I took out the tea leaves and eggs from the typhoon wind-day bag and kept it hot for 30 hours. Can I eat them if I didn’t smell bad? Experts give conscience advice

 9:38am, 6 June 2025

Does the food look bad if it is not bad for too long? A netizen Shantuo had no food at home when he came to eat. He suddenly found that there was a tea leaf egg in his bag that had been covered with three days, and could he eat it?

A netizen posted a message on PTT late at night on the 2nd that he stayed at home on a typhoon day, and was banned from delivery but was hungry. Suddenly, he remembered that the three tea leaves bought three days ago (September 30) in the bag. It looked like it was not unusual or smelly, but it had been placed at normal temperature for 30 hours. He asked the netizen if he could still eat it.

Some people say that you can still eat it if you don’t smell bad, but many netizens struggled: "It’s gone, it’s only a few dozen dollars", "Go to sleep and you won’t get tired anymore", "Don’t eat it every meal", "Which is the cost of emergency closure or tea leaves and eggs?", "It’s best not to do if you don’t have the refrigerator." Someone also talked: "Okay, the emergency room is 24 hours a day", "It's very convenient to send medical treatment in Taiwan", and "It's OK to have health insurance."

If it is summer, it is best to eat the tea leaves eggs that day, otherwise it will easily change quality. Nutritionists say that food is prone to bacteria when it is normal to keep warm, and if consumed overnight, it is likely to cause gastrointestinal discomfort, etc. Boiled eggs such as boiled eggs and tea leaves can be stored in the refrigerator if they are not eaten immediately. They can be stored properly at low temperatures and there is no problem to eat within 48 hours.