I understand why you’re worried 😟 — based on the photo, do NOT continue eating this food. What are those white things? They strongly look like insect larvae (maggots), most likely fly larvae. Here’s why: They are small, white, rice-shaped Many are uniform in size They are not part of the food (rice grains wouldn’t appear like this on cooked chicken skin) Cooked food left even one day can attract flies if it wasn’t properly covered and refrigerated continued on next pag

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For the future

  • Always refrigerate cooked food within 2 hours

  • Store in airtight containers

  • Reheat thoroughly, but remember: reheating does NOT make contaminated food safe

I know this is upsetting 🥺 but you did the right thing by stopping and asking.
If you want, I can also explain how to tell the difference between rice, fat, and larvae so this never happens again.

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