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Houmous is five days past its use-by date

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ValerieMorghulis · 12/04/2021 08:54

AIBU to eat one (small) pot on toast for breakfast and the other in a wrap for lunch?

Really trying hard to minimise food waste but my usual cut-off is three days, for this sort of thing...

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WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 12/04/2021 09:27

@Northernsoullover

FFS no. Massive risk from humous. Never ever ever eat humous past its use by. *@ornge* that is dangerous advice.
I'm 52. Still alive after eating plenty of houmous past its 'use by' occasionally if it's been a bit fizzy too, though I don't anymore as I'm more wary of anything that might upset my stomach these days (though that never has)
BarbaraofSeville · 12/04/2021 09:26

I'd eat it if it looks, smells and tastes OK. What sort of hummus is it? Reason I ask is sometimes you buy it in the supermarket and the date is only about 3/4 days after, but sometimes it's got several weeks on it, so there must be something different about the latter type where I'd expect 5 days past to have a better chance of being OK than the shorter life type, where percentage wise, you're way over.

ThisIsMyID · 12/04/2021 09:25

I appreciate you wanting to reduce food waste, but life is too short for out of date hummus!

cushioncovers · 12/04/2021 09:25

Good luck, let us know how it goes.

WestendVBroadway · 12/04/2021 09:24

Out of date Humous, what is that? I normally eat it all in one sitting the second I unpack it!Grin

LalalalalalaLand123 · 12/04/2021 09:23

Most things I would eat past the date (as long as they smelled fine) - but not hummus, too risky OP

DarkishBlue · 12/04/2021 09:21

I'm not precious about use by dates, but I wouldn't gamble with hummus. See

skirk64 · 12/04/2021 09:19

No problem with eating out of date houmous, it will be obvious if it has gone off.

Norwaydidnthappen · 12/04/2021 09:19

As others have said, it can make you seriously ill. I’d consider eating it 1 day past its use by date but not 5. It does go fizzy when it’s off weirdly.

Original poster
ValerieMorghulis · 12/04/2021 09:18

Thanks all - I had no idea there was a particular risk from houmous! I’ve ear-marked a cereal bar for breakfast

@SchrodingersImmigrant that’s very interesting about the fridge; I’ll look into it. I’ve already sussed out the separate storage of different fruits and veg to stop condensation, which has been really good

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KoalaOok · 12/04/2021 09:18

Every so often there's a recall due to salmonella

SchrodingersImmigrant · 12/04/2021 09:17

The best hummus is the Kasih hummus. They are tiny (120g) AND can be bought in advance because they are uht packed! And bloody delicious. So bloody delicious 😁
Highly recommended

ZenNudist · 12/04/2021 09:16

Oh dear. I always eat out of date hummus. No probs Blush

Jocasta2018 · 12/04/2021 09:14

What ingredient is it in the houmous that makes it go off so suddenly?
I'm usually not so worried about veggie food over use by date in the fridge, only meat/fish-based products.
The meat/fish gets the sniff test & can usually push it a couple of days.
Haven't had houmous for ages - I'll be heading bravely through the 'heavy' Surrey snow to the supermarket later so might pick some up!

Biscuitsneeded · 12/04/2021 09:14

DP insists on eating up all out-of-date food. When DS1 was a baby, DP decided to use up the out-of-date hummus on Christmas Eve. We had no food in the house as were going to his family on Christmas morning and then on to my family on Boxing Day. Cue DP being violently ill all night and then all of Christmas Day. I had some baby food, and luckily found an old bit of lasagne for me in the freezer drawer, but it was the most miserable Christmas. I went for a walk with DS in his pram and could see in through people's windows where they were eating Christmas dinner and having lovely time.. I did feel sorry for DP but was also cross because it was self-inflicted and I had told him not to eat it!

SchrodingersImmigrant · 12/04/2021 09:12

@FTEngineerM

Loving the variations of spelling of the same item on this thread
I know😂 Let's also bring in halloumi! 😁
AdventureIsWaiting · 12/04/2021 09:12

Try a bit on your tongue. As pp have said, it tastes/feels fizzy if it's off.

fruitpastille · 12/04/2021 09:09

I don't even bother looking at the date on houmous. If it looks/ smells fine it gets eaten.

Tinydinosaur · 12/04/2021 09:07

I don't follow dates the vast majority of the time but I wouldn't. Its the fact it's blended I think. I'm the same with smoothies vs fresh fruit.

FTEngineerM · 12/04/2021 09:06

Loving the variations of spelling of the same item on this thread

P0gM0Th0in · 12/04/2021 09:05

Urgh it will be all fizzy!

StillCoughingandLaughing · 12/04/2021 09:03

Smell it. It tends to smell a bit vinegary if it’s past it.

CounsellorTroi · 12/04/2021 09:02

I threw away a past date pot of hummus the other day, the film lid was bulging and tight.

KoalaOok · 12/04/2021 09:02

Homous can make you very ill so id bin it

Sarcobaleno · 12/04/2021 09:02

Definitely no for eating out of date hummus. That's one of the things that you don't gamble on.

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