{"id":8127,"date":"2009-02-03T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T00:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=8127"},"modified":"2009-02-03T16:08:22","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T00:08:22","slug":"absolute-civet-comes-from-a-dark-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=8127","title":{"rendered":"Absolute Civet Comes From A Dark Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Rabbi Eidlitz&#8217;s book, &quot;Is It Kosher?&quot;, Absolute Civet is secreted from a receptacle between the anus and the genitals of cats.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds yummy to me.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how this miraculous flavoring material was discovered?<\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/food.oregonstate.edu\/glossary\/c\/civet.html\">According to this Oregon State website<\/a>: Flavoring derived from the unctuous secretion from the receptacles between the anus and genitalia of both male and female civet cats. 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