As we all know, the general rule is, that cooked meat must be refrigerated within 2 hours or so after its cooked.
However, why are foods like cheese & bacon rolls, and those little hot dog rolls you find at Asian bakeries deemed safe to eat in room temperature?
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Salt, and certain preservatives, inhibit bacterial growth. It’s why smoked meat was used for such a long time before refrigeration. Honey also inhibits bacteria if the food is dry enough, as it pulls the moisture out of bacteria and kills them as well as containing some anti-fungal and -bacterial chemicals.
I would guess that those foods are treated with substances that prevent bacteria from growing but are edible.
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