BBC News reports, abut Poland’s Minister of Agriculture: “I will decide to recognise [the endangered species] beaver and bison as edible animals,” he said, adding that beaver tail was an aphrodisiac. (Thanks to Dariusz Jemielniak for bringing this to our attention.)
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Food Safety: Vanilla-like, from the Butt of Beavers
A flavorant from the butt of beavers underwent a safety assessment: “Safety Assessment of Castoreum Extract as a Food Ingredient,” Ge0rge A. Burdock [pictured here], International Journal of Toxicology, vol. 26, no. 1, 2007, pp. 51-55. The author, of the Burdock Group, Washington, DC, explains: “Castoreum extract (CAS NO. 8023–83–4; FEMA NO. 2261) is a […]