Creepy Crawlies In A Box Of Rice.

[Tilly2]

Last night I made, for the first time ever, a Thai Green chicken curry. That was going well.

I took a previously opened box of Thai sticky rice from the cupboard and got out my scales to weigh the amount. When I poured the rice into the weighing pan, I noticed lots of little black flecks on the surface of the rice. Initially, I thought it may have been husks but I decided to leave it in the weighing pan for a while and see what happened. All the black specks disappeared. They had burrowed down under the surface!

Fortunately, I had some different, uncontaminated rice and cooked that.

The other box went in the bin!

I have just spent a delightful ten minutes researching rice and cereal pests. That was amusing.

[Tilly2]

I think I'll stick to frozen chips and jacket potatoes. Either that or always buy Tilda. The packet I threw away was a cheap one from a well known discount supermarket.

[naomi24]

//We're all doomed! //

Haaa! I think the unseen eggs are harmless enough. We've all survived. ;o)

[murraymints]

I buy rice in sealed foil packets now

[Tilly2]

Eggs are good for you!

[murraymints]

hmmmm...go to work on an egg !

[naomi24]

murraymints, packaging makes no difference. If the eggs are there, they're there.

[murraymints]

stops beasties getting in if you have an escape though.. as I did

[Tilly2]

...or out.

[murraymints]

I put opened flour in a seal lock freezer bag..still in the bag..and then put that inside a plastic airtight container

[naomi24]

Murraymints, What do you mean? Those beasties - or at least their eggs - are already in the product.

[murraymints]

once you have had an infestation of these blighters you don't take any chances !!

[murraymints]

yes but it stops them getting out to further contaminate..and stops any on the loose getting in !!

[Tilly2]

If they're there, you need to stop them escaping. If they're not there, but somewhere else, you need to stop them getting in.

[Tilly2]

Snap. Minty.:-)

[naomi24]

Oh, I see what you mean. Yes, once opened I keep rice, flour, pasta etc in airtight containers.

[murraymints]

buying rice in foil packets also kind of stops you pigging oot ! lol.. is it a one or two pack meal ? easy to cook more than is necessary

[Tilly2]

Oh, you buy those individual packs, Minty. I see.

I just weigh mine. 75 grams per person.

[Tilly2]

Anyway, I could be a lot worse. It could be mice!

[naomi24]

Tilly, mice? That really does cause problems!!

[murraymints]

I get the 2 servings packs.. so no waste and easy to store..ASDA do savoury..chicken..plain.. etc... cheap as chips too