Rainbow Shimmer on Deli Ham! How to Tell If Its Safe or Spoiled
That rainbow shimmer on sliced ham may look alarming, but in most cases it’s completely harmless. The effect is called iridescence, and it happens because of the way light interacts with the meat’s tightly packed muscle fibers. When ham is sliced thinly, especially against the grain, the surface forms microscopic patterns that bend and scatter…
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