Flax Seed Meal Question

I'd sniff the ground flax itself, but I'm betting it's rancid.  Ground flax really doesn't keep well unless it's constantly refrigerated.

 I googled it for you, but couldn't get an answer about the fishy taste.  I did find out that whole flax seeds keep much longer than ground.  And they are easy to grind in a coffee grinder as necessary.

I've seen 8 oz of flax meal be $15.00 -- and you can buy whole flax seed for like $.69 a pound at most any health store that carries it in bulk.  And yep -- coffee grinder.

cakana

We buy ground flax seed in largish bags at Costco and it specifically says it does not require refrigeration. I haven't had any problem and it never tastes anything but nutty to me. I use it in my oatmeal and love the added flavor.

That's gotta answer part of her question -- if it tasted fishy then I'd wonder if it were mixed with something or "off".

I always keep mine in my fridge-- but then my mother used flax seed millions of years ago before it was popular.  The seed itself used to be on the shelves at Rexall Drugstore and back then I had no clue at all what an "Omega 3" was.  My doctor used to have us boil it in water to make a tea -- it was great for pleurisy (soreness in the lungs/chest) as a result of a bout with bronchitis/coughing.  My mother always kept it on the shelf and I've always kept it in the fridge (but then, again, I'm in Florida).  Periodically I'll buy some ground to use as an Omega 3 for the dogs (because I don't own a coffee grinder *LOL*)

Cathy it sounds like you use it like my Grand-Dad used to use Wheat Germ!!  (That was zillions of years before gluten-free diets altho they do still sell it)