brought back a few cans of shrimp pate from paris in 2002 never opened does anybody know if they are still good thanks

Four YEARS since you bought them? I sure wouldn;t risk it - but you could call your local poison control center and ask.

is canned shrimp pate "good" even when it is new?

Patrick, we'll never know unless fsoley opens and tastes it. If we don't hear anything within 24 hours, we'll know for sure!

Seriously, I do the same thing, keeping food items as souveniers, but after four years, even I would be afraid to eat it. Keep one unopened can as a momento, and toss the others.

Out of curiousity, fpsoley, have you even eaten any of the canned shrimp pate, either here or in France? I don't think that I have ever tasted it, but it sounds good.

I have a can of poisson (sp) soup that a Parisian friend brought us in 2002. He actually brought us two cans and the first was excellent, so I decided to save the second one for a 'special occasion'. Apparently that special occasion never arrived as it is still in my pantry.

1-2-3 .....let's toss the fish soup and the shrimp pate together.

Nina

Have a look at the box/jar (?) there should be a "best before" date on it (generally on the top, sometimes on the bottom or the side of the label)

Hi fp,

Anything that's been dead for 4 years is not to be trusted.

If the can is intact and not bulging it is okay. Might not be real good tasting.