russkiman96 you can taste botulism

[@Brutal_Bam]

Some say if you refrigerate rice whole night then it becomes resistant and more healthy.

[@lesliemoore1656]

As with any cooked food, refrigerate after the meal is over. I have heard baked potatoes left out can make you very sick, rice and pasta would get hard and unappetizing. I use cooked then refrigerated rice up to 3 days after cooking for another dish, done that for years. Dont give left out foods to pets either, that could result in loss of your pet.

[@jeanworriedaboutdemocracy5413]

Bad reporting, Mashed. “The diagnosis? Meningococcal purpura fulminans, a rare condition that had nothing to do with eating leftovers, according to Joseph Duncan, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and infectious disease expert at the UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “Perhaps the patients’ doctors were worried at the beginning about a foodborne illness, but this actually turned out to be unrelated to the food,” he says.”

[@katorogi1784]

According to UK. Ofcourse…..

[@ryudragonpunch9025]

Yeah I know right because the Brits are such experts on rice.

[@devekut2]

Oh, knock it off! This is only an issue at those "asian" buffets where they leave rice out under heat lamps from morning 'til night, and then put it out again the next day. If you eat at one of those joints you deserve what you get.

[@NeonKue]

*Fried Rice has entered the chat*

[@a.monique8094]

I’ll be eating my pot of bacteria today. Made rice last night & left it out 🤷🏽‍♀️ Also, The stores sale prepackaged cooked rice is that bad too?

[@joedirtracing1462]

In the words of an american soldier when asked to surrender, "nuts"

[@rice8061]

Who said that

[@killerwill]

POV: your here reading comments to feel justified for eating your mistake

[@sdog1234]

Don't worry bout all that just don't let it sit in the fridge for more than 4 days and you're good.

[@danielt6689]

Damn, I grew up eating rice every day. According to those recommendations, I should be dead by now.

[@llydrsn]

Filipinos: 👀

[@williamandrews781]

Wolf Wolf Wolf No, this time there really is a Wolf

[@montesa35]

As a Filipino, this is an absolute win 😅

[@cathybenadaro]

Hogwash!!!

[@jaredsalazarofficial]

The most delicious way is turning it into fried rice with added veggies and meat bits. I find just reheating leftover rice disgusting. I’ve rather eat cold rice than reheated.

[@elainesommers3806]

Not quite where you are getting your rice from and how you are preparing it (pre-soaking in the toilet?) but to prepare rice properly and safely, first you rinse the uncooked under the tap for a couple minutes to clean off any contaminants, dirt, insect waste and animal contaminants found in storage using containers that contained other materials. Next cover with water, bring to a boil for a minute then strain again and rewash and then add fresh water and return to the stove to cook until tender. Never heard of anyone getting sick who prepared their rice this way. You must be preparing the lazy, Northern American way.

[@user-go9lq7te5q]

Concentration matters here. More scientific investigation is required here. Gut acids have to be factored in the equation too.

[@assasinsjeff]

I vomited 3 times last night. Ate 2 days leftover rice and okra curry(refrigerated) and it wasn’t pleasant. Believe this, don’t do it

[@annefrances4419]

Asians like me eat rice, leftover or fried rice EVERYDAY! Rice is sacred in Asian culture. I'm 72 and I have never had a problem with leftover rice. I've had problems with milk. It has caused me stomach problems. Generally, Asians are lactose intolerant. I never drink milk. Rice gets moldy when not put away properly and left out on the counter. I am actually offended about this unfounded theory. 😡

[@teetaunjj7894]

My family and culture of people have been eating leftover rice for a long time now ..we don't eat spoiled rice or spoiled foods...dumb video here

[@Shawn666Hellion]

Nothing worse than when milk turns into cottage cheese 😅

[@honbubs]

everyone in the comments saying that they ate leftover rice and they’re okay 😭then how lucky me! The time I fucking eat leftover rice I got the worse sickness that lasted a whole week and couldn’t even eat anything solid except soup 😭😭

[@daddyyahweh9328]

Y'all I used to think they were just scaring us but I'm now recovering from food poisoning at 5 in the morning after eating fried rice at 11:30 at night, they were not fucking around. 😭

[@Zeira111]

Rice is not the issue. The egg, meat, molasses sauces etc are the issue

[@rsa420]

Utter bollocks

[@mongolshonny6633]

That's whe there so many Chinese yellow people 💛

[@charlessmith263]

Which food can you reheat safely without health dangers?

[@Zipfei_Kloatscher]

I need some grilled chicken thighs right now. 🍗🤤👍🏻

[@jasminecleveland17]

Im sick asf off rice that was sitting out to long. 😑 please dont do this

[@nicolapicola4502]

I have eaten leftover rice my whole life.

[@user-go9lq7te5q]

Therefore raw uncooked rice maybe dangerous.

[@dionbourdier2588]

Do some research on Microwaves you may be surprised on what you my find

[@HunterXray]

Because you are NOT storing it properly??? !!!!!!!!!

[@KitchenWizard]

excellent video

[@mellidavis205]

Mmmmmmm 🤤

[@evanpoole7829]

the important thing is to not reheat your rice to WARM. if you reheat it, make sure it is burning hot and let it cool till you can eat it.

[@davidb8373]

I always add a teaspoon or two of bleach with my rice when cooking. So far I’ve never had food poisoning from rice, but I seem to have a scratchy throat all the time.

[@What-he5pr]

Need to use fabric softner for the scratchy throat.

[@onno1111]

You just blabbing

[@Taahmim]

😂😂😂 when rice hater has a KZbin channel

[@slimjim3827]

Farnheihht????

[@fluttershyamy]

😠

[@neondarknessor]

Lol🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@ErtosAcc]

Kinda exaggerated ngl.

[@RoelsonObra]

Clickbait moneymaking 😂

[@hotwireman49]

pish tosh!

[@rjay-hm4nz]

lol Asians been eating rice for 1,000s of years 😂

[@thewingedavenger1007]

This is clickbait. the title should have been "Why Eating Leftover UNREFRIGERATED Rice Can Actually Be Dangerous For You". But then no one would have watched this useless video, because everyone refrigerates leftover rice.

[@gulam82]

This is totally BS

[@user-lc4kj1yr5d]

Hahahah what crap. I guess you are also going to stop eating fried rice and good ones are made from left over rice.

[@hijodelsoldeoriente]

The amount of people who disputes this with illogical fallacy is astounding. They're presented with science but rebutt with "I've been doing this for a century and everything seems fine."

[@efogg3]

rice sucks! eat potatoes!

[@joemomma3208]

The poor young man who developed sepsis and lost his limbs is proof eating leftover rice is very dangerous.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I eat left over rice and I am fine. I think his case is rare.

[@justinshemluk]

He didnt have his shot at a certain age to help fight those types of viruses

[@TheAtemAndrew]

If you're talking about the '19-Year-Old Man with Shock, Multiple Organ Failure, and Rash', someone else mentioned it, but that didn't actually have anything to do with food poisoning. "The diagnosis? Meningococcal purpura fulminans, a rare condition that had nothing to do with eating leftovers, according to Joseph Duncan, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and infectious disease expert at the UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “Perhaps the patients’ doctors were worried at the beginning about a foodborne illness, but this actually turned out to be unrelated to the food,” he says."

[@pancakesproduction1056]

Here's a simple trick my grandma taught me to keep rice from spoiling while also enhancing the flavor.....place the leftover rice into a ziplock baggie, drop your pants and turn around while bringing the opening of the bag up to your hiney hole, strain really hard until you break wind/bust cheeks into the rice, Close the baggie sealing the air biscuit up with the rice. Now place in the refrigerator for about 20-24 hours. Heat and serve. Yum yum!

[@villarreal956flo]

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