Like many of you I'm sure, I sometimes find forgotten food at the back of the fridge. I'm not always sure how edible they still are... So I thought we could all chip in on this subject. After all, a lot of food keeps beyond the "Best before" date printed on them.

I'll start with vacuum sealed foie gras bought at Christmas 2011 and that I forgot to take with me to the relatives. I've no idea how well this keeps, having never bought any before then, or since.

My wife is away, when the cheese went I got stumped, I don't have a clue what the rest of the stuff is…

I'm living off red wine and M&Ms...

For me, if it passes the sniff and tentative taste test it's probably alright. I've never caused myself to have food poisoning so I must be doing something right.

My exceptions to the rule are for fish and chicken. I've also eaten both of them a couple of days after the use by date but I'm ultra cautious.

Cant reach the back