http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/explodingfood Questions tagged with 'explodingfood' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:46:45 -0800 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:46:45 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/60262/Why%2Ddid%2Dmy%2Dfood%2Dexplode Why did my hummus explode? I bought hummus last weekend from Trader Joes. Garlic. No preservatives, but the sell-by date was April 11, two days after today. I brought it home and put it in the fridge. It swelled. A lot. So I stuck a knife into the thin plastic covering (the this has not been tampered with stuff) and it exploded (in my sink). Why? I mean, I assume some serious fermenting was going on, but what? And why in this case? I've had hummus a lot longer and never had this happen. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.60262 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:46:45 -0800 botulism explodingfood fermentation hummus scaremongering yeast dame