Castoreum comes from the Beaver’s Castor Sac ( that’s the scent gland). The castor sac fluid is mixed with urine and the castor sac is located under the beaver’s tail by it’s anus. (Forking Yuk!)

Castoreum is considered a “Natural Flavoring” and is listed on food labels that way. (“Natural Forking Beaver Butt area Juice”)

Castoreum is used mostly in Vanilla, Strawberry and Raspberry processed foods. (Non vegetarian Forking Beaver Butt area fluids)

Vegetarian and Vegan foods don’t have Castoreum in them.

Foods marked K do not have Castoreum in them since Beavers and anything from a Beaver can never be Kosher.

Scandinavian Schnapps is traditionally made with Castoreum.

Jamie Oliver made a point about letting the world know about Castoreum and was  talking about Castoreum on a past David Letterman Show. (easy to find on Web) (very funny you need to Forking watch it)

Not a lot but 300 pounds of Castoreum is consumed annually. (Forking Gross)

The Huffington Post reported that Cadbury Cream Eggs have a slight amount of Castoreum  in them.

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Mangosteen

Mangosteen are delicious and VERY DELICATE. I’ve only noticed them being sold at AJ’s Fine Foods and the Asian Market. It’s hard to describe the flavor but it’s very tropical tasting not the same but almost like passion fruit and lychee mixed together in ultra soft delicate tangerine like segments.

What nobody tells you is that they are dangerous to open. I read that when they are fresh and just picked they are easier to open. The mangosteen we get here have a thick shell that’s like is like hard waxy wood and gets harder every day. Mangosteen requires much more skill  with a knife than hard squash.

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Romanesco Cauliflower

It’s a Cauliflower that’s prettier and sweeter. It’s good raw or roasted.

Roasted Romanesco Cauliflower

These are little tiny things that are from the watermelon family called Tindora. I think they taste like sweet cucumbers and I like them raw in salads. I read that often they are served fried in Indian dishes and also read that they are great for your health.

Tindora