Why shouldn't you reheat cooked rice?!
Why shouldn't you reheat cooked rice?
Apparently you shouldn't reheat cooked rice but I do all the time. if I have rice left over I make egg fried rice the next day - is there a problem with that?
Answers:
Rice dishes can harbour the Bacillus cereus bacteria. The bacteria can form spores which are not easily destroyed by heat and will survive cooking of food. If food is cooled slowly or kept warm for some time before serving, the spores will germinate and produce bacteria. Bacteria can multiply rapidly at these temperatures and produce a very heat resistant toxin which will not be destroyed by subsequent reheating.