If eaten in an unripe state, it lives up to its name. Allow it to ripen, though, and the interior gains a lovely reddish hue and it has a sweeter flavor. Grown in tropical regions throughout the world, the melon's bitterness (due to small amounts of quinine) is an acquired taste.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Shelf life for pork at any restaurant I worked at has a life of 5 days after cooked. I do this as a job though, and we do not want to take any chances on getting people sick serving old food. If you would like to chance it, that is on you. 5 day shelf life. Source(s): sous chef.
As to the absolute time cooked meat will keep, it depends on the storage temperature and the amount of water left in the meat. I think most people just feel after four or five days that something about it just puts them off. So, except for mistakes, few people ever keep it around until it actually spoils.