How do you know when weird/bitter food goes bad?

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>OK.&nbsp; I was eating one of these weird Arabic foods today.&nbsp; It's a cured, small eggplant stuffed with some sort of nuts and red bell pepper I think.&nbsp; It's all in some orange sauce, and usually just sits out like something pickled.</p><p>It's very good, but needs to be eaten with bread or something else because it's a very strong flavor.&nbsp; Plus it's a little bitter on it's own.&nbsp; But that got me thinking.&nbsp; How does one know when something that already tastes funky went bad, besides obvious color change or fungus?</p><p>It's kind of a shot in the dark, especially with homemade foods with no expiration date on it.&nbsp; You're at the mercy of the person who made it, trusting they know when it's time to get rid of the shit.</p>

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I look for mold.&nbsp; Or some discoloration.&nbsp; Or something moving.

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