I brought this from Norway to my home country kind of a month ago. It is still closed/sealed but it was outside of the fridge. Is it safe to eat?
It states "can be kept at room temperatura for short periods" but it doesn’t specify if it is after open only…
In my home country everything has specific instructions on conserving things before and after opened, so I am struggling a bit with this, as people in Norway told me I actually could keep outside of the fridge… but maybe not for a month…
https://i.redd.it/s9g8fzqvvpof1.png
Posted by darts_faraway
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No it’s toothpaste
After opening, it is even more sensitive due to oxygen, bacteria etc. think about it!
As long as it is sealed it should be fine, temperature probably just affects the taste.
https://mills.no/?faq=holdbarhet-kaviar-apning
If it’s been out of the fridge for a month, then probably not! You’re not missing out though. I mean, it’s good, but not a delicacy — more like a packed lunch for work or school than something to impress people with.
Yeah, just suck it down.
Most likely it is fine, considering it is sealed and far from the expiry date.
The rule of thumb is to apply three steps:
1. Check it visually. From the photo it is already clear that it isn’t bloated, which would have been a clear sign of bad bacteria. Open it, and squeezed out a bit of the contents to check that visually as well. The color should be like the photo in [this article](https://www.vektklubb.no/eksperter/eli-anne-myrvoll/opymrg/hvor-sunt-er-egentlig-kaviar-matspaneren-mills-polarkaviar), a shade of pink similar to the color of salmon
2. Smell it. Does it smell off-putting? If it is spoiled it will smell unpleasantly.
3. Taste it, a small amount at first. Does it taste okay? Of course it is harder to judge if you have never tasted this stuff before, but generally if it tastes off-putting you should probably spit it out and not eat anymore
If it passes those steps, I would not be concerned about eating it. But keep it in the fridge from now on, and it might not last as long as the expiry date indicates.
Yes, it’s completely safe. First, the tube form itself helps because it restricts access to oxygen and light so that even if it has been opened, it will be very difficult for it to go bad. In the specific case of Kaviar, it has a lot of salt in it which also acts as a preservative. The taste may deteriorate over time, but I would not be worried about safety at all.
Tubes ftw!
As it says on the tube: «often good after»
Look, smell, taste.
Its fine to eat, though sont drink any juice right after. Both apple and orange juice has horrendous taste after eating kaviar.
Either it tastes bad or it tastes good.
Look, smell, taste. If it’s all good there it’s probably good to eat.
It’s probably safe. If it is sealed, it is safe to taste. If the taste is rancid, throw it away. If not, enjoy.
It can be kept in room temperature up to 14 days if unopened/sealed.
No, straight in the bin please, even if brand new and refrigerated.
Unfortunately everyone else in my house loves it, so I have to endure.
It’s often sold in open air in the stores here. They don’t any need refrigeration before they’re opened, in my experience. If it goes bad, you’ll know. But I very much doubt it has, unless it has been punctured. And again, you’d know.
It keeps for a long time as long as it is sealed. Not quite as long as a tin, but several weeks even in hot weather. Once it is open it should be refrigerated, but up to a few days in “normal house temperatures” should still be fine. But open it and do the normal look/smell/taste test: Is it still the normal pinkish colour, or has it changed? Does it still smell salty and fishy as it should? If both, then taste.
Not open, eatable inside.
Even in room temperature.
If open, it’s also ok in room temperature for at least a week.
I just got home from our summer cabin. I was there for 3 months. No fridge and all “tubepålegg” lived in the cupboard just fine.
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