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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megletthesecond · 12/04/2021 09:01

Houmous is weird stuff. I swear it goes off at midnight on its use by date. It's the only thing I regularly bin leftovers of as it smells bad very quickly.

SchrodingersImmigrant · 12/04/2021 09:00

It can be ok. Smell, taste, see.
Mine tasted fizzy once so that's a no.

Bit unrelated...
If you are looking to really minimise waste, make sure your fridge is the right temperature and circulates air well. You can get tiny thermometers. Well working fridge saves fortune and so much food.

AlexaShutUp · 12/04/2021 08:58

My dsis was violently ill after eating out of date houmous, so I wouldn't, personally.

Youcanleaveyourhaton · 12/04/2021 08:58

Omg no. I know someone who had severe food poisoning from hummus and it was within date.

shouldistop · 12/04/2021 08:58

I had food poisoning from hummus once 🤮

Northernsoullover · 12/04/2021 08:57

FFS no. Massive risk from humous. Never ever ever eat humous past its use by. @ornge that is dangerous advice.

TheKeatingFive · 12/04/2021 08:56

Hummus goes fizzy if it’s off. You’ll know.

ornge · 12/04/2021 08:55

If it smells fine it is usually fine. Just try a bit. Humous lasts a while if it is covered.

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