Call me Lenny/Leni to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years 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/Leni to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squaresubignitionlinkfedilink19•2 years agoVinegar based hot sauces are basically immortal; I’ve had Tabasco that was like 10 years old before
minus-squaresubignitionlinkfedilink1•2 years agoI have no idea if it’s an aged sauce. Regardless, I meant it was opened many many years prior
minus-square@Mango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 years 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•2 years 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@9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•2 years 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