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[TimberWolf]

Luckily I checked-out this coconut piece before eating it. I've not seen red mould before, assuming it is mould. It's only two days old too. Is it penicillin? Shall I try some and report back? It still smells of coconut.



Last week I almost ate some blue mould, from a tub of butter. So I checked the sell by date and that was 3 years overdue, so hands up to that one.

[Platypus]

Eat it and tell us if you develop super powers !


EDIT, like this dude (picture too big to in-line)
http://image62.webshots.com/162/7/54...2hYLIRr_fs.jpg

[centurian]

Mould on some foodstuffs is perfectly safe to eat. e.g. some (but not all) cheeses - the mould is the same bacteria used to make the cheese in the first place.

However, any sign of mould and I'd be inclined to throw it away though - as the mould could be caused by harmful bacteria.

[TimberWolf]

Eat it and tell us if you develop super powers !


EDIT, like this dude (picture too big to in-line)
http://image62.webshots.com/162/7/54...2hYLIRr_fs.jpg

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[TimberWolf]

Mould on some foodstuffs is perfectly safe to eat. e.g. some (but not all) cheeses - the mould is the same bacteria used to make the cheese in the first place.

However, any sign of mould and I'd be inclined to throw it away though - as the mould could be caused by harmful bacteria.

I was surprised it appeared so quickly and with such a vivid beautiful pink colour. 2 days is usually associated with being still pretty fresh in my book, with a few exceptions such as uncooked fish.

[TimberWolf]

Reddish or pink molds are usually species of Fusarium. For more information about this particular type of mold see the wiki at Fusarium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

If it is a hot pink color, than it might not actually be a mold, but instead a bacterium known as Serratia marscencens. According to a few sites and books I checked, "S. marcescens can cause conjunctivitis, keratitis, endophthalmitis, and tear duct infections. It is common in the respiratory and urinary tracts of adults and the gastrointestinal system of children". (This specific quote is from Wikipedia) If you find this bacterium anywhere in your house besides your coconut, you should be able to kill it off with bleach. :

Thanks. On a more positive note, from the article:

Use as human food

Fusarium venenatum is produced industrially for use as a human food by Marlow Foods, Ltd., and is marketed under the name Quorn in Europe and North America.

I've decided not to eat any, but to let it fester overnight and see what happens. I live opposite a large park, so perhaps there are lots of spores in the air at the moment. Or maybe the coconut was dodgy.

[Zippy]

Let it grow, and let us know what happens. Fascinating.

[TimberWolf]

Let it grow, and let us know what happens. Fascinating.

I'll post another picture if there are interesting developments. I expect my entire kitchen will be pink by morning.

[Bunk]

Then a loud whooping noise, followed by a dodgy guy in a bow tie with a blue police box.....

If you hadn't guessed! Dr Who? No. Dr Threaded!

Good job that police box is flipping massive inside

[MarillionFan]

Good job that police box is flipping massive inside

LOL. I heard he had a pie shop next to the swimming pool!