I may never eat anything vanilla flavoured again

Mr Flibble · Sep 19, 2013

*warning* If you are eating something vanilla flavoured now, unless you're sure it uses vanilla pods, either do NOT read on or put it down and stop eating it.

Because it's been confirmed that a certain substance has been used as a vanilla substitute for years, normally labelled as 'natural flavouring'

Beaver Arse Milk. (Okay, glandular secretions from that area of a beaver, but it was too good a line not to use.)

Apparently used as a substitute for vanilla, strawberry and raspberry

That's one more vote for the no additives diet...

AVS · Sep 19, 2013

GAH! Thanks for that.

(Why is it that something that advises you not to read on, makes you want to read on?)

Caitlin Black · Sep 19, 2013

Ugh. Good thing I don't consume vanilla-flavoured things as a general rule.

But one thing I'm coming to realise is that if a product lists a natural additive, there's a very good chance it's something disgusting.

Like an "All natural" shampoo, that used horse testicles for the foaming agent. Yeah. Apparently, you need *some* chemicals in shampoo so that it'll do it's job, or else you're using testes.

mirandashell · Sep 19, 2013

Saves wasting them I suppose.....

Mr Flibble · Sep 19, 2013

Here you go then Miranda. *hands over beaver arse milk ice cream*

mirandashell · Sep 19, 2013

I can't eat that. I'm vegetarian.

AVS · Sep 19, 2013

I wonder if Ben and Jerry's will have "Beaver Arse Milk" ice cream any time soon. What about "Horse Testes Harmony"?

Mr Flibble · Sep 19, 2013

mirandashell said:
I can't eat that. I'm vegetarian.

I have to say I did always wonder about the 'Not suitable for vegetarians' on something that should be very suitable

Now I know.

I wonder if Ben and Jerry's will have "Beaver Arse Milk" ice cream any time soon. What about "Horse Testes Harmony"?

Chicken Gizzard Wizard

I had chicken gizzards on holiday. Quite tasty, but perhaps not ice cream flavour material.

Caitlin Black · Sep 19, 2013

AVS, you could combine the two! :tongue

*gets banned*

Caitlin Black · Sep 19, 2013

Mr Flibble said:
I have to say I did always wonder about the 'Not suitable for vegetarians' on something that should be very suitable

Now I know.

Chicken Gizzard Wizard

I had chicken gizzards on holiday. Quite tasty, but perhaps not ice cream flavour material.

Y'know, I've been told that ice cream in general uses horse hooves as part of the base.

Mr Flibble · Sep 19, 2013

Well gelatin (in some ice creams) is made from left over bits of animals. So maybe (I think it's more skin and bones though).

AVS · Sep 19, 2013

... and so we continue to tackle the obesity "epidemic" by making delicious things disgusting.

Mr Flibble · Sep 19, 2013

yeah, but that only works if manufacturers tell everyone what is in their products

I could imagine a slight dip in sales if they were forced to add 'Beaver Arse Milk', 'crushed beetles' and 'Horses testicles' into the list of ingredients.

Rina Evans · Sep 19, 2013

Hmmm. Doesn't bother me that much as long as it tastes right

. It's all animal parts, we've just been conditioned to think of only certain parts as acceptable to eat, but people everywhere eat all sorts of things. The visual isn't pleasant, but if it isn't bad for me and doesn't taste horrendous, I'm OK with it.

mirandashell · Sep 19, 2013

Which is why I'm always amused at meat-eaters freaking out when they find out something 'unpleasant' is in their food. It's all animal parts.

J.S.F. · Sep 19, 2013

Great, so I've been eating beavers all these years and NOW they gotta tell me it's BAD for me?

(Before anyone gets the idea I said something sexist, believe me, I meant the vanilla shit, not the other...never mind. My intentions are pure

)

Truthfully, I friggin' hate vanilla anything. Once tried Vanilla Coke which leaves the nastiest aftertaste in your mouth. Friggin' beavers.

Tried vanilla ice cream last week only because my wife bought it. Friggin' beavers.

Sticking to chocolate forevermore and if anyone, I mean ANYONE puts up a link saying it's bad for you they're gettin' reported!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friggin' beavers, just had to ruin my day...

Torgo · Sep 19, 2013

I like to tweet this occasionally, often around lunchtime.

usuallycountingbats · Sep 19, 2013

How wide spread is this really though? Is the braver catching and killing industry that big? I'm pretty sure we don't farm beaver do we? Maybe someone who lives where beaver live can tell me! I just can't imagine enough beaver are caught each year to make this a mainstream, cheap ingredient, though I could well be wrong!

In the UK we wiped beaver out by catching them for their castoreum, so the use of it's nothing new. But we have reintroduced them in Scotland http://www.scottishbeavers.org.uk/

The Vegetarian Resource Group suggests it's not a widespread use, but I have precisely no idea how reliable this is as a source or what their agenda might be (beyond persuading people not to eat animals, obviously) http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/06/17/...vanilla-flavorings-according-to-manufacturers

Rina Evans · Sep 19, 2013

J.S.F. said:
Great, so I've been eating beavers all these years and NOW they gotta tell me it's BAD for me?

(Before anyone gets the idea I said something sexist, believe me, I meant the vanilla shit, not the other...never mind. My intentions are pure)

Truthfully, I friggin' hate vanilla anything. Once tried Vanilla Coke which leaves the nastiest aftertaste in your mouth. Friggin' beavers.

Tried vanilla ice cream last week only because my wife bought it. Friggin' beavers.

Sticking to chocolate forevermore and if anyone, I mean ANYONE puts up a link saying it's bad for you they're gettin' reported!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friggin' beavers, just had to ruin my day...

There's an average of 60 insect fragments in 100 grams of chocolate

Ooops.The Food Defect Action Levels

Mr Flibble · Sep 19, 2013

mirandashell said:
Which is why I'm always amused at meat-eaters freaking out when they find out something 'unpleasant' is in their food. It's all animal parts.

Which is why I insisted the rest of the family at least try the gizzards. And let's face it blue cheese is just mouldy really.

I draw the line at glandular secretions though (especially from the arse area). And maggots. ETA: And urine. A friend of mine...you don't want to know.

mirandashell · Sep 19, 2013

Good lord. How hungry was the first person to try that?

Mr Flibble · Sep 19, 2013

Which one? The maggots? (ETA the cheese is technically veggie too. Presuambly you have to flick the maggots off first though)

Or the urine? It seems snake urine is an aphrodisiac in certain parts of the world. Have to drink it while it's still warm though, and it prolly counts as veggie

You'd have to be pretty desperate for a shag to be the first to try that

Ken · Sep 19, 2013

... contains alcohol.
Not interested to begin with.

Mr Flibble · Sep 19, 2013

Ken said:
... contains alcohol.
Not interested to begin with.

What contains alcohol? Beavers?

Ken · Sep 19, 2013

... vanilla flavoring
as to beavers, no complaints

I may never eat anything vanilla flavoured again

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AVS

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Red fish, blue fish...

Torgo

Formerly Phantom of Krankor.

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