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Default Tomato juice fermentation?


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>
> As I sat at the table reading a newspaper and sipping on
> the tomato juice, I noticed that the juice had a strange
> taste. The juice didn't seem spoiled, but it did have an
> unusual flavor; sort of like a light vinegar flavor. I
> asked the waitress to switch my juice to pineapple. The
> pineapple juice was fine, as was my sausage and eggs, but
> I kept thinking about that tomato juice. I never tasted
> anything quite like that juice before. Then as I was
> walking down South Street shooting some photos, it dawned
> on me. I think the juice had started to ferment.
>
> Does this make sense? I never heard of tomato juice
> fermenting before, esp. in a restaurant where they would
> probably not have any juice sitting around very long.
> Has anyone else experienced this with tomato juice? I am
> a big fan of tomato juice. I like it much better than
> orange juice, esp. at breakfast.
>


A friend in the restaurant business says that tomato juice, opened, in a
can, has a shelf life in the refrigerator of 2 days, maybe 3. In glass it is
5 days, maybe 6. This particular bistro now uses only the small single
serving cans of the stuff.