What's all this noise then?

Oh, what a fuss about bak chang and mooncakes.

Two Asian delicacies are the subject of a simmering debate pitting merchants who like to store them at room temperature for hours against food safety regulators who worry the practice could allow bacteria to build up.

One is a rice cake filled with fatty pork and beans, wrapped in banana leaves and served during the Lunar New Year. Another is a baked pastry consisting of lotus paste and a duck egg yolk.

'tis true though..... neither should be served chilled. My por por would throw fits if you did. But stored? In a fridge?


Only after a few days, actually.