On Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 11:18:48 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> Here's a sensible discussion on the topic:
> https://www.theguardian.com/food/202...ce-safe-to-eat
>
> http://tiny.cc/s40ulz

According to the experts i.e., Asians, you can leave rice out at room temperature for a day or so. My guess is that up North on the mainland, you can leave rice out for longer than here in the tropics.

OTOH, we used to rent a unit almost directly above our condo and the microorganisms totally wrecked the rice in a short period. Rice would start to liquefy after 8 hours or so. A lot depends on what bugs the are in your house air.

There was a big earthquake in the Kuril islands. It seems that we might have a big wave might be headed this way. We should know in around 5 hours. This could get interesting. OTOH, this might just solve all our problems. 😱