My sauerkraut developed a weird smell after two weeks, should I toss it?

Tbh, it smells like feet and I'm not sure if it's safe to eat.

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Toss it. Yeah, that feet smell means something went wrong, probably a bad bacteria. It's not supposed to smell like that at all. When fermented food goes bad, it's just not worth the risk of getting sick. For next time, make sure everything is super clean and the cabbage is fully submerged.

flores.jana1mo ago

That feet smell can sometimes just be from yeast, not always bad bacteria.

noahchen1mo ago

Oh man, I had that happen once. I agree with @richardfox, tossing it is the safe move. My last batch went sour and I just started over with a cleaner jar.