We use like thin long grain basmati rice and that can be refridigiated and kept in there forup to 3days (although its usualy all finished by the 3rd day) before it goes bad. When rice goes bad it physically goes bad so its easy to tell.
not if you dine in the right restaurants... theres only a couple in the whole of Birmingham that make 'fresh' dim sum properly (mainly the dumplings).... they have dedicated 'dim-sum' chefs employed to make the dumplings etc at 4am for lunch the next day... FRESH on the day and you really need to dine with native speakers (preferably if they know the owners too) to realise that the menu is also very different to what an average diner would get....
frozen dim sum is available that can be steamed but its chalk and cheese.... the very best possibly available from chinese supermarkets or cash and carry's... and iv just spoken to one my friends who's mother owns a very successful restaurant here and its crazy to even suggest dim sum can be frozen afterwards.... the pastry is very very delicate.... its frozen on production for sale afterwards like previously discussed...
iv also been to a restaurant that serves food stuff frozen, from tiger prawns to baby squid to beef tripe and loads of other unrecognisable stuff...that is presented on a platter with 2 bowls of boiling soup (spicy and normal) that require the diners to cook themselves.... again, not available to people unless they can read the menu (in mandarin) and i would never consider freezing any of that
I'd happily eat rice/noodles allday everyday. If it comes with something spicy, great. Hot or cold, doesn't bother me. I normally have a couple of spoonfuls before it goes in the microwave as I can't wait.
Cold chinese salt/pepper/chilli ribs straight out of the fridge the moprning after, Mmmmmmmmmmm lovely..scoop up those juices with bits of garlic, onion & chilli in them..........God I'm hungry
When I stay at my folks its either museli, bacon sandwiches, omlettes, eggy bread, brioche, hot cross buns or a good old fry up! Not that they're at all 'westernised'
I still prefer paratha tho, had some only yesterday with a bit of pickle and plain yogurt
I do exactly the same, I quite often make batches of curry or sometimes just the sauce and leave it out covered over night. Some gets eaten the next day and the rest goes in the freezer, I've never had a problem with it