وجبة معلبة عمرها ستون عاما !

في هذه المراحل الاقتصادية الصعبة هناك من لا يلقي بالطعام المنتهية صلاحيته، ويتجاهل انتهاء تاريخ الانتهاء. ولكن هناك مواطن ألماني ذهب بهذا المفهوم إلى أبعد مدى بعد أن تناول طعاما ظل معلبا مدة أربعة وستين عاما"

In the late 1940's the United Stateswas helping Germanyovercome the hardships of the second World War. Food parcels were a vital part of the rebuilding effort and Swift's bland lard was one of the less exciting ingredients. But it was apparently durable. The tin with it's red, white and blue label still intact, survived in Hans Feldmeier's cupboard. So the 87-year-old retired chemist decided to test it's edibility:

And his gamble paid off. The tests run by scientists in his home town of Rostock showed it was indeed fit for consumption,saving Mr Feldmeier a precious few Euros. But he did fork out on a loaf of black bread on which it was spread before he and the scientists ate it. So what did it taste like?

One woman at the Office of Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries said "I thought it would taste rancid, but it doesn't. I'm totally surprised that it shows absolutely no sign of rancidity."

The tin bore no expiry date, so to adapt an old saying, it seems the proof of the lard, if not the pudding, really was in the eating.

هل يمكن ان تتناول أي طعام تخطى "تاريخ الصلاحية"؟

hardships المعاناة في الحياة

food parcelsطرد بريدي يحتوي على أغذية

lard مسلي مصنوع من دهون الخنزير

durable مستمر في البقاء

edibility مدى إمكانية أكله

paid off أتي بنتائج إيجابية - أثمر

fit for consumptionصالح للاستهلاك الآدمي

fork out يدفع مبلغا كبيرا

rancid زنخ

bore فعل "حَـمَـلَ" في الماضي