Bought this pork belly on Saturday and now there’s blue spots… not sure if it’s safe to eat and scared to find out. Any thoughts..?
by newto_dis_48
16 Comments
Do_Question_All
Probably faded ink from labeling but interested to get others’ take on this.
Megafiend
what do you think?
(pork shouldn’t be blue.)
DevelopmentSad2303
Looks frozen still. Let it thaw. If it is discolored at all or stinky pitch it. Otherwise you can just cut that part off, it is possibly just food grade ink.
But if you don’t feel safe just pitch it. Nothing wrong with that
Coffee-Pawz
was it frozen? It looks like the bottom of it is frozen.
Smell it. If it smells funky, throw it out.
Touch it and see if it feels sticky. Stickiness or sliminess indicates spoilage.
If the blue spots weren’t so spread out, i’d like to say it was ink, but this points more to mold.
Try asking on
r/CanIEatThat and r/MoldlyInteresting
Annual-Traffic1859
I would pass on that.
minxed
“and now there’s blue spots”
This is important! Were the spots there and you just didn’t notice them, or was that previously un-spotted and then spots appeared?
belanieee
You’re telling me that’s food??
LolosMomo
When in doubt, throw it out.
If you feel you have to ask, don’t eat it.
Feb_empress
Don’t!
mbee784
Looks like rotting human flesh
luckiestgirlaliv3
I’m asian. I’ll just cut off the weird part and still eat it.
mtvmama
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
cancat918
Nope.
tracyvu89
It’s frozen so let wait until it’s defrosted.
HalfBoyHalfGhost
Yes. This is actually a rare process with certain cheeses called decarbonication which is when the oxygen level is lower than the fridges temperature. A lot of modern fridges used kinetic energy to save power, which often results in certain cheeses blue. In harsher conditions they will turn green. I completely made this up by the way.
16 Comments
Probably faded ink from labeling but interested to get others’ take on this.
what do you think?
(pork shouldn’t be blue.)
Looks frozen still. Let it thaw. If it is discolored at all or stinky pitch it. Otherwise you can just cut that part off, it is possibly just food grade ink.
But if you don’t feel safe just pitch it. Nothing wrong with that
was it frozen? It looks like the bottom of it is frozen.
Smell it. If it smells funky, throw it out.
Touch it and see if it feels sticky. Stickiness or sliminess indicates spoilage.
If the blue spots weren’t so spread out, i’d like to say it was ink, but this points more to mold.
Try asking on
r/CanIEatThat and r/MoldlyInteresting
I would pass on that.
“and now there’s blue spots”
This is important! Were the spots there and you just didn’t notice them, or was that previously un-spotted and then spots appeared?
You’re telling me that’s food??
When in doubt, throw it out.
If you feel you have to ask, don’t eat it.
Don’t!
Looks like rotting human flesh
I’m asian. I’ll just cut off the weird part and still eat it.
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
Nope.
It’s frozen so let wait until it’s defrosted.
Yes. This is actually a rare process with certain cheeses called decarbonication which is when the oxygen level is lower than the fridges temperature. A lot of modern fridges used kinetic energy to save power, which often results in certain cheeses blue. In harsher conditions they will turn green. I completely made this up by the way.
No