it’s generally advised to not reheat rice due to the possibly of food borne illnesses. So why can we eat sushi with cold rice or frozen dinners with rice?

Question

it’s generally advised to not reheat rice due to the possibly of food borne illnesses. So why can we eat sushi with cold rice or frozen dinners with rice?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Sushi rice has vinegar added to reduce the pH to less than 4.6 to limit bacteria from growing.

Also the prep surfaces are kept sanitized, knives, the mats to roll things and the workers wear gloves to prevent the transfer of bacteria.