til·Today I Learnedbyfairyprincess TIL Beaver anal musk glands, or castors, produce castoreum which is used for vanilla flavoring in candy and perfume.View original on lemmy.world33Comments8Reply
LLexam lemmy.ca1Hide 1 replyUsed to be used. It's cheaper and easier to use other sources for artificial flavoring now.6Reply
aazayrahmad sh.itjust.worksI wonder who invented this, and how? Someone for some reason smelt a beaver's ass and thought, mmm vanilla.4Reply
8 replies
Not used anymore
Used to be used. It's cheaper and easier to use other sources for artificial flavoring now.
TIL there are artificial beaver anal glands.
I wonder who invented this, and how? Someone for some reason smelt a beaver's ass and thought, mmm vanilla.
Also natural raspberry flavor
I wish I didn't know this :(
This is actually the origin of the phrase "eat that sweet beaver"
Mmm anal musk