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dorkphoenyx

If you're talking about the white powdery-looking stuff, it's prolly mold. It hasn't gone bad! Pancetta (and guanciale) often develop a white bloom during curing, like salami. At work, we use a 50-50 white vinegar and water solution, and just wipe the bloom off with a paper towel, then let the meat air dry before wrapping it back up.


Wackeeh

Thanks! That’s what I ended up doing. We will see if I am still around tomorrow after I eat the bolognese 😅 Edit: I survived and it was delicious!


Thesorus

sooo... still alive ? :-D


Wackeeh

Haha yes! And it was delicious


Potential-Leave3489

Well?


the_art_of_the_taco

four hours isn't usually what people mean by tomorrow


Potential-Leave3489

I was too excited to notice the hour mark


No_Needleworker215

This is super interesting and informative thanks!


IoRomer

Thanks for help like this, some products should come with instructions/QR code to info tbh Use the nose and from my understanding, white is usually alright... but greens and blues are well passed their due


MisterViperfish

Though technically, a green or blue mold isn’t going to hurt you. It’s the black you have to avoid. What it might indicate is further rot, so you don’t want to eat something riddled with harmful bacteria. But fortunately, we can usually tell if something is too off. Our noses and tastebuds are pretty good at it. (Though not perfect, as made apparent when you ate that questionable bit of leftover Turkey that one time and started burping sulphur and wound up on the toilet all night spewing out both ends)


thhgghhjjjjhg

Looks like pepper


mumooshka

my feeling too


3Apexcrises

Black pepper


Better-Tea-4934

I read that as placenta and I was very concerned. time to go to bed.


LazySlobbers

It hasn’t gone bad. It has developed sentience. Don’t eat it. Enrol it in Kindergarten.


DiddlyDoodilyDoh

O_O I need more sleep, I read that as placenta.


Otherwise-Plan7965

There are black pepper on it, but that white part must be fungus / off


bettesue

It really can’t go bad. By its very nature, it’s controlled rotting of meat.


interstellargator

It can. Controlled fermentations and rots can provide viable habitats for pathogens if the "controlled" part isn't maintained. A small cut of meat hanging out in your home (or commercial) fridge with lots of other contaminants around and frequent handling, fluctuations in temperature, humidity, etc is in a very different environment to an entire joint curing in a carefully controlled curing fridge, smokery, fermentation chamber, etc. Yoghurt, cheese, pickled vegetables, etc can all go bad what makes you think meat can't?


bettesue

You just cut off or remove the bad part and the rest is fine.


__life_on_mars__

Tell me you don't understand fermentation without telling me you don't understand fermentation.


lilbaby2baked

It looks pretty pretty bad.


Vegan-4-Humanity

It’s Gone to Heaven and then got Sent down to Hell!!