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31 March 2011

NOt to be that guy, but has my yojurt gone bad? Greek full fat yogurt, opened once, sealed in container in cold fridge for ..oh almost two weeks. Looks like yogurt-smells like yogurt- oddly, no expiration date. How sick am I going to make myself?

post by: The Whelk at: 13:25 | 16 comments

If it's not furry, it's fine. I'm usually a "throw it out" person, but yogurt was invented to extend the life of milk..

posted by JoanArkham 31 March | 13:39

In my experience yogurt can keep for weeks on end. It should be fine.

posted by Orange Swan 31 March | 13:40

I'm lucky if greek yogurt lasts in the fridge for 2 hours let alone 2 weeks. What is wrong with you?!?

posted by gomichild 31 March | 13:43

I WAS AWAY FOR LIKE 2 WEEKS.

And I caved in and said the fuck with it and ate it up and now this thread is moot.

it was tasty.

posted by The Whelk 31 March | 13:50

Yogurt is milk's shot at immortality. It should be fine.

posted by danf 31 March | 13:54

The only time I would forgo old yogurt is if it has that pink bacterial plaque. Or if it is furry, like JoanArkham said.

posted by fancyoats 31 March | 14:34

-smells like yogurt

For me, this is the winning point. Old yogurt can get pretty whiffy. I do toss it out when it smells off, but otherwise I just nom it down.

posted by Elsa 31 March | 14:50

I would have eaten it too, you did the right thing here citizen.

posted by rmless2 31 March | 15:05

Honestly, when I've had old Greek yogurt and it's dehydrated and solidified a little, I actually kind of like it better. It's like extra tangy cream cheese.

posted by Miko 31 March | 16:28

this thread is moot
OMG!!! DON'T EAT THE MOOT!!!

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 31 March | 16:32

I think I know the yogurt of which you speak, and they print the expiration date on the tinfoil which gets thrown away when you open it. I have thrown out a lot of half-eaten containers of that yogurt because I couldn't remember when it was opened, but now I'm just going to eat them.

posted by jeoc 31 March | 20:34

From now, it's gonna be smell. It smelled like yogurt so it was yogurt.

And our fridge is like sub zero so ..there.

It was tasty. I added almonds and dried blueberries.

posted by The Whelk 31 March | 21:15

ALso this has made me eat more yogurt.

posted by The Whelk 31 March | 21:16

I totally thought you wrote, "Not to be gay, but.."

posted by serazin 31 March | 22:29

This made me dig out the leftover yoghurt and finish it off. Thanks!

posted by arse_hat 01 April | 00:31

I was taught that the date on perishables was the day the store can't sell them anymore, but it's still ok to eat for another week.

posted by brujita 01 April | 08:34

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