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Bocui

Safe to drink out of date Houjicha?

I have been gifted a vacuumed pack of Houjicha which was bought from Japan from a friend, however, I do not think they noticed that the sell by date of the tea was in February of 2005, and so is therefore over 12 years out of date. As the tea was in a vacuum pack, and was therefore airtight, is it safe/redcommended to drink?

Thanks

Posted Aug 14, 2017, 10:53 AM UTC

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Selderij•

It should be safe and probably quite good. It might even have attained some nice aged properties that people are conscious about nowadays.

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BocuiOP•

Brilliant, thank you very much! I will let you know how it tastes

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YunomiTea•

12 years! Actually very curious....

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Auteasm•

Vacuumed packet should be good. Even if it wasn't vacuum packed, tea would lose some flavor at worst.

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AndroidWorker•

Generally if it isn't mouldy and smells OK it should be safe to drink. It might have lost the aroma, depending on how it was stored.

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ItsMoreThanTea•

You just might to need to use more of it if the flavor seems weak. (Keep the brewing temp and time the same though.)

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