- cross-posted to:
- todayilearned@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- todayilearned@lemmit.online
Ever wonder why cats love tuna? Well apparently a bunch of scientists did too, and they found the answer: the umami flavor (savoriness in English, I guess), is a cat’s most favorite (as opposed to mine, which is definitely sweet).
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Cats can’t taste sweetness.
They might like it, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for them
This is a bigger problem the higher up the foodchain you go, so giving your cat Bluefin is worse (not to mention much more expensive) than the common stuff (albacore or light tuna) that comes in a can. And of course it’s even worse for humans, for the same reason - and we live longer so the heavy metals have more time to accumulate.
Do cats eat mushrooms? They’re supposed to be chock full of umami.
I’ll try some science.
Posting here rather than tagging to keep engagement high. Let us know about the science.
0/4 takers, including the meatball that eats anything you put in front of him.
Thank you for your contribution to human knowledge.
Mercury is the elixir of immortality that grants them nine lives.
I wonder why we don’t eat cats
We did in times of desperation. During the Blitz, the Brits would sometimes resort to eating roof rabbit, id est, stray cat.
It’s gamey and there’s very little meat for the effort so eating cat really is desperation fare. You might be better off training your kitties to hunt lizards and rodents and work out how to make them into a worthy stew.
