February 29, 2024 | 05:31 pm PT
My household wrapped many banh chung and saved them within the cool element of the fridge to eat them later. Is it suitable for eating them then? (Huyen, 31)
Reply:
Banh chung, a square-shaped pack of sticky rice with pork and bean fillings wrapped in inexperienced leaves normally made for the Tet Lunar New Yr, remains to be suitable for eating three to 4 weeks after they’re made if they’re rigorously saved within the fridge.
Correct preservation of the dish requires that whether it is stored within the cool compartment, the temperature must be maintained at 4 levels Celsius. Storing within the freezer compartment after which thawing it’s fantastic as properly, so long as it reveals no indicators of mildew or sourness and stays agency when taken out.
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Banh chung, a square-shaped pack of sticky rice with pork and bean fillings wrapped in inexperienced leaves is normally made for the Tet Lunar New Yr in Vietnam. Photograph by VnExpress/Bui Thuy |
Nonetheless, if it reveals indicators resembling extra moisture, a wierd odor, or a sticky outer layer, then you shouldn’t devour it. It’s essential to discard these spoiled banh chung as micro organism could have contaminated them, which may result in digestive points or meals poisoning if consumed.
Normally, you want to rigorously observe its look, odor, and coloration to resolve whether or not to eat the meals. In reality, any sort of meals will bear modifications if left within the fridge for too lengthy. Even when banh chung reveals no indicators of spoilage, reheating them could not make them style nearly as good as they have been initially. It’s best to attempt to devour them quickly and keep away from storing them for too lengthy.
Though many households fry banh chung with oil to vary its taste, this technique shouldn’t be beneficial as a result of excessive fats content material absorbed, which isn’t good to your well being.
One of the best ways to devour banh chung is by reducing it into small items after which boiling or reheating it within the microwave, or putting it on the steaming tray of an electrical rice cooker. This makes banh chung mushy and attractive, whereas minimizing dangerous substances.
Dr. Nguyen Trong Hung
Head of the Division of Vitamin Session, Nationwide Institute of Vitamin