Food
Leftover Rice Can Make You Sick: The Fried Rice Syndrome Trap
The danger isn't reheating rice — it's cooked rice left sitting at room temperature for hours.
Bacillus cereus spores survive boiling and release a toxin that reheating cannot destroy.
Cool rice within an hour, refrigerate, and eat within a day; reheat until piping hot.
Symptoms hit fast — vomiting in 1-5 hours — and usually pass in a day, but rest and hydrate.
Treat biryani, pulao, idli batter and cooked pasta with the same caution as plain rice.
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