In the first days of the new year, Russians are busy eating up the dishes left over from the festive table - "Olivier", "Herring under a fur coat", jellied meat. But if there is still half a bowl of salad left in the refrigerator, it is not superfluous to check with the experts whether it is worth it and whether there is a danger of poisoning. I turned to experts for answers to these important questions. Each dish has its own sanitary standards with a maximum safety time interval.

“Many people think that New Year's salads can be safely finished on January 3 and 4, but these people are deeply wrong,” says technologist Dmitry Bystrov, Ph.D., associate professor at Moscow State University of Food Production.

As an example, he cites forshmak, a cold appetizer popular on the festive table, for the preparation of which herring, eggs and butter are used. “If we are talking about these three ingredients, then they can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 36 hours. If onion is added to the forshmak, and the onion works as a preservative, then it can slightly extend the shelf life, "explains Bystrov.

However, all this is relevant if the forshmak was stored in the refrigerator and was not transferred several times from one plate to another.

“If the dish was spent half the night on the table, and only then it was put into the refrigerator, then it’s definitely not worth it. With a high degree of probability, the forshmak is already spoiled and unsafe for health, "warns Bystrov.

The lifespan of aspic and jellied meat is slightly longer - they can be stored from 36 to 72 hours at a temperature of about 8 degrees. “Aspic and aspic are the most favorable environment for the development of microorganisms. In laboratory conditions, all microorganisms are inoculated on a gelatin medium - a similar medium with aspic. And they grow well there, ”says the technologist.

As for salads, their shelf life directly depends on the ingredients.

According to Dmitry Bystrov, "Olivier" and salads similar in composition (with boiled vegetables and eggs) live up to 18 hours without dressing and 6 hours with dressing. "If we talk about salads with poultry or smoked meats, such as Caesar, their shelf life is from 12 to 18 hours, depending on whether the salad is dressed with sauce or not."

The most careful thing is to finish eating salads with fish and seafood. According to the technologist, these products deteriorate the fastest, so it's best not to leave them in the morning.

“If you want to eat your favorite salads all the holidays, it's better to cook small portions. The next day they took it out of the refrigerator, ate it, but this is the maximum. The salad prepared on December 31 should be finished on January 1, ”the technologist sums up.

According to Elena Doronkina, nutrition specialist and founder of GetVegetable, the service for the delivery of fruits, vegetables and proper nutrition, meat salads will last 3-4 days after preparation, if they are not seasoned and stored in the refrigerator in tightly closed containers.

“The temperature should be no more than 5 degrees. This is the main condition for them to be usable for as long as possible. The same applies to meat, fish dishes, poultry and cuts of sausages, boiled pork and cheeses. You can also either put the slices away in a separate container or cover the plate with foil or cling film on top, ”she explains.

As for hot meat or poultry dishes, Doronkina advises to reheat them as best as possible. “And if you find mold on a dish, do not eat it, but dispose of it immediately, as it is fraught with poisoning,” she adds.

As the chef Konstantin Ivlev said earlier in an interview, homemade salads live a little longer than those prepared in production. “Of course, mayonnaise salad cannot be stored for more than two days. Yes, and two days can only be stored at the correct temperature. You took out the salad, put it on a plate and put it back in the refrigerator, ”he said.

According to him, carrots spoil the fastest, and if there are onions in "Mimosa" or "Herring under a fur coat", the salad becomes "dangerous" even faster.

“You have to be“ short ”to feel the sour taste. Therefore, all this mayonnaise culture lives for a maximum of two days - on December 31 and January 1, and on January 2, this should all end, "Ivlev summed up.

Ilya Leichenko, chef, founder of Easy to Cook, a delivery service for cooking kits at home, advises not to cook too much, so as not to finish off "salads that are not the first freshness" later.

“Immediately after the feast, salads and snacks should be put into the refrigerator, so that later you do not sit on the pot and spend all the holidays on it. This is especially true for fish dishes! ”Warns the chef.

In his opinion, forshmak, "Herring under a fur coat" and "Mimosa", if properly stored, can live for 2, maximum 3 days after the New Year, if they are not transferred from one dish to another and are kept in the refrigerator all the time. But, according to the chef, jellied meat can be frozen, but only if it is cooked in pure broth without gelatin.

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