2014/09/30

Shoot em up!

English from an American's Perspective


Injectable Butter Flavoring
I've heard of "butter shots" but this is silly...

I am not sure if the developer of this product researched the implied meaning of "injectable" products to a society that has been actively waging moral war on drugs since as far back as the turn of the century...

I'm being facetious of course.  Flavor injection is actually common in some homes as with large scale food processing plants.

Liquid elixirs with artificial "smoked" flavoring are sometimes injected into the flesh of prepared meats to reduce the amount of cooking time to achieve a palatable flavor.

The Japanese, however, have elevated meat injection to another level.  A search for "Kobe Beef" will reveal a fascinating philosophy on improving the quality and flavor of beef well before the animal is slaughtered.

Whether it's still mooing or if you're already thawing it from the freezer section, injecting things into your food sources for better tasting meals is an odd concept.  Most may attribute "injections" with health care related issues.  Some common slang is "getting your shots" or "I got a flu shot today".  That is ok, but the device used to give the "shot" is NOT a "shot".  It is a syringe, or an injection.  If you're talking about some mass-distributed vaccinations in some remote locations, that's actually an "injection gun". 

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