Call me Lenny/LeniM to Ask LemmyEnglish • 4 months agoWhat's the greatest extent (as in the most amount of time) to which you've eaten something past its expiration date with the food still being enjoyable?message-square67fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down11
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the greatest extent (as in the most amount of time) to which you've eaten something past its expiration date with the food still being enjoyable?Call me Lenny/LeniM to Ask LemmyEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squaresubignitionlinkfedilink19•4 months agoVinegar based hot sauces are basically immortal; I’ve had Tabasco that was like 10 years old before
minus-squaresubignitionlinkfedilink1•4 months agoI have no idea if it’s an aged sauce. Regardless, I meant it was opened many many years prior
minus-square@Mangolink2•4 months agoIt is, but with a caveat. The pepper and salt mash is aged 3 years in barrels and the vinegar is blended in 28 days before shipping.
minus-squaresubignitionlinkfedilink10•4 months agoIt separated out to half clear vinegar and half… Red You had to shake it back together but if anything it was even hotter than usual. It was wild
minus-square@9point6link5•4 months agoI think heat typically intensifies over time: anecdotally, leftover hot food is always hotter a couple of days after it was freshly made
Vinegar based hot sauces are basically immortal; I’ve had Tabasco that was like 10 years old before
Isn’t it ten years old by default?
I have no idea if it’s an aged sauce. Regardless, I meant it was opened many many years prior
It is, but with a caveat. The pepper and salt mash is aged 3 years in barrels and the vinegar is blended in 28 days before shipping.
Does it lose any of its hotness?
It separated out to half clear vinegar and half… Red
You had to shake it back together but if anything it was even hotter than usual. It was wild
I think heat typically intensifies over time: anecdotally, leftover hot food is always hotter a couple of days after it was freshly made