"Have you ever tried eating “beaver butt?” If you think you haven’t, then think again.
Millions of people around the world are now consuming or, at least, have consumed “beaver butt” without knowing what it is or that they’ve eaten it.
Beaver butt, also called “castoreum,” is emitted from the castor sacs within the beaver’s anus. The animals use this slimy brown substance to mark its territory; us humans, however, now use it as an additive usually labeled “natural flavoring” — vanilla, strawberry and raspberry are the most common flavors.
Contrary to what most might imagine, castoreum, after being processed, actually emits a pleasant scent, thereby making it a perfect candidate for food products. Castoreum, in fact, has such a nice smell that perfume manufacturers have actually been using it for decades to make a variety of fragrances. These anal secretions are said to contain around 24 different molecules, many of which act as natural pheromones."
So this means someone is squeezing beaver ass for a living. And someone is a flavour tester and then there is us, the ass consumers.
I'm just wondering what is next. And of course I can't post it on a 4H forum.
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