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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to eat all sorts of meat, rice and veggie dishes sitting at room temp all day long at food stalls growing up.  I think it toughened up my immune system.  I bet if Americans had the same food they'd end up with a stomach ache.[/quote]

I dunno, I am American and I do that. I let just-cooked food sit up to 2 hours to cool before putting in the fridge, and when I take my lunch to work, it sits out until I eat it - anywhere between 12:30 and 2:30 pm. Haven't had any problems. When I lived in Japan, my host family would leave soup or curry out all night in the winter -- granted it was pretty cold, about 45 or 50 degrees inside. Sometimes it would sit out for a couple of days; we'd just heat it up when needed. Never had any problems there either.

Of course I wouldn't do this with something like raw or seared fish, nor dairy products like yogurt. But I've done it with seared beef (medium, so not totally cooked through) and been fine. Cheese, too.[/quote]

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