does raw andouille sausage always smell appalling?

[Anonymous]

For the second time I bought some from Whole foods, kept it in the fridge for about 3 days before cooking with it, and was almost knocked out by the smell. I have kept other WF sausage for longer than that (4-5 days) without it going bad, because they make it fresh in the store every day, so I'm wondering if this is a strange coincidence that it went bad on me 2x or if that's just the way andouille smells.

[Anonymous]

No, you shouldn't be knocked over by the smell. In my opinion, rresh sausage from Whole Foods (or any fresh sausage) shouldn't be eaten after 3 days. It doesn't have the preservatives of prepackaged sausage.

[Anonymous]

We twice had WF sausage go bad after one day in the fridge. Now we plan to cook it same day, otherwise we won't buy it.

[Anonymous]

Andouille should have a spicy aroma. If it smells off then it probably is.

[Anonymous]

Not appalling- just strong and spicy. You might not like the spices or it might have gone bad. WF meat seems to go bad very quickly. I have had problems with their seafood as well.

[Anonymous]

No. I buy it every week from Eastern Market and it never smells. If it does - take it back or toss it. Should be strong and spicy like the pp says.