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I learned something this weekend.

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dainjre

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So, have you ever tasted something and thought to yourself "Man, this tastes like the wrong side of a beavers asshole!"?

Well let me tell you about castoreum. Castoreum is made from the castor glands of a beaver, which are located between the hind legs and tail of the north american beaver and are used by the beaver to mark territory among other things. Why is this information pertinent you wonder?

There are many uses for castoreum in everyday products. In perfumes, castoreum is used to make woodsy or leathery undertones after its been aged several years. Many perfume makers use castoreum, including chanel.

Castoreum is also use as a "natural flavouring" in your food. Thats right, castoreum is an FDA approved natural ingredient for usge in food that you probably eat most days. It is used mainly in vanilla, raspberry, and strawberry natural flavourings. Gross right?

So next time you are eating something vanilla flavoured and you think it tastes like asshole... castoreum might be why!
 
Cats have a similar gland on the top of their head.

But as far as I know, that is not an approved FDA additive.
 
Gyoin said:
Cats have a similar gland on the top of their head.

But as far as I know, that is not an approved FDA additive.
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Some people frown on eating cats or cat parts... I mean look at the I love cats girl... she would cry!
 
There was a chinese buffet closed down near me when I was in high school cause they found dead cats in their dumpster. I still ate there after they re opened. It was good, cheap, and I was broke.
 
ThatOneGuy said:
There was a chinese buffet closed down near me when I was in high school cause they found dead cats in their dumpster. I still ate there after they re opened. It was good, cheap, and I was broke.
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The place near my work now was closed down more than once for dead cats in the freezer. I still eat there cause its cheap and I get tired of places around. So I'm there with you.
 
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