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[Marcus Antaya]

Hmmm. Yesterday we found that our new bottle of Soy Sauce came with a
"Refrigerate after opening" label stuck on it. Odd! We were wondering if
it's a 'covering their behinds' clause, and also if they'd do the same with
their Garum/Liquamen.

Glenda.
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Stephan wrote:
>
> If Saurkraut is pickled cabbage, and it was originally pickled as a
> preservative technique, why does it need to be stored in the
> refrigerator section today?
>
> Is this simply overkill and a waste of resouces? Or is today's saurkraut
> indeed changed from the way it was done a hundred years ago, before
> commercial refrigeration such that it now needs refrigeration?
>
> They sell jars of pickles (pickled cucumbers), pickled peppers,
> pickled carrots and pickled onions on the non-refrigerated shelves.
>
> When I bought some saurkraut recently it was in a plastic pouch in the
> deli section, and again it was in a refrigerated case.
>
> I've also wondered about this with other foods. The first time I saw
> Smithfield hams they were in the refrigerated case. This last season
> though, the same grocery had them sitting on the top of the cases.
>
> I've also bought smoked fish that was refrigerated. In that case, I
> think they are more lightly smoked than they were in the past and that
> it is simply for taste and not preservation.
>