Bought refrigerated Tteokbokki (uncooked, without sauce) in the refrigerated section of my Asian grocery store in early December. The expiration date is either January 2nd or February 1st.
Should I toss these or try making them sometime within the next few days? Keep reading different things online! They do not seem dry, discolored, moldy, or anything.
by Queerleftistbih
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When in doubt, throw it out. However, these look “fine”. Just open, smell, and assess. The internet can’t really determine if it’s fine to eat. Only you can, unfortunately.
These are just flour and water, I’d still cook these up two years after!
Oh heck yes! It’s not too far from either date. I would. 🫶
Smell them… if they smell sour or vinegary then toss. Also check for mold (which may not be green necessarily). If they pass then I’d say safe to eat.
This is something that i frequently divide into individual portions and vacuum seal for the freezer, just as an idea for next time!
rice cake goes bad pretty quick if they’re not frozen. i wouldn’t risk it.
Expiration was January 2. Doesn’t look like the vacuum seal held. I’d toss, sad to say
It’s fine dude. From like six months past expired most foods refrigerated will be fine.
If they look and smell (note the comment on the bag about them smelling from ethanol) fine I’d eat them.
It’s a *best before* date unless otherwise stated. They’ve been stored right and it’s very likely that they still just fine.
If it’s kept refrigerated and unopened, then it’s fine. If unconvinced, take a sniff and see if there’s any mold on it. I keep a pack of tteok in my fridge but once I open it, it lives in my frozen section (I’d portioned it first though).
Does the bag say anything about bbd? If not usually Asia doesn’t use bbd but the date of production.
tteokbokki?
Don’t risk it with rice products
Check for pink/blue/black spots for mold. If there is no mold, it’s most likely still OK to eat.
Next time just remember to freeze them instead
If I were you, I wouldn’t waste it 🙂 As long as it isn’t discolored, or moldy, it should be fine. Hope you make yummy Tteokbokki and enjoy 🙂 *FYI: In Korean, the date is typically read as “yy/mm/dd”. So it expired on January 2nd. *And, it’s ‘Garaettok’ rather than ‘Tteokbokki’ in the picture, which is perfectly okay to use for your ‘Tteokbokki’ dish.
I’ve used old ones before, the worst that happens is it’s dried out and will split it crack when you begin to cook them. Hopefully yours don’t turn to dust
For almost all foods, the “expiration” date is actually just a freshest-by suggestion and not a “turns into poison immediately afterwards” date. An enormous amount of food waste is caused by people not understanding this. 🙁
I recently used some that expired in December and they were fine. I smelled them, no smell, no slime, no spots. They cooked up great and were delicious.
Depends what format they are using. It is most likely Feb 1 because it’s a Korea product and they use this format. It’s only a week old. Trust your nose.
If its been in the fridge or the freezer. It is probalby fine. Dried ric cakes last a bit longer.
If as you say no oddities to them. it should be fine I imagine.
I’ve had mochi blocks a good 3 months post the date but they were frozen
These are not the right rice cakes but happy new year?