It's perfect for frying rice and works well with other rice dishes, such as rice pudding and stuffed peppers.
An expiration date is looming on any cooked meal that you intend to save for a later time.
When refrigerated, how many more days does rice have to be edible? Sorry, it won't be that long.
How come it spoils so quickly compared to other foods kept in the fridge?
You might be surprised to learn that the culprit is a kind of bacteria that causes a condition known as "fried rice syndrome."
Approximately 63,400 cases of diseases associated with B. cereus are reported annually in the US, according to the FDA.
However, drinking the spores, bacteria, or poisons can be fatal for people with impaired immune systems.