i bought a pack of danmuji back in february and it was in my room for around 2 weeks. i went to a store and saw that the same product was refrigerated, so i figured that maybe mine should have been refrigerated as well. i put it in the fridge in the 0°C section and left it there, because i was too scared to eat it, thinking i had stored it improperly up until then. recently, i went to another store and saw that the same product was on the shelf, not in the fridge, so i thought that perhaps mine was ok to eat the whole time. i checked it, and it has little brown spots and dots and it looks kind of wrinkled. i would just taste test it but i’ve never had it before and i don’t know what it’s supposed to be like. has anyone encountered this? is it still safe to eat?
by trxxz600
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Honestly, that should be fine unless it has expired, usually left in room temperature discoloration and reduce in crunchiness will happen.
But personally, i wouldn’t eat anything left in room temperature for 2 weeks when it was supposed to be refrigerated.
I’ve always believed it should be refrigerated. Nevertheless, brown spots aren’t normal. I’d personally be wary of it.
It is a pickled product in a vacuum sealed bag. As long as the bag has not swelled, been opened and hasn’t reached expiration, you should be fine. It just won’t be as crisp/crunchy.