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To eat this?

26 replies

annabanana84 · 17/06/2013 07:59

Morning,

I took a homemade curry out of the freezer on Wednesday of last week. It's got no meat in...just potatoes, carrots and peas and a jar of pataks rogan joshua sauce. I don't want to waste it, or indeed make oneself ill, so would it be ok to consume after 5 days in the fridge? Oh, and it went in the freezer the same day it was made, if that makes any difference?

OP posts:
dubstarr73 · 17/06/2013 08:00

No i wouldnt risk it.Maybe up to 1 or 2 days out of the freezer.But i wouldnt eat it now.

MrsMangoBiscuit · 17/06/2013 08:03

With no meat, yeah I'd eat it. I will also eat yoghurt that's out of date by a couple of weeks though (not got me yet!), so I might not be the voice of reason. Grin

RobotElephant · 17/06/2013 08:04

No.. itsnt it starting to go moldy?

SDeuchars · 17/06/2013 08:06

Definitely I'd eat it if it looks/smells OK. You're going to bring it to the boil for a few minutes, right?

Shutupanddrive · 17/06/2013 08:07

I wouldn't

lottiegarbanzo · 17/06/2013 08:10

look, smell and taste. I eat some meals that have been in the fridge for a week. Depends if they're off or not.

Original poster
annabanana84 · 17/06/2013 08:13

Ooooh mixed reviews there! Robot - it's in a sealed container, not checked for mould yet, but mould wouldn't put me off - mould is supposed to be good for us isn't it?

Mango - I also eat pass by date yoghurts! In fact, I only ever buy them when the supermarket has marked their price right down to about 25p because they're due to be past their date, and then I devour them...sometimes months later, and they're just tastier and creamier! Yum!

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LastDaughterofKrypton · 17/06/2013 08:15

It's probably fine. Just make sure you hear it to boiling for a good 5-10 mins before you eat it. May not taste the best though.

Yonihadtoask · 17/06/2013 08:17

I have had veg/lentilly soups in the fridge before now which have started to 'ferment' they go all bubbly and smell foul.
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If yours looks and smells okay - then I guess you could chance it

WhoNickedMyName · 17/06/2013 08:17

I'd eat it, but then I eat ham, cheese, yogurts, bread and all kinds of other stuff way past its sell by date.

Bring it to the boil in the hob, it'll be fine.

ZillionChocolate · 17/06/2013 08:19

I'd eat it if it looked ok. Definitely not if it was mouldy!

Startail · 17/06/2013 08:21

Almost certainly fine, that sort of sause goes mouldy and seperates fairly obviously if off.

RobotElephant · 17/06/2013 08:21

Um no.. mould isnt good for us!

PunkHedgehog · 17/06/2013 08:45

If it smells OK and looks OK, it is OK. Curry tastes better after a few days anyway, lets the flavours develop properly.

lottiegarbanzo · 17/06/2013 08:48

What makes you thinks mould is good for us? Can you point us to the written evidence for that? It's a very unusual idea, to say the least!

Also, if you're happy to eat food that is very clearly off and decomposing, why are you asking us about something being ok, according to more normal definitions of ok?

Lonecatwithkitten · 17/06/2013 08:51

Some moulds are helpful for example penicillin, but others can be dangerous. Without microbiology check you don't know which it is. Exception to this of course is blue cheese those moulds are very good mmmm.

RobotElephant · 17/06/2013 09:58

Well yes, penicillin obviously. Or mould that's meant to be there is fine.

Mould on rotting food is not! :)

ephemeralfairy · 17/06/2013 10:05

If it's got no meat you'll be fine! Just make sure you heat it properly. I eat eggs, cheese, yogurt etc weeks past their use-by date. Even ham, bacon etc.

Vicbic · 17/06/2013 10:08

I'd eat it too'

VinegarDrinker · 17/06/2013 10:10

God, yeah. We are veggie and leftovers regularly live in the fridge for at least a week before being eaten.

If it's gone off you'll soon know.

VinegarDrinker · 17/06/2013 10:11

Oh and I have been known to scrape mould off food and eat it. (The leftover food, not the mould). Cheese, jam etc. Never yet had gastroenteritis or food poisoning in my entire life....

LoveBeingUpAt4InTheMorning · 17/06/2013 10:11

If mould does not put you off not sure why your asking Grin

lottiegarbanzo · 17/06/2013 10:19

Exactly, 'mould' is not one thing with one effect. It is decay in action. Sometimes that is harnessed to postive effect, as with blue cheese - with great care, consistency and centuries of practice.

The story of penicillin being discovered on a bowl of soup has a lot to answer for! Hands up who can identify penicillin by sight, isolate it, and thinks consuming it regularly with food would be a good idea - why?

I'd eat the curry if it looked and smelt ok. Curry is a preserving agent after all.

But, I really am intrigued by the OP's statement that mould wouldn't put her off and query about mould being good for us. I'd love to hear more on her reasoning.

MammaTJ · 17/06/2013 10:20

I would.

Ladame · 17/06/2013 10:57

No! No! No! No! I've said this before on another thread and I'll say it again. I am a chef and I run my own catering company. 5 days is too long in a fridge. You will have opened the door countless times lowering the temperature. A Rogan Josh sauce may have meat/yeast product in it which may ferment. At the best a rumbly uncomfortable tummy, at the worst? Food poisoning. Don't risk it. Would you eat something in a restaurant that had been in the fridge for five days? No? Well then don't f**king do it at home Grin

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