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Thanks. I’ll give it a shot. I know someone (grandma, great auntie, someone) routinely did this. I just didn’t recall it until your comment.
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Yogurt seems to be indestructible in my fridge. I will try this for cottage cheese and ricotta.
Though I think I might get paranoid that there was something on the bottom that I couldn’t see 
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I found a dead little brown bug and a dead tiny caterpillar in my Tilda brand basmati rice, when I was rinsing the rice before cooking it.
Would you guys still use the rice? I’m skittish so I’m tossing it and making arborio tonight instead
I would… after sorting carefully through each portion I am cooking.
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I would. Bugs in rice will float when you rinse the rice, and will be poured down the drain. And if you happen to eat one (or 40) inadvertently? No biggie. You wouldn’t even notice it, just as I didn’t notice the tiny spiders that I’m positive were in the spinach I harvested and cooked last week.
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Okay. Maybe I’ll do that next time. I do a lot of rinses and checks with spinach. I do remember a cooked caterpillar on my aunt’s home grown broccoli. I haven’t knowingly eaten a home grown spider or caterpillar yet
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Thanks, @shrinkrap
Yes, more protein.
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I have not knowingly, either, but as sure as the night follows the day, there’s no question I have.
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Wow. I had the exact same experience!! Multiple tiny light green caterpillar like bugs in my brown basmati, that were inside the sealed Laila brand bag.
I found this article, which was informative:
I put the rice in a pyrex dish and roasted it in the oven at 60 Celsius for 15 mins. I also wash rice and drain off any floaty bits.
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I haven’t found these 2 critters in my rice before. I had rinsed the rice in about 10 washes of water until the water was clear, but ultimately I decided to throw out the rice.
I had googled a bit, and it seems like it isn’t a big deal for some home cooks. It’s almost expected.
We had a horrible meal moth infestation in 2008. They got into everything. I have been super careful ever since, especially when buying beans and things. If you see moths inside a store, probably a sign of some goods are carrying eggs or bugs.
I found another thread here on HO!
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Probably. I’d be much more disturbed/likely to discard if the invaders were still alive.
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The tiny worms I found were still alive. I picked out as many as I could and roasted the rest of the rice. Rice is pretty expensive nowadays so I would hate to toss it. I’m going to avoid the brand that had the infested bag.
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I am going to email the rice brand here in Canada to let them know. The bags are sealed tight, so the critters inside likely came as far as the rice did.
If you keep seriously kosher (pas moi!) you must inspect for bugs. For produce, this means a thrip cloth, loupe and lightbox. I’ve never actually seen anyone do this, but I’ve been in a kosher kitchen maybe once in my entire adult life.
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