TIL canned sardines go bad way faster once opened than I ever thought
Had a can of sardines in olive oil sitting in my fridge for like 10 days. Thought it was fine. Opened it up one Tuesday night and the smell hit me across the kitchen. My roommate just said, 'dude, that's not food anymore.' Checked online after. Turns out opened canned fish is good for maybe 2 days. I was basically eating a science experiment. Felt dumb because I've been using canned tuna my whole life and knew better. Why did I think sardines were different? Has anyone else pushed it with an open can and regretted it?