To use a carton of chickpeas with a vest before date of Feb 2020

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... to make a curry to feed a family of 4 tonight?

So it’s chickpeas in some sort of liquid in a carton, BBE Feb 2020 (not dry chickpeas). Guessing as it’s bbe rather than use by, it’ll be ok right? This is due to lockdown by the way. But don’t want to poison my kiddies! Thank you

Best before dates are exactly that. Best before. They'll be fine. It's only 4 weeks! They'll have been pasteurised/preserved. Enjoy!

It'll be fine.

It will be fine :)

Eat them

unopened? Yes without hesitation

Share your chickpea recipe please

Yes, they’ll be absolutely fine!

You can get creative & make fake meringue with the liquid!

A carton? I’ve never seen them in a carton. Tin would be fine.

Anyone who tells you to bin them should be put to death and barbecued, and served up alongside the chickpeas.

Yes I love chickpeas

I’m still giggling at myself trying to work out what the vest on a carton of chickpeas could be

They'll be absolutely fine.

Carry on OP, they are fine.

Of course OP. They’d probably be fine in 2030.

Great thank you! Seems fairly unanimous. Sorry about the vest typo - Brought to mind sentient cartons and tins of goods displaying their individuality through carefully chosen attire! 🥴 I’ve been in social isolation too long....

Recipe is kale and chickpea curry. Basically just kale and chickpea sautéd in butter with onions and curry powder! Will see how it goes

We had kale and chickpea curry last night, with some black beans thrown in to use them up. 'Twas delicious.

The best before date on these things is usual several years after they were made. A month later makes little difference. Trust your eyes and nose - open them and if they seem fine cook with them, if they seem off throw them away.

They’ll be fine. I just put tomato purée in a stew which was best before August 2019.

I found a packet of rich tea dated November 2019 in the back of the cupboard last week, they were still ok.

Eh? Of course they'll be fine!

It’ll be grand. I’m going to be using an old packet of flour I found in the back of the cupboard that’s BBE Feb 20.

Carton is like a tetrapak I imagine. You get some 'tinned' beans like that, and oassata.

They’ll be absolutely fine. Most tinned stuff is still edible even years after it’s best before date.

Best before, grand after