Oldest out of date thing you ate?

[Pankratous]

I'm bout to try some 2017 popcorn and see how it goes.

 

[EssBeeVee]

ass

the only thing old i would say was a candy cane. i found it in my jacket still wrapped. probably at least a good 3 years maybe?
its probably because i never washed the jacket since i bought it.

 

[nsilvias]

recently, 1+ year old frozen burger patties. it was fine i guess

 

[jph139]

I've eaten instant ramen that "expired" 3-4 years earlier.

Shit's vacuum sealed so I can't imagine it ever truly going bad.

 

[SigSig]

eaten idk but we recently cleared out some soda that has been expired for years. flat as fuck, but it tasted fine.

 

[Martinski]

Mac n Cheese Velveeta.. was over a year old expired. Was 100% fine. Taste was fine, smell was fine, only change was slightly darker color.

 

[thediamondage]

not 120 years old, for sure




i've drunk 10+ year old canned drinks (soda beer) and eaten 5+ year old pasta, no issues. i tried 3-4 year old peanut butter last year and had (very very mild, literally just felt a little gross in the throat for a few hours) food poisoning

i've eaten eggs that were refrigerated but the egg carton was "expired" 90+ days and no problem, easy test is just see if the egg floats in a bowl of water. generally i won't eat expired refrigerated food tho

 

[suedester]

I had a medicated throat lozenge that expired in 2016 last week, was fine. Most of the stuff in my medicine cabinet is out of date but meh.

 

[B-Dex]

I accidentally ate peanut butter 6 months past expiration date.
It smelled and tasted like play doh.

 

[B-Dubs]

not 120 years old, for sure




i've drunk 10+ year old canned drinks (soda beer) and eaten 5+ year old pasta, no issues. i tried 3-4 year old peanut butter last year and had (very very mild, literally just felt a little gross in the throat for a few hours) food poisoning

i've eaten eggs that were refrigerated but the egg carton was "expired" 90+ days and no problem, easy test is just see if the egg floats in a bowl of water. generally i won't eat expired refrigerated food tho

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But why

 

[DJ_Lae]

I've had dried beans ~10 years past the best before date.

They did take a little longer to cook, though.

Old pasta is usually fine, too, but sometimes becomes brittle and basically falls apart while at a boil.

 

[Volimar]

Year old Halloween candy I guess.

But why

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Someone hasn't gotten this out onto a tray and it shows.

 

[Xterrian]

Drank some canned fruit punch that was 8 and a half years past date. Honestly tasted fine.

 

[Peru]

came for steve mre

I've been a bit of a scaredycat but learning to get better, just smelling and seeing if it's bad.

 

[Cth]

I think it was still good ten (?) or so years afterwards. Still turns your poop green.

 

[MadLaughter]

I've eaten instant ramen that "expired" 3-4 years earlier.

Shit's vacuum sealed so I can't imagine it ever truly going bad.

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I did this with cup noodle which was...not vacuum sealed and got sick af

 

[Nugnip]

I was visiting a friends grandparents. They offered me a coke. It tasted like sand so I checked the can. The date on the can was illegible but the year started with a 9.
I survived.

 

[VorpalNonsense]

When I was a kid I froze a grape inside a small cup of water and kept it in there for years and then eventually thawed it out and ate it.
It was just kinda mushy without a lot of taste.

 

[Corncob]

I can't do it. It's an actual phobia of mine since I accidentally ate mouldy bread. I hate wasting food but I freak out if it's past the use by date.

 

[Kain]

Other than frozen chicken from who knows what year I once drank expired (like really expired) milk and boy I don't recommend that to anyone

 

[Radd Redd]

I found some SURGE in my closet that was 8 years past the expiration date. Besides being a little flat, not by much, it was fine.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

A 10-year-old can of Red Dog.

 

[Deleted member 9241]

In the late 80's I ate a peanut butter ration from WW2 on a dare. It tasted like peanut butter chalk. I suffered no ill effects.

 

[Sandcrawler]

7 years out of date for canned tomato soup. Tasted fine. Is there some legal requirement for the dates? Most seem so conservative.

 

[Fatoy]

It's not food, but I recently took some Gaviscon (liquid antacid) that I found at the back of the medicine cupboard. It tasted terrible... which was no wonder, given that it expired in 2015.

 

[Deleted member 4434]

Early 2000s I made tiramisu from a package that expired in the mid 90s. It tasted great.

 

[Carnby]

20+ year old bubble gum from a pack of baseball cards. It basically crumbled into dust when I chewed it.

 

[Altazor]

not 120 years old, for sure

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oh no I'm about to fall again into the glorious rabbit hole that is that YT channel

I never knew the world of unpacking and eating different military rations could be so entertaining

 

[Lotto]

i went to look up "whats the oldest thing eaten after expiration date" and sure enough, this thread was like #3 from the top on google. might as well post that i just ate a crab ramen that expired in 2018.

 

[TaySan]

I took some cold medicine that expired in summer of 2022 recently

 

[Marvie]

20+ year old bubble gum from a pack of baseball cards. It basically crumbled into dust when I chewed it.

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This for me